Law School (2021) s01e01 Episode Script

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LAW SCHOOL
ALL NAMES, ORGANIZATIONS, CASES
AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIOUS
The moment all puzzle pieces
fall into place,
reasonable doubt subsides,
and substantial truth is revealed.
It's the beginning of judgment by the law
with scales and a sword.
Is the law truly righteous?
TRUTH AND JUSTICE ONLY BY THE LAW
OCTOBER 2020, PRESEN
Prosecution, continue your questioning.
-Witness.
-Yes.
Do you regret obtaining pentobarbital,
a euthanasia drug,
per the defendant's request?
I do.
I wouldn't have obtained it
if I knew he wanted to kill a person
instead of a terminally ill dog.
That's all.
Counsel, cross-examine.
YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING MURDER CASE
Witness,
you're the defendant's university friend,
who's running an animal clinic.
We're alumni, but he changed his major--
Please answer yes or no.
Yes.
The defendant changed his major
and is in Dental School.
Can't he easily get his hands on drugs
such as ketamine or propofol?
Objection. It's a leading question.
Didn't you know
it's allowed in cross-examination?
Please answer yes or no.
He can obtain it, can't he?
Yes.
If he was going to kill a person,
why would he have asked the witness,
who's a veterinarian,
to obtain the euthanasia drug?
-I think--
-That's unnecessary
from a man
who was jealous of the defendant.
-Objection!
-The witness cannot make an objection.
The defendant only wanted to euthanize
his terminally ill pet dog.
And the witness was well aware of that.
Objection.
The counsel is humiliating the witness.
-Sustain--
-I admit.
Stating the witness had a crush
and was jealous of the defendant
could lead to an impression
his testimony is false,
so I withdraw the statement.
-Objection.
-That's all.
YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING MURDER CASE
Let's take a 30-minute break.
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You shouldn't lead him on that much.
Do you know why the counsel is allowed
to lead the witness
during the cross-examination?
It's saying we can go all out.
To destroy the prosecutor's argument.
I shouldn't do that much? My ass.
Sorry.
I got summoned as a witness
for the prosecution,
but I only did her good.
I really hate you.
Not me, right?
What can I do?
I was only allowed to answer yes or no.
Should I have pleaded the Fifth?
The Fifth is there
for the defendant to use, not the witness.
What? Why were you there?
If the witness wants to refuse to testify…
use the right to refuse to testify.
How dare a defendant jump on the bench.
It's not for a judge who's wearing pajamas
under the bench to say.
How dare you say that to the judge.
I'll punish you for insulting the--
Not insulting. Contempt.
-Criminal Code?
-Article 138?
Precisely.
Darn it.
Anyway, if we're told to answer
only yes or no, do we have to?
No, you don't have to.
What? I didn't have to answer yes or no?
I said yes for nothing.
Exactly.
The break is getting too long.
Did Professor Seo fall asleep?
Shouldn't we go find him?
Please do that, guard.
Yes, Your Honor.
YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING MURDER CASE
Professor Seo.
Professor Seo?
Professor Seo, the break is over.
Professor, are you asleep?
Professor?
YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING MURDER CASE
Hello.
We had no idea.
-We were all here.
-Everyone was here.
Prosecutor Yang.
KCSI
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I found this in the victim's inner pocket.
It must be suicide.
I'M SICK OF LIVING THIS LIFE
LET ME LEAVE THIS HELL
Someone who wanted to take his life today
won't need
those blood sugar test strips delivered.
Yes, you're right.
MR. SEO, 50 TEST STRIPS, 1 BOTTLE
He's a prosecutor I used to work with,
a professor at this law school.
Professor Yang Jong-hoon.
MARCH 2020
Yang Jong-hoon, the Criminal Code.
Case number 2017D4114.
Kim Cheol-su and Lee Yeong-hui made
a sex tape under consent in an affair.
When Lee wanted to leave,
Kim filmed the said video on his phone
then sent the recorded video
to Lee's husband.
The first and second trials
found him guilty,
but the Supreme Court acquitted him.
What's the key issue here?
The high bun.
I don't think anyone in here
has a high bun.
The main issue was Article 14
of the Act on Punishment of Sexual Crimes.
It punishes those who use cameras
to film other people's body
or distribute the photograph or video.
The key issue was if the word "body"
should be taken literally.
The first and second trials
pronounced him as guilty,
interpreting the image of a body
as a person's body.
But the Supreme Court disagreed
and found him innocent.
If you film someone's body directly,
you're guilty.
But it's not a crime
to take a photo of this.
-If you were the judge?
-I'm with the Supreme Court.
Criminal punishment
abides by principle of legality.
We must stay away from inference.
That's not right.
When we extend the interpretation
of a body to photos and videos of someone,
kissing this fellow student on the lips
would be considered the same
as kissing her photo.
That's not right.
So it wasn't a narrow interpretation?
When it comes to the misapplication
or people's emotional acceptance,
the law has been amended
to include a person's body
as well as the re-recording
of someone's photo
in the year 2018.
The law was the issue,
not the interpretation.
Legislation is the solution.
Second-round judicial exam?
Second-round judicial exam?
I heard one of the freshmen passed it.
That's amazing.
Yes, I'm Han Joon-hwi.
If you want me to remember you,
you better not take away
other students' chance to answer anymore.
Choi Mi-yeong, a drug offender, sued
Kim Min-su, the prosecutor, for rape.
After the investigation,
he wasn't indicted for rape but bribery
and the Supreme Court found him guilty.
The high bun from two minutes
and ten seconds ago, what's the issue?
Sorry? Right. It's…
He was indicted for bribery
and not rape because…
-I tried to come prepared--
-The issue?
The issue is, well…
So the issue is?
We don't know if he raped her.
We don't know, or was it not rape?
-Sorry? Right, it doesn't look like rape.
-Doesn't look like rape?
Will your decision say, "He seems guilty"?
You'd answer that if you came prepared.
It wasn't rape.
If it was bribery, what about Choi?
Choi Mi-yeong was…
I'm not sure what you're asking.
Kang Sol B.
If it's a rape case,
Choi Mi-yeong would be a victim.
But if it's bribery,
she'd be accused, too.
Choi became a suspect
because sex was considered as a bribe.
And the key issue?
Is sex considered as a bribe?
Why did the court say yes?
-The essence of the bribe--
-Kang Sol A.
Me?
Well, it's…
Since some people pay money
to have intercourse,
she bribed him with sex, not money--
So sex can be turned into monetary value,
acknowledging commercialization of sex?
-No, that's not what I meant.
-Then what?
It's not that
the court commercialized sex.
Then what?
-I'm sorry. My mind went blank--
-Kang Sol B.
The court considered
the benefit of bribery
not only as monetary or property gain
but anything tangible and intangible
that can satisfy
the demand and desire of a human.
It considered
sexual benefit through intercourse
as an intangible benefit.
Kang Sol A.
Why did the court acknowledge sex
as a bribe?
Kang Sol B just told you--
Kang Sol A,
I'm waiting to hear an answer from you!
Then what's bribery?
Bribery is
when civil servants receive money--
Only money?
And sexual acts.
Intangible benefit such as sexual acts--
And the elements are?
Relations to duty and--
Tell me now.
What's bribery?
-Professor.
-What is it?
Is there any kind of answer you can give?
I feel suffocated.
She might get a cardiac arrest.
What I can answer confidently is…
the circumstances precluding
-wrongfulness--
-The five.
JUSTIFICATION
Justifiable act, self-defense,
emergency evacuation, victim's consent,
and self-comfort.
"Self-comfort"?
When did it get into the Criminal Code?
Silence!
I'm sorry. It wasn't self-comfort.
I meant self-help.
-Then what's self-help?
-I don't…
-I can't do it.
-You give up on the class?
No, sir.
I wish to take part in this class.
But answering this--
If you give up on answering this,
you give up on this lecture.
Self-help can be claimed
when the legal procedure
prevents you from preserving
your right to file a claim…
You can't even read?
to turn the right of claim infeasible…
or to avoid difficulty
in carrying out the…
I'm sorry.
Let's take ten.
I thought you wanted an apology.
You said you wanted to learn from me.
Number 8003, Kang Sol.
Yes, I'm number 8003, Kang Sol.
Why did you come to law school?
To receive an apology.
An apology?
The law owes me a bit of,
no, a huge apology.
You want the law to apologize?
I got sued for assault
while trying to save someone.
It was very unfair.
I tried to get a lawyer
to claim self-defense,
but that cost three million won.
I tried to fight it alone,
but the fine was two million won.
I choked down my tears
and settled the case.
Because a million won of settlement
was my cheapest way out.
And that money
was my entire fortune that
I worked hard for and saved for years.
The law shouldn't have done this to me.
Becoming a lawyer was the only way
a poor kid like me could have justice.
And this special admission
was the only way
a poor kid could become a lawyer.
That's why I applied.
Okay. How do you expect
to have the law apologize to you?
That's for you to teach me, professor.
Will you still give up?
I didn't think it through. I'm sorry.
I don't want your apology.
Don't do anything to be sorry for.
We don't have much time left.
LECTURE HALL
Are you all right?
I deleted the photos--
Second-round judicial exam, save my life.
What?
Do you think Socrates knew
that in the future,
his teaching method would throw us
into this state of terror?
Han Joon-hwi and Kang Sol B
didn't look scared.
They seemed to enjoy this.
If Joon-hwi passed the second round,
why is he here?
No one gets dropped out at the interview.
Jealousy equals defeat,
but I'm jealous of LLB students
and judicial exam examinees.
You passed the first round,
and you went to med school.
I'm a complete newbie. This is so wrong.
Newbies like us
have a totally different starting line.
How can we race with you?
But we all pee in our pants
during the Criminal Code.
I'm too scared to take a dump.
Hey, what are you doing?
You know, that girl. Kang Sol A?
I'm jealous of her resiliency.
How does she survive that?
"When did self-comfort
get into the Criminal Code?"
I'm about to puke.
"Answer me."
"You give up on answering,
you give up on this lecture."
-Again, I bet another student got scared…
-Seo was indicted for bribery for the land
-at Yangcrates's class.
-he received from Ko.
He was found innocent
then declared that he'll donate
all 5.6 billion won he got
from selling that free property.
And that's today, correct?
Yes, according to Hankuk University…
-Seo Byung-ju always has a blow.
-Dean Oh Jeong-hui and Seo
went to visit the president…
-You okay?
-of their school
and said they'll have a donation ceremony.
You had to step down as a prosecutor
because of this free property.
If it were a bribe--
Instead, I got another goal.
Even if I don't make
any great judicial officers,
I'm not going to turn anyone
into a delinquent.
He wished the school would use this money
to support the students.
VICE DEAN KANG JU-MAN
Reporting with HBS, Choi Jun-hyeok.
Next story.
Child rapist Lee Man-ho, who made
Korea furious with his heinous crime,
fully served his sentence
and will be released today.
-He'll be put on an anklet…
-Man, he's released already?
-then be sent home after.
-That anklet isn't enough.
As his release date came closer,
-NGOs, the police, and reporters…
-Already?
all came together,
creating a lot of tension.
I'm doing an interview today.
Yes, this is Kim Eun-suk.
Yes.
VICE DEAN KANG JU-MAN
Ms. Oh wishes to have you here,
Professor Yang.
I'm sure you're busy
preparing for your class
with your Socratic method or whatnot.
I look forward to it.
Please create the best mock court
among all law schools in the world.
Yes, we'll build up a nice one and turn it
into the pride
of Hankuk University Law School.
Is Professor Yang coming?
He doesn't want to be bothered
in his break between classes.
But Mr. Seo wanted to see him.
Can he come for a moment?
Let me call him instead.
It's okay.
He conducted the investigation.
I'm sure it's too much for him to see me.
Then why did he say he wanted to see him?
Let's take a photo.
ATTORNEY SEO BYUNG-JU'S DONATION CEREMONY
That's 1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000…
I'm sure it's right.
5.6 BILLION WON
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One, two, three.
Lee Man-ho's atrocious crime
isn't just rape but an attempted murder.
He's a heinous criminal
as evil as a serial murderer.
He committed a crime
on a girl young enough to be his own
but didn't regret his acts.
Considering the long-term effects
the victim must live with,
I believe Lee Man-ho
should never be released.
CORRECTION
CODE OF LAW
There he is!
-There he is!
-There's Lee Man-ho!
-Step back!
-There he is!
There's a high chance
he will commit another crime.
The people will shake in fear
as they dread the release
of Lee Man-ho today.
BRIBERY OF CHIEF PROESECUTOR SEO
Case number 2017D2531.
A bribery case.
Chief Prosecutor Seo
was indicted for bribery
for receiving land worth 370 million
from Assemblyman Ko.
First trial, not guilty.
Second trial, guilty.
The Supreme Court sent the case back
and found him innocent,
and the case was finalized.
What's the issue here?
Should the free land Seo received…
be considered as a bribe
or a gift?
You're teaching my case during class.
What an honor.
The Supreme Court said it wasn't a bribe.
What's the reason?
Because the relations to my duty
and the quid pro quo wasn't proven.
Are you claiming the land that became
5.6 billion from 370 million won
was a gift, not a bribe?
It was a gift
that could be mistaken as a bribe.
KO, ASSEMBLYMAN
It was a gift I probably…
SEO BYUNG-JU, CHIEF PROSECUTOR
shouldn't have taken.
A gift?
It was 370 million won.
A gift of such a high value isn't normal.
They were close friends.
"Close friends"?
As the written judgment stated,
Seo was a close friend to Ko,
so close that they knew
everything about each other.
If you knew everything about each other,
I'm sure you knew what Ko Hyeong-su wanted
when he gave you that land.
His ulterior motive of wanting your help
as the chief prosecutor
if he got in trouble.
If you accepted this land
knowing his ulterior motive,
we can't say it wasn't a quid pro quo
he gave as insurance.
It's a violation of the ban
on bribing officials…
To carry out his or her duty
for personal gain.
So he bribed me as insurance?
You're right.
You didn't read the decision right.
You should've read it thoroughly
for my sake
since I left over this case.
Seo Ji-ho.
Will you tell us?
It looks like
you read the decision thoroughly.
An expectation of help in the future
isn't a quid pro quo.
Bribing someone as insurance
isn't considered bribery.
And the non-bribery
will be used for your benefit.
What a relief.
What an interesting class.
I heard you're called
the Yangcrates of Terror.
Professor Yang Jong-hoon
is pretty memorable.
But still, you belong in the prosecution.
Go back.
Yang Jong-hoon
is a born prosecutor.
I would've been so,
if only I didn't let Chief Prosecutor Seo
get the best of me.
Are you saying you're here now
because of me?
We'll say it's thanks to you.
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If he really was murdered,
the culprit would've used that door.
So there are no CCTVs.
That's an entrance only for professors,
opened by fingerprint recognition.
So they walked through the court
and got there.
This screen is also missing
the hallway into the waiting room
from the court.
That means we cannot confirm
who came in and out of that room.
You'll get an idea
once you take the footprints.
This is Yang Jong-hoon.
Out of batteries?
I'll charge it now.
He's trying it out for his class.
If he was murdered,
do you have any suspects?
Me.
There is one more person
I'm suspicious of.
-Did it really happen?
-Say something!
Is it true?
-Wait!
-Over here!
Excuse me!
-Let me in!
-Stay back.
Was this really a murder case?
-Over here!
-Wait!
REPORTER JANG NAM-CHEOL
A murder case on our campus?
The donation was already controversial,
and this happened at the mock court
made with that money.
What did the police say?
They can't say he was murdered yet.
I'm sorry.
They're waiting for the autopsy result
to see if he was murdered.
I hope it's not a murder case.
"Law School Murder Case"
is already trending online.
I doubt it's a suicide.
He has been after
the directorship of the Legal Clinic
until few days ago.
A video of the crime scene
went viral, too.
How did Hankuk University Law School
end up in this situation?
The school will not make any statements
regarding this case.
Please stay away from the media,
and tell your students to keep quiet.
To help them be less stressed or confused
and stay away from this case,
can we move up the midterm--
There's no need.
This meeting is stressful and confusing.
I'm sure the library is completely fine.
How can we go on
as if nothing had happened?
Didn't something awful
happen to Professor Seo?
-Come on.
-My gosh.
Former chief prosecutor Seo died
at Hankuk University,
he taught as an adjunct professor.
His body was reportedly found…
COPY, PRINTING
by one of the law school students.
A professor died before us
in the middle of a class.
PHOTO PRINTING
How can we be fine
while people out there are in a ruckus?
Everyone just sits and studies.
What will you do if you don't study?
If you don't pass the Bar exam,
it'll ruin your life.
Only half of you will pass the exam.
This is war.
"You die, I live."
But it's not like he's a stranger.
He was there a second ago.
How can everyone be so cold?
Those psychopaths. Cold-blooded jerks.
You should be a psychopath
if that'll help you pass.
The police believe he could've been killed
and will do an autopsy
-to find the cause of death.
-Murder?
Forget it even if it's a serial murder,
not just a regular murder.
One more probation
and you'll have to pay them,
the poor people scholarship you got.
You have enough trouble.
And you work here part-time, too.
Go study.
But still, this is a murder case.
Go get murdered by your books.
Run along. Go. Go!
If he was murdered,
then who on earth is the culprit?
"You'll end up like me."
Hang it on your wall.
YOU'LL END UP LIKE ME
And fail the Bar exam ten times? No way!
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You said he didn't kill himself.
He had too many things to patch up
to kill himself.
Who could it be?
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LAW SCHOOL AND THE CRIMINAL CODE
Former chief prosecutor Seo
died at Hankuk University
where he taught as an adjunct professor.
The police believe he could've been killed
and will do an autopsy
to find the cause of death.
We confirmed that Seo,
the former chief prosecutor,
was teaching a mock trial
at the time of his death.
Ironically, the new mock court
where Seo was found dead
was established with the donation
he made to the university,
making more people feel sorry.
Seo's body was first found
by one of the law school students.
The police will do an autopsy to find…
Is anyone home?
the cause of his death.
Mr. Lee Man-ho?
The people became highly interested
as Lee got released.
The top three percent
who are most likely to relapse
are kept under special control.
And Lee Man-ho is one of them, right?
Yes. Take a look at his location.
Look. Do you see that?
EUNPYEONG-GU, SEODAEMUN-GU
GANGNAM-GU
MARCH, 2020
Where's the lecture hall
for the Civil Code class?
I'd like to thank all of you
who took your precious time out
to come and take this Civil Code class
I, Kim Eun-suk, teach.
I really dread the Civil Code.
I'm disgusted and appalled
by the Civil Code.
If anyone asks, "Will you read
the Civil Code or be pregnant?"
I'd rather get pregnant.
Then why do you--
Why do I teach the Civil Code, Min Bok-gi?
How do you know my name?
THE CIVIL CODE
Chae-eun, Hyo-i, I-han, Dong-seong,
Chae-yeong, Mun-cheol,
Jeong-cheol, Yeong-jun.
-No chart.
-Gyu-cheol,
U-ri, Ga-yeong, Tae-jun,
Yeong-nam, Ye-beom, Bok-gi, Seung-jae,
Hye-jin, Jin-hyeok, Seong-a, A-yeong,
Ye-seul, Sol A, Joon-hwi,
Ji-ho, Sol B, Su-a, Wan-jun, Jong-hyeon,
Gwang-hui, Ju-hyeon, Min-jeong, Gyun-hong,
In-hyeon, Su-bin, A-hyeon, Hye-jin,
Gyeong-won, Hong-mo, A-reum.
And stop Photoshopping, Ju-a.
You're pretty.
I wanted to make sure you become students
who don't despise the Civil Code
as much as I did.
That means my class will be
more interesting than anything,
and you'll get so much out of it.
That Socratic method can go kill itself!
Then let us begin this fun class.
Now,
party A
sold a land worth 100 million won
to his close friend, party B.
I mean, if they're so close,
why couldn't he just give it as a gift?
Why did he take money
only to give us so much headache?
It's insane to give it away.
Yes, he's a nutcase.
My gosh. Goodness, sorry.
Forget I said "nutcase."
Now, party A received 95 million won
until the due date
and never got
the balance of 5 million won.
He claimed the contract is canceled,
and that he won't give back
the 95 million won he got.
He sounds more like a thief.
"He sounds more like a thief"?
Who said that?
I did.
-Sorry, I couldn't help it.
-It's the core issue.
Article Two, Trust and Good Faith, is made
so people's rights
must be exercised humanely
with trust and good faith,
within people's common sense.
It means we shouldn't be like a thief.
That just made so much sense!
Kang Sol A and Han Joon-hwi,
come hand-in-hand to my office
within this week.
I'll give you a chance to hit it off
while you clean every corner of my office.
Then let's discuss
this thief-like attitude a little more.
Do you think I'm like a thief, too?
Defendant, I'll give you one last chance.
While you committed
a heinous act of crime
against this young victim,
you received a phone call
from your young son.
I do not remember.
When your son asked what you were up to,
you should've stopped
your atrocious action then and there.
I was too drunk back then,
so I don't remember a thing.
Man.
This is driving me crazy.
It's the booze.
If it hadn't been for the booze.
Darn it, booze.
Well, I guess I regret that I got drunk.
You regret it, yet you lodged an appeal?
How can you laugh right now?
SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COUR
DEFENDANT: LEE MAN-HO
PROSECUTOR: SEO BYUNG-JU
The prosecution made no appeal.
It's deplorable that I cannot go above
the original sentencing.
As a judge, I am devastated
that I have no choice
but to reduce his sentencing
according to Article 10-2
of the Criminal Code.
Sentencing.
Article 10-2 of the Criminal Code.
"For the conduct of a person
who is unable to make discriminations
or to control one's will,
the punishment is mitigated."
This clause
will always torment my heart.
You asshole!
Article 10-2 of the Criminal Code,
the Lee Man-ho Act.
Thanks to me, instead of forcefully
mitigating the punishment,
it was amended
so the judge may or may not do that.
The Act was even amended.
Why did you quit working as a judge?
What are you doing here?
Eleven years ago,
you called me an asshole, judge.
You must be relieved that
the criminal statutory limitations
and civil statute of limitations
have expired.
But I'll make sure these people
who are within the statutory limitations
will be punished.
I'll file for compensation, too.
Look, that's not an attitude of a thief,
is it?
The bitterness of the law.
I heard the Legal Clinic here
provides free legal consultations.
Please help me out, Professor Kim Eun-suk.
-What's he saying?
-He'll sue people who wrote hate comments?
This is
a sacred classroom.
These malicious comments are very evil.
Let's say I get 500,000 won per person
as compensation.
I'd be sitting on a pile of money.
If you help me out,
I'll consider making a donation here.
If they wish, I'll also give
some compensation for my victim.
What? Compensation?
I guess she might not need that.
Figures.
I already paid for my crime
according to the state's sentencing.
Hey.
Why the heck
should I be treated like this?
It's not like I'm a serial killer.
I was drunk! I don't remember a thing.
But 11 years.
I rot in prison for 11 years.
Do you think I have nothing to say?
This is unfair.
This is unfair for me!
Unfair? Did you say it's unfair?
Are you going to kill him?
Depending on your intention,
it'll be either homicide or manslaughter.
If you wished to kill him,
it's attempted murder if you let go.
Professor Kim.
-Goodness.
-Professor Kim!
-Professor Kim!
-My gosh.
Professor Kim.
Call 911.
AMBULANCE
-How many weeks?
-At 22 weeks, 3 days.
-Bleeding?
-15 minutes.
Get Dr. Lee now.
-Okay.
-Yes, sir.
Professor, are you okay?
I'm fine, right?
She's still bleeding.
What should I do?
Dr. Lee's surgery is delayed.
If you're in a hurry…
Professor, may I take a look?
All right.
I didn't know you came here, too,
prosecutor.
Gosh, that kid from before.
I'll get him locked up
for attempted murder.
Everyone there had a look
as if I deserved to die,
so they aren't going to help.
Could you be my witness?
You know, everything you saw. Please?
Oh, so you didn't see anything?
Well, figures.
I also said I never saw anything.
Still remember nothing?
I wonder if Judge Kim's kid is okay.
Blood.
If she lost blood, it can't be any good.
September 10th, 2008. The license plate
of the hit-and-run driver at Jurae-dong.
The accident for that kid
who witnessed your rape.
If I remembered anything,
what I said about
getting too drunk to remember
turns into a total lie.
Why are you so obsessed?
You aren't a prosecutor anymore.
Because that hit-and-run case
is my only cold case.
I see. What a shame.
Goodness, what a shame.
If I hadn't been so drunk,
I would've remembered that number.
I hope you'd remember it soon.
The statutory limitation expires soon.
Right, the statutory limitation.
Tell Professor Kim…
that I hope she gets better soon
and delivers her baby safely.
You can…
remember that number now.
I might remember something
once I take this off.
Darn it.
OCTOBER 2020, PRESEN
Did you look into it?
Yes, I did, prosecutor.
As you said, professor, Lee Man-ho
was at Hankuk University yesterday
but left in the morning.
He remained outside
until the time of the incident.
I can't tell you anything else.
Detective Jang got mad at me
for letting you into the crime scene
yesterday.
We never talked on the phone.
Yes, goodbye.
07P 4295
HANKUK ESTABLISHED
MODERN LEGAL EDUCATION
DEFAMATION CASES
GO SEE A DOCTOR FOR SNORING
I snore when I sleep?
PHONE ON SILEN
Do I snore?
-Do you? I'm not sure.
-You do.
And very loudly.
Was this you?
I saw Professor Seo in my dream last night
just as he looked when he died.
I'm not studying in my right mind.
How many are those?
He got as many as I did.
You picked up
every single defamation case in Korea.
I went through so much trouble
to find this one because of Joon-hwi.
This one and this one. I found those.
Did you bring everything?
We'll pick cases we might see on a test.
Let's pass cases that stated facts
since it's to be discarded.
No.
Professors love questioning us
on reasons why it should be discarded.
I'll pick out a few for you.
-Wait.
-Look.
One second.
First, Article 310 of the Criminal Code--
Wait, she's not here.
We aren't losing time
for someone who's late.
Shocking news!
I WON'T BE SAD FOR A DRUGGIE
I heard Professor Seo did drugs.
-What?
-What?
They found meth
in his office and in his car.
That makes no sense.
MY HUBBY
Leave it on silent.
This was you?
PHONE ON SILEN
Look at this.
"I won't be sad for a druggie."
In the study group?
I'M NOT SURE
-When will it end?
-Druggie.
That makes no sense.
Drugs?
SEO BYUNG-JU OF HANKUK UNIVERSITY
HAD BEEN A DRUG ABUSER
COPY ROOM
If he was an addict,
he more likely died in an accident
or killed himself.
Maybe they killed him
wanting us to think like that.
Then the culprit is…
The room where Professor Seo died
is only accessible
through the courtroom we were in
and the door only professors can use.
-Give me a hand.
-But only we were there during the break.
I don't recall seeing any outsiders
other than that deliveryman.
Where can I find Mr. Seo Byung-ju?
Go through this door.
Thank you.
And the deliveryman came right out
after he went to drop it off.
So there might be a tragedy where
one of us gets arrested as a murderer…
Can you tell him I'm in the shower?
You've reached Jeon Ye-seul's phone.
Hello.
Ye-seul is in the shower--
Hey, Yeong-chang.
No, it's okay.
No.
All right. Okay.
I should go take a shower instead.
Gosh, Yangcrates is taking over
Professor Seo's mock trial class!
On the day of her death,
what did she say
as she drank at your place?
She wanted to break up.
And what did you say?
That I didn't want to.
Things weren't great for Ro-na
after becoming a solo artist.
She got depressed
and often said she wanted to die.
It's not that she didn't like me.
Everything was tormenting for her.
You wanted to keep the victim safe,
yet the victim
wanted to take her own life
and injected pentobarbital?
Yes.
I got it to euthanize my dog,
but I never imagined she'd do that.
I should've managed it better.
MOCK TRIAL: CASE FILE
These are needle marks on her right arm
from the day of the incident.
You said she's left-handed,
so she can inject the drug herself.
Yes.
The victim had fear of needles,
so she never got an IV
in her girl group days.
If she refused to be put on IV
at a hospital,
could she really have stabbed her body
not just once but many times?
If she wanted to kill herself…
she could've mixed it with a drink.
Defendant.
Did you know she was afraid of needles?
Everyone, attention.
The police are here
for Professor Seo's case.
Officer Jang Dong-su
of Jungang Police Station.
Officer Jang Dong-su
of Jungang Police Station.
I'm here to investigate
Professor Seo Byung-ju's death.
I ask for your momentary cooperation.
These are the footprints
found on the scene.
Owners of the footprints
may become suspects
depending on their whereabouts.
First off,
tailor-made dress shoes for men,
size 270mm.
Sneakers, size 275mm,
Air-sweep NB 384.
Sneakers, size 270mm, Pro-running AF.
Women's high heels, size 235mm.
Those are mine.
I'm the initial witness,
so of course I'm there.
Am I one of the suspects?
No exceptions.
Next, Airmax 507-J,
sneakers, size 275mm.
Maison Pature, limited edition sneakers
for 2020 fall-winter,
size 240mm.
Those cost millions of won.
The autopsy result showed
Professor Seo was murdered
by drug overdose.
The drug, methamphetamine.
-What?
-What?
It's meth mixed with sugar.
You're right. It was a trick.
It looked like
someone forced Professor Seo to drink
a dangerous amount of meth
mixed into his coffee.
This is the disposable coffee cup
used by the campus cafe.
And the plastic bag
found on the day of the incident
in the trash can of the scene.
The same fingerprints
were found on both evidence,
and it's getting identified.
Arresting the culprit
is only a matter of time.
We came here today to give you a chance--
I thought you came to get help,
but you came to threaten them.
I'm not threatening--
Who thinks this is a threat?
When a threat
causes fear in the other party
and meddles with their decision,
it can be punishable.
Who got scared
when he said he's giving a chance?
It almost made my high bun stand.
I didn't even do anything.
Please leave.
-I'm wrapping up Seo's class.
-Professor Yang.
Even if the culprit is here,
they can't leave during class.
Continue the trial.
Prosecution, continue your questioning.
EVIDENCE FROM THE SCENE
Did you know she was afraid of needles?
Of course you didn't.
If you had known,
you wouldn't have scripted a story
that the victim injected the drug herself.
Objection. That's a made-up story.
The defendant did.
You two,
stop talking about made-up stories.
Only state the facts--
Professor Yang Jong-hoon.
You're under emergency arrest
for Seo Byung-ju's murder.
You have the right to remain silent.
You have the right to talk to a lawyer.
Anything you say can be used
against you in court.
WAITING ROOM
DO NOT ENTER, POLICE LINE,
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Subtitle translation by Eun Sook Youn
Did you do it alone?
You would've left the country
had we not arrested you.
He was deemed guilty
the moment they cuffed him.
Just confess to the crime.
I'll be done soon. Just talk to him.
Fire Yang Jong-hoon.
Then change the rules and get him fired!
If the Ministry allows,
I want to defend Yang.
Then quit your job and defend him.
What's with you and Seo?
I know there's something.
Because Mr. Seo is his uncle.
I have no idea why your name is
in your uncle's will
he had written before he died.
Even if Professor Yang
actually killed him,
I hate you more than him.
The Jurae-dong hit-and-run.
-Now, do you remember?
-This is what I saw.
Don't tell me Seo is…
What about you?
Did you kill him?
From this moment on,
I refuse to give any testimony.
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