Original subtitles

BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

Anong Suntorapong is no more.

ANONG WARATHABUT

She said she had a stomachache. I think she might've got an abortion.

What are you talking about?

I have proof.

Goodness.

MENSTRUAL TONIC

What exactly is wrong with you?

I lost the baby.

Why didn't you tell me?

Rumor is that Wichai once got his wife to accept a bribe.

Who is he?

He's an ex-con.

He sent me a letter once he learned that Wichai is your husband.

He's threatening to expose Wichai.

I had a miscarriage.

But I didn't tell Chut.

You're rooting for your kids to fail.

You want our marriage to fall apart so you can rub it in our faces.

- Shut your mouth! - That's enough.

That's enough!

You should blame yourself for raising Chut to be this way.

I grazed a man with my car.

I asked Chut not to tell you.

I kept it from you because I was afraid it'd affect your work.

It seems I really can't take care of you.

Chantorn wanted you to have this back.

CHANTORN, 10,000 BAHT

You gave her money to pay off the mortgage, right?

Chantorn works really hard

to help Chut pay for the mortgage.

I felt sorry for her.

So I gave her the money and told her to pay me back when she can.

But you're taking responsibility for my family's problems.

If it can help lessen your burden,

then I'm willing to do it.

I'm sorry my family caused you trouble.

But I'd rather be the one to handle everything.

Wichai.

I like that you're a gentleman.

But you don't have to carry everything on your shoulders.

Anong.

When you married me,

did you marry Wichai

or did you marry Pra Atthakadee Wichai?

What?

Wichai, aren't they the same person?

They're the same person.

But you keep thinking that you're married to a judge.

You keep worrying about hurting my reputation.

My work and my title don't mean that much to me.

Outside of work,

I'm a son, a brother, an uncle, and a husband.

I'm proud of all the roles I'm given.

But it's like you don't believe that I'll be good at those things.

It's not like that.

Then how come when you have problems,

you choose to keep them to yourself?

Why is that? Anong.

No one can take advantage of me

if I don't let them.

In the end, you're the one who doesn't trust me to take care of you.

I…

I'm just afraid you'll feel stifled like Chut.

If Chut hadn't spoken up today,

your mom wouldn't have realized

how controlling she is of everyone.

Hang on.

My mom misunderstood because you helped cover for Chantorn.

If you think she will judge you for having a miscarriage,

then you're the prejudiced one.

Anong.

We're a family.

From now on, we'll solve every problem together.

Don't keep things to yourself.

Okay?

Fine.

What was that?

All right.

I won't keep any more secrets from you.

My mom was right.

Those guys only see me as their lapdog.

I was a fool for thinking that they needed me.

It was my fault for letting them cause you trouble.

Just forget it.

No.

Yell at me.

Go ahead and rail at me.

I deserve it for letting you down.

You crybaby.

No. Be really harsh with me. Just let me have it.

Yell at me more.

Do your worst.

You're a player.

You're all talk and no action.

You have no purpose.

You're petty and childish.

Anything else?

You're unreliable.

You're fickle.

You always overspend.

You're full of yourself.

You're undependable.

You're a liar and a poser.

You're a weak and cowardly man

who always seeks attention.

Am I a lost cause?

Chut.

You don't have to act tough all the time when you're with me.

Even if you're lousy,

it doesn't mean you're a bad person.

But I'm still not good enough

to be a dad.

I don't know why you still put up with me.

Because I've also made mistakes.

And you forgave me.

I don't expect our marriage

to be all sunshine and rainbows.

I just want you

to stand by me

when I make a mistake.

I don't want to say sorry anymore.

I've said it so often that it feels meaningless.

I don't know what to say

to make you believe that I truly regret my actions.

Can you give me another chance?

Give me one last chance.

I promise to never make you cry again from now on.

If I can't keep my promise, you can chase me away.

All right?

Please forgive me.

That's enough.

I forgive you.

You've probably heard that my family is being sued for fraud.

What about it?

I heard that your eldest son is working as a judge in Bangkok.

The general and I want him to preside over our case

since he might be able to help us out.

Wichai is a principled man.

But his family is also very important to him.

I imagine he'd want to do you proud.

If he can save us from being sued into bankruptcy,

our association will be happy to give you

the Outstanding Woman Award that you've always wanted.

I don't know whether Wichai will be willing to do it.

You can tell me if there's something else you want other than the award.

I don't have that much influence over Wichai anymore.

These days, the only person that he listens to

is his wife.

Then there's still hope.

Maybe Anong is more deserving of the Outstanding Woman Award than me.

A businesswoman like her might know a better way out of your problem.

I'll give you the Outstanding Woman Award

if you can get your husband to oversee my family's case.

I don't think it would be appropriate

for me to accept your offer.

Chuen gave up the award so you could have it.

You should be quick to accept it out of respect for your mother-in-law.

What does Chuen have to do with this?

Everyone knows this isn't the first time Wichai has accepted a bribe.

That's how his family could afford to send his brother

to study abroad.

What you said can be considered slander if you don't have proof.

I have both evidence and witnesses.

Take your time to think about this.

I won't expose your husband if you agree to help me.

Or you can stand by

and watch his life go up in smoke.

If you agree to accept my offer,

you can help protect your husband.

That's a pretty color.

What's the matter?

It's a nice drawing.

Maybe you can draw another one.

I've noticed a stranger hanging around our house lately.

What stranger?

I've also seen him

hanging around the court.

Could it have something to do with that case?

What case?

I just mean the case that you're working on right now.

I do receive threats sometimes when I try court cases.

It makes me worried for my family.

I'll tell Boi to keep an eye on things.

You shouldn't go out alone in the meantime.

You too, okay?

Don't wander off by yourself when you're out playing.

Did you find it?

Is this it?

It's the only government bond I found.

So where's your proof?

I gave a government bond to his wife as a bribe.

That bond can be used as evidence against him.

How much do you want

in exchange for your silence?

Someone is willing to give me 10,000 baht

for this complaint letter.

You have people offering you money.

How can I be sure

you won't sell this information to them?

It's fine if you're not interested.

I'll tell you something.

There are lots of people who are looking to take revenge

on your brother-in-law.

He claimed that Wichai's ex-wife was the one who accepted the bribe.

But Soon didn't keep the bond. It was in my mom's drawer.

This means that my mom was aware of what happened.

But I'm sure that

Wichai doesn't know about this.

That's why he sentenced that man to prison.

How can we know how much Lady Mayom knows about this?

She could use this to get Wichai off the case

if he refuses to help her.

Wichai won't just get taken off the case

if people find out about the bribe.

He could be dismissed from government service.

This is infuriating.

How could Mom and Soon do something so stupid?

Could it be that Soon decided to kill herself

because of this?

Do you remember the last letter that Soon wrote to Wichai?

Soon didn't die of an illness.

You made sure Wichai didn't get her letters.

I don't understand.

How could she be so greedy for money

that she was willing to risk destroying Wichai's career?

Do you think it's possible

that my mom took this opportunity to get Soon out of Wichai's life?

Don't forget that Wichai didn't really want to marry Soon.

He was forced to marry her to help sort out Mom's debt.

Mom might've tried to get rid of Soon.

She just didn't think

it would lead Soon to commit suicide.

And now she tries to get rid of me by pressuring me to help Sa-Ang's family.

Mom needs to realize that this won't do anyone any good,

especially Wichai.

There's a way to prove

whether your mom is the one behind this.

We can't let this matter come back to hurt Wichai.

Did you hear the news?

What news?

Wichai was selected as one of the judges to preside over the general's case.

The court will be holding a hearing soon.

So Wichai will be working on the general's case?

We should celebrate since there's more good news.

The Women's Association

named my mom this year's Outstanding Woman.

It said in the announcement that she's an exemplary mom

and a good role model for others.

They praised her for her virtue

and the sacrifices she made

as a single mom who devoted herself to her family.

Congratulations.

No one deserves this award more than you.

Anong thought it'd be improper for her to accept the award.

She insisted that I give it to you, so I did as she asked.

But I didn't agree to anything.

We made a deal.

You must have your son dismiss my case for lack of evidence.

Otherwise, I'll get the court to take disciplinary action against him.

You should know better than to mess with me.

My husband will be expecting your son.

If he doesn't come, we'll have him taken off the case.

If you dare betray me, I'll kick your son off this case myself.

COMPLAINT LETTER

Enjoy the fruit, ma'am.

9 YEARS AGO

What's that?

My gosh.

Who gave you that?

Someone brought Wichai a gift basket.

That's a bribe. Are you naive or stupid?

You took their money. You must take responsibility for this.

What should I do? Can I return this to them?

You caused this problem, so deal with it yourself.

Wichai won't forgive you

if he knew about this.

Lamoon.

Where did this basket come from? Lamoon.

Who brought this in here?

Is something the matter?

Who is this flower basket from?

What does the card say?

Why did you accept things from strangers?

Get it out of here!

People probably want to congratulate you after hearing about the award.

Don't get smart with me.

What are you afraid of? They're just flowers.

Are you trying to mess with me?

I thought you would be happy

that the association gave you the award.

Did you do this to get back at me?

Get back at you for what?

Well…

You said that I wasn't fit to be a mom.

So that's what you're so mad about.

You should ask Wichai what he thinks.

I can't speak for him on this matter.

Do you want to pick a fight with me?

If you really love your kids,

you shouldn't hurt others.

The consequences of your actions will fall on your kids one day.

Goodness! Madam!

Madam!

What happened, Madam?

What's this?

COMPLAINT LETTER

"Dear Honorable Court.

Nine years ago

at Lampang Provincial Court,

a judge had his family demand a bribe from me

before he presided over the case in which I was the defendant.

He promised to declare me innocent

if I gave him a bribe in the form of a bond."

A bond?

My family paid a bribe to the wife of that said judge.

Yet he sentenced me

to several years in prison.

I believe in karma.

So I demand for justice to be served.

If you still want people to respect the law,

you must bring this judge to justice.

If you let this matter slide,

I'll consider you to be as corrupt as him and I hope karma comes back to bite you.

Hang on.

This is about that incident.

Did someone in our family accept money from him?

- Madam, this is-- - Be quiet.

My gosh. Who gave you that?

Someone brought Wichai a gift basket.

What is this?

I should be the one to ask you that.

How did you get this?

Wichai doesn't even realize what he did wrong.

You need to come clean about this.

If you don't, it's Wichai who will suffer.

Soon was the one who accepted the bribe, not me.

Is that what you made her believe so she decided to kill herself?

Are you doing all this just to get me out of Wichai's life?

Why would I do that to someone he loves?

Give me a break. How much do you even love Wichai?

If Wichai's ex-wife was still alive

and they were happy together,

I would be happy for him.

If there's someone who can love Wichai more than me,

I'll be okay with it.

Wichai's never asked anyone for anything.

So I'm begging you.

Stop making him responsible for your happiness and sorrow.

Don't let him get involved with the general's case.

You need to come clean before Wichai is found guilty of bribery.

Last time,

his dad took the blame for his worker.

This time,

Wichai might end up having to take the blame for you.

I heard about the award.

Congratulations.

I feel so proud to have you as my mom.

A good man like you

deserves a better mom than me.

Why would you say that?

I got selected as one of the judges to preside over the general's case.

That's good.

Well done, Wichai.

My job is to decide whether we'll accept or reject the plaint.

This is a big case since no one believes that the general will be prosecuted.

Well…

I believe that you can do it.

Just do your best.

Hey.

Why are you still up?

This is a high-profile case so I have a lot to prepare.

Is it very difficult?

It looks like I'll have to issue a search warrant for more evidence.

Wichai.

After everything you've done,

will you be sad if you don't get to work on the case?

I'll be sadder if we can't bring a man like the general to justice.

If we let him use his influence to get away with crime,

people will lose faith in the justice system.

If we can bring him to justice,

I won't regret anything even if this case

is the last case I get to try.

I'll help you.

I can finally put this behind me.

Sir.

The guard managed to identify the man you saw.

His name is Terd Buachuen.

That's him.

He was recently released from prison.

He often hangs around here.

Have the guard bring him to see me if he comes back.

Yes, sir.

Wichai!

Wichai!

- Choy. - Did you go pick Nid up from school?

I thought you picked her up.

Wichai. I couldn't find Nid at school.

She wasn't there.

Choy, you need to calm down. You should call and ask Anong.

Nid isn't here.

If you didn't pick her up, then who did?

I couldn't find her at school.

Where is my kid, Wichai?

Nid never goes anywhere by herself. She doesn't know her way home.

I'll have the school help look for her.

Nid couldn't have gone far.

What if she got kidnapped?

Does this have to do with your case?

My case?

Could it be that…

Someone must've taken Nid to negotiate about the case.

What are you talking about?

What case?

It's Lady Mayom.

She wants you to help oversee her case.

She knew Mom took a bribe on your behalf.

So Mom couldn't say no to her.

Wichai.

She must've taken my kid.

Do you think she will hurt Nid?

Will Nid be okay? Do you think she'll hurt my kid?

Just wait for me there. I'll head there right now.

Don't do anything yet.

What happened?

Madam!

Madam!

My gosh! Madam!

Are you okay, Madam? Somebody help!

- Madam! - What happened?

Please help Madam.

Tell your son to come see me.

He can't avoid me forever. My bank account was just frozen.

I know your son is behind this. Are you trying to double-cross me?

She said she'll give Nid back if you go meet her.

Nid must be so scared.

You stay here, Choy. I'll go.

Will you head there now? Shouldn't we inform the authorities?

She has my niece. I have to do something.

Boi.

Take Choy home. Call the police if you don't hear from me in an hour.

Wichai.

Just do as I say.

Wait, Wichai. Where are you going?

You can't go. It's a trap.

Wichai. Don't do anything yet. Please just wait here.

Where is Anong?

Why isn't she here?

- She-- - Where is Anong?

Answer me.

She's on her way here.

- Please don't go. - This is all my fault.

How can I just do nothing?

Anong told you to wait!

You two need to stop!

Stop risking yourself for me!

We were too complacent.

Don't worry.

Everyone will be okay.

My essay won a prize.

Let's go home. Your mom is waiting.

Here's something for your grandma.

It's a foolish move to use a child to do your dirty bidding.

I'm showing you respect by inviting you to have a talk with me.

You have your men taking my picture so you can blackmail me.

Do you call this showing respect?

Let's talk this out.

Don't think you can treat people like dirt just because you're a noble.

You may have connections, but you're still under the law.

What makes you think you can get me to do as you say?

I know money can't buy someone like you.

You won't do as you agree

even if you accept my money.

I don't expect anything from you.

It's why I'm trying to get you off the case.

When things don't go your way, you change the rules to suit your needs

instead of fighting fair.

Spare me the lecture.

Will you drop out of the case or do I have to get you dismissed?

You wouldn't be doing all this if you were innocent.

I already knew before I came here

that I wouldn't get to work on this case anymore.

But even if I'm off the case,

there are other honorable judges

who won't let you get away with your crime.

At the very least,

you'll face several charges for what you did today.

I'll take you down with me if my family goes bankrupt.

I'm having my men submit evidence of your bribery

from nine years ago.

You won't just be taken off our case.

You'll be dismissed

from government service for what you did.

You think you're so honorable since you've made it as a judge.

But you also accepted bribes, didn't you?

You're a disgrace to the justice system.

You should think about your actions before you go around judging others.

You're trying to hide your faults by pointing out mine,

but it doesn't make you any more respectable.

Just admit that you're as corrupt as me.

You're setting a bad example for your niece.

I feel sorry for her.

We must own up to our mistakes.

My niece can tell right from wrong.

Unlike you.

You do despicable things and pretend like you're innocent.

Keep running your mouth. I'll make sure your life is over.

Your family will suffer

because of what you did.

Just keep acting cocky. You're nothing more than a fraud.

You're all liars.

It's over.

Did Lady Mayom threaten you?

She and the general were trying to have you taken off the case.

COMPLAINT LETTER

DEAR HONORABLE COURT

NINE YEARS AGO AT LAMPANG PROVINCIAL COURT…

If this is true,

how will I be able to continue working as a judge?

Nid. Come to me, dear.

Grandma.

I'm not saying this as an excuse,

but it was Soon who took the money.

Why did you keep the bond?

That man was already sentenced to prison.

I thought this would be over

after Soon died.

I kept the bond because I didn't want anyone to find it.

I was just trying to protect you.

Do you realize

that I could go to jail for this?

I didn't know.

I didn't know how to fix what happened.

But I swear to you.

I swear on my life that I never wanted that money.

Your dad was accused

of embezzling government money.

I never wanted the same thing to happen to you.

I was only trying to protect you.

So you're saying that

Soon was the one who accepted the bribe?

Soon blamed herself too much.

She shouldn't have to die for what she did.

She was easily frightened.

She couldn't handle being terrorized.

All the threats she received were too much for her.

You liar!

You shameless bitch!

Give me back my brother!

What's with the ruckus?

Just you wait. I'll have the court put you in jail.

Why did you take my money if you weren't going to help me?

Get back here!

Don't you dare run from me!

You lying snake! Give me back my brother!

You witch!

Close the door, Lamoon!

Look what you've done!

Your stupidity caused everyone trouble.

My son's career could be over because of you.

You stupid girl.

I could kill you right now.

Wichai will be furious if he finds out what you did.

How could you do something so stupid?

Just get out of here!

I never thought that the whole incident

would make her kill herself.

Where is she?

Maybe she decided to run away.

Do you think she ran away to be with Wichai?

See if her clothes are in the closet.

- My gosh! - My gosh!

What should we do?

She tried to tell you the truth many times.

But I made sure that her letters didn't get posted.

I was afraid that people would find out

if we made a big deal out of it.

Soon didn't die of an illness.

And these unposted letters were the reason she hung herself, right?

I never thought that

what I did would make her commit suicide.

I didn't mean for all of that to happen.

Soon might not have killed herself

if you had let her tell me the truth.

I was partly to blame

for driving Soon to kill herself.

And after all that,

you still dare pressure Wichai to get the general's case thrown out.

I swear to you. I never said that I'd help them.

I wouldn't dare after what happened with Soon.

I didn't want history to repeat itself.

Then why did you have Lady Mayom offer me the award?

I wasn't trying to throw the blame on you.

I did it because I know that

you're strong enough

to handle this matter for Wichai.

You were afraid to stand up to those people.

Now Wichai might get taken off the case.

Are you happy now?

What do you plan to do

if Wichai is investigated for misconduct?

It took our family a long time

to recover from Dad's embezzlement charge.

If Wichai gets kicked off the case,

no one will have any respect for us.

This is all my fault.

I'm a lousy mom.

If your dad was here instead of me,

all of you might not have to be in this position.

Please don't blame yourself.

What happened is in the past.

At least we're all safe.

If I had known I'd be putting everyone at risk,

I wouldn't have taken on this case.

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

You're the one who got terrorized.

Why must you drop out of the case?

I don't think I can remain impartial after what happened.

If I can't trust my own judgment,

it'd be more appropriate to let someone else do the job.

You're right.

I still want to get back at those people.

The court must know what they did to us.

They won't let the general and his wife

keep using their power to abuse others.

RECUSAL LETTER

The general and his wife just filed a petition

to have you removed from the panel of judges.

They claimed that your mom is their creditor.

Is that true?

That's the first I've heard of it.

They believe that you had their property seized

so your mom could collect their debt.

They said your mom lent them her ruby necklace.

So they don't believe that you'll give them a fair trial.

I'm the one who should be demanding justice.

We'll have to postpone the trial

until this matter is resolved.

Will you be willing to drop out of the case?

Or would you like to plead your case?

Is everything all right?

- Sir. - Hey.

Is it true that you got dismissed?

How much will this affect the case?

Will the trial be postponed?

Please answer our questions.

The court is reviewing the petition,

but I can assure you that it will have no effect on the trial.

Why were you dismissed from the case?

- Wait, sir. - Sir.

- Sir, wait. - Calm down, everyone.

Please excuse us. Sir.

We have a problem.

That ex-convict was found dead last night.

You asked the deceased to come see you.

Were there issues between you two?

Thank you for your time, ma'am.

Please excuse me.

You've fallen on hard times.

I wouldn't have become a judge if I was afraid of hardship.

You'll have an easier time once you're dismissed from service.

Can you answer a few more questions, ma'am?

Please excuse me.

You must keep doing the right thing.

Your integrity and honesty

are the only things that can save you.

Yes, Dad.

Was he killed because he betrayed Lady Mayom?

MURDER VICTIM FOUND DEAD IN RIVER

That's probably the case if it wasn't a murder robbery.

He probably got silenced.

This means that I'm partly responsible for his death.

That man was sent to terrorize you.

But if we were to tell the police that,

then we would have to tell them about the bribery.

So we can't say anything.

Mom.

Is it true that Lady Mayom owes you money?

She'd been borrowing money from me.

I lent her my ruby necklace, but I never thought that

it'd come back to bite me.

Please keep the money. I heard that you're having problems.

Are you sure? I want to pay back what I owe you.

We'll become one family one day.

All I ask is that

you help talk Chut up to the general.

I'd appreciate it if the general could help Chut advance in his career

or give him a chance to demonstrate his abilities.

I've been praising Chut to him night and day.

I'm so glad to hear that.

If you ever need my help with anything,

please let me know.

Lady Mayom kidnapped my kid.

Can't we tell the police about that?

If they want to know where we were at the time of the incident,

Wichai will have to admit that he went to see Lady Mayom that day.

If what I did causes you to be investigated for misconduct,

I'll take the blame for everything.

Wichai had nothing to do with the murder.

Wichai might get dismissed from government service if it turns out

that he engaged in corruption.

I thought you were trying to make me a scapegoat.

I tried to get you to win the award

knowing it'd make you a nervous wreck.

Wichai.

Do your arms and legs feel weak again?

What did you do to make Anong come back here?

I'm really sorry for the trouble.

Prasit. Where is Anong?

Don't come near me. You forgot about me.

I feel a bit sad

that it's going to be just the three of us.

I wish our baby could be born into a big family.

Being a dad is also an important opportunity.

Will you be okay

without me and Wichai?

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat