Juvenile Justice (2022) s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
Tonight, the prosecution charged
the teaching staff and parents
of Moonkwang High School
who were involved
in the Exam Paper Leak Scandal
and forwarded the case
to Yeonhwa District Court.
The corruption scandal involved a special student club named Descartes whose members are exclusively students with wealthy and renowned parents, the top three percent of the school.
The club leaked exam papers to its members for about a year.
As the students involved strongly denied the charge, the case was then forwarded to Juvenile Criminal Collegiate Division and it will be dealt with at the criminal court.
Oh, before that are you involved in this case at all? What are the police doing at our house? Descartes.
The final exams I left the group right after It's been a while Sim Eun-seok.
I would, uh, go to the court, but Hey.
Let go.
Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? I thought I made myself clear that I never wanted to see you again.
Or else, I'd kill you.
Your doctor called me.
Hello? Namgung I-hwan, speaking.
NAMGUNG I-HWAN SUPREME PROSECUTORS' OFFICE Sorry? Who? He couldn't get a hold of you.
He was worried about you and asked me to find you.
You haven't gone to your counseling sessions.
Have you been sleeping well? Have you been eating well? You're gonna die if you don't.
Did you forget? Five years ago that's when I died.
You know that, don't you? The police? Uh, there was a hit-and-run in the area today so they're here for an investigation.
Descartes? Explain this.
I told you not to join! Sin-u.
Are you okay? Are you okay, Sin-u? Are you okay? It was just once.
Last semester's final exam.
Then he left the club right away because you were against it, so That's all.
Everyone else was doing it too.
Plus, no one knows everyone who's been in the club before.
The only person who knows is Mr.
Park, the teaching director.
- If we stay quiet - What are you talking about? How can I stay quiet? I Uh I'm the one in charge of that miserable case! Honey This case was assigned to me today.
Obviously, I didn't know so I decided to handle the case.
- What are you saying? - The whole country is watching this case.
I can't let you off the hook or anyone involved.
Everyone knows I'm his father.
Do you really think the teaching director will stay quiet about it? Huh? What if he tries to bring me down if he doesn't like my decision? Then that would be the end for all of us.
What's gonna happen to Sin-u? You know he's a senior now.
What do we do? What do we do? Oh, God.
I handed in my resignation today.
I've been a judge for 22 years.
And this is the last case that I'll be handling.
Honey no.
No Honey Honey If you shouldn't do it, then don't do it! You didn't listen! Why? You did it because everybody else did, huh? That's why we ended up here.
That's the reason.
Oh, no! No! No way! What do I do? What do I do? Sin-u Oh! Honey, what do we do? YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR It was just once.
Last semester's final exam.
Then he left the club right away because you were against it, so That's all.
Mr.
Kang.
Mr.
Kang.
Mr.
Kang.
Yes? Sorry, uh, where were we? You were talking about the Moonkwang case.
Oh.
Right.
The Moonkwang High School Exam Paper Leak Scandal.
Our court is going to handle a total of 21 students.
Eighteen of them, six in each grade, will be handled by the Collegiate Division.
And the other three who were on the wait list will be handled as the protection case.
Uh, the presiding judge of this criminal case is Ms.
Sim.
- You're aware of that, right? - Yes, I'm aware.
Some of the parents of the students involved are congressmen, ministers, doctors at the university hospitals, celebrities even lawyers and judicial officials.
This won't be an easy case.
You'll face more pressure with this case than you did with the Yeonhwa Child Murder case.
I'm ready for that.
About the, uh, the three students who were on the wait list, uh, to lessen the burden of the presiding judge, Judge Cha, the associate judge, is supposed to handle them.
But unfortunately, one of them is a young offender you have been in charge of.
Yes, that's right.
So, uh, you'd have to handle both the criminal case and the protection case.
Wouldn't, uh, wouldn't it be too tough? You know, I could talk to the chief judge - and tell to reassign the case - No.
That's not a problem.
Okay.
Mm-hmm.
Sounds good then.
Then let's get to it.
Yes, sir.
- Is the meeting over? - Yes.
Good morning.
- Hey, how are you? - Good.
Oh, are these the, uh, Moonkwang case documents? Yes.
We got documents for the protection case first.
The records of the three students who were on the wait list.
What's the protection case schedule? Well, I, uh I have to look into it first, so I'll get back to you.
Yes, sir.
What about you, Judge Sim? We'll get busy once the criminal trial starts, so we have to hurry.
I'll set a date as soon as possible, so please summon the teachers in charge to testify in court.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR PROTECTION CASE HISTORY I'll turn myself in.
It's all my fault.
I'm so upset about it that I can't even sleep now.
It's making me anxious.
It's the best thing to do.
I'll turn myself in.
That's what I'll do.
Sin-u.
What the heck is wrong with you? What do you mean, the best thing to do? You're a senior now.
What will you do after that? Stop and think for a minute before you say all that nonsense - for God's sake! - Sweetheart.
No matter how hard I try to, I just can't understand you! You are my son! You're not just anyone! Don't drag me down with you because I'm innocent.
If you want to end your life, you end your life by yourself.
Mr.
Kang.
If you don't leave now, you'll be late to the Press Arbitration Commission meeting.
Oh.
Okay.
Hey, Mr.
Kang.
Oh, I'm sad to hear the news.
I don't know, I thought you'd stay at court until you retire.
Huh? Mr.
Kang.
I heard you're going into politics.
Are you surprised? Well, everyone in the country heard the news.
What? Today, the Liberty Party nominated Kang Won-jung, a panel member of Current Events N Issues and a judge at Yeonhwa District Court, for the by-election scheduled to be held this October.
The Exam Paper Leak Scandal of Moonkwang High School will be his last case.
Judge Sim, there's news, huh.
Well, it's about Mr.
Kang.
- Uh - What is it? JUDGE KANG OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES TO RESIGN AND GO INTO POLITICS PRESIDING JUDGE KANG, ON THE SET OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES You may now start crossing.
JUDGE KANG OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES ANNOUNCES FORAY INTO POLITICS - It's him.
- Here he comes! You're leaving the court after 22 years.
Please tell us how you feel.
Are you leaving Current Events N Issues, too? Please say something, Mr.
Kang! Mr.
Kang! Did you watch the news tonight? Yes.
As you know, my party's approval rating dropped because of the Judiciary Committee so I was very worried.
But you saved me, Judge Kang.
It's better than I expected.
The response is very positive.
We need to row even harder when the tide is rising.
Go ahead.
Dad.
I'm sorry.
Moonkwang.
You're in charge of that case, right? The Exam Paper Leak? Yes.
That's right, I am.
Make sure it all goes well in court.
That way, we can keep turning the tables in our favor.
Everyone is talking about it.
Educating our kids is one of the pillars of society.
One of the opposition members is involved in it.
Politics is all about presenting a good image.
I'm well aware of your character as a judge but just make sure you don't get involved in any incidents and rumors.
Just keep doing what you always do, right? Because this is the real beginning, Congressman Kang Won-jung.
Great.
You can't go without an access card, sir.
- No, I'm the guardian.
My son is in there.
- I'm sorry, sir.
I said, my son is in there! Because of you Because of you, Sin-u Our son, Sin-u Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
What happened, huh? Sin-u What happened to Sin-u? Huh? Tell me what happened! He was right in front of the police station and he jumped into the road when the light was red.
He jumped into a road when the light was red.
At a crosswalk in front of the police station.
- Honey - No matter how hard I try, I can't understand you! If you want to end your life, you end your life by yourself.
YEONHWA DISTRIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER Are you happy? Are you happy now? Do you feel good about pushing him to the edge? Why am I getting the blame? You shouldn't have done it in the first place.
What's wrong with getting poor grades? - Why on earth do you do that? - "What's wrong with getting poor grades?" You were really hard on him.
Why do you think he did that? He wanted you to acknowledge him, he wanted to get your attention.
Because you kept comparing him to Jeong-u and looking down on him.
What? Hey.
How can you eat after getting these grades? Your brother is only a sophomore but he got straight As.
You're gonna be a senior soon.
Do you want to go to college? Sin-u could get straight As too.
He just made a few mistakes.
Good students don't make mistakes.
You're good for nothing.
What's your excuse? What do you lack? Do you have to worry about tuition because you're poor? Or do you have to make a living? You live in a cozy house, you have money, cram schools and private tutors.
For God's sake, all you have to do is study.
Why can't you do it well? I grew up in an extremely poor family and I get a full scholarship, man.
That's enough, my love.
Law school, huh? Law - Forget about law school, you prick.
- Oh, for goodness' sake.
So joining Descartes, uh, his only choice? I told him to do it.
Just for the English exam.
That was the first time and the last.
He did it once and then, he quit.
Saying he couldn't do it anymore.
You pushed him to do it.
Don't be so emotional about that.
If you're not emotional about your children, when are you supposed to be emotional then? You think I don't know? His grades and college are just excuses.
Your amazing career.
Your new dream position.
You were afraid of ruining it all so you pushed him.
You're only worried about your future, not his.
Hey.
Come on, how can you even But you know what? When the police were at our door that night, the first person he called was you.
Do you know what time he went to bed and got up for over two years? SURGERY IN PROGRESS MALE, AGE 18, KANG -U He slept less than three hours a day.
And he can't fall asleep without sleeping pills.
He was risking his life just to get you to acknowledge him.
And to get attention from you.
The police said he was just standing there while the light changed several times.
What was he thinking there? I'm sure he was very scared.
I'm sure he was lonely.
Are you at work, Dad? Dad.
I did well on the exam today.
Did you eat, Dad? Are you coming home late, Dad? Dad, are you going to be home late? You were the one who pushed Sin-u.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR CREATIVE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CLASS VICE PRESIDENT, NEWSPAPER CLUB 2020 MAY TO OCTOBER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SURGERY IN PROGRESS MALE, AGE 18, KANG -U We have to let it all go.
We have to let Sin-u follow his own path.
He had a hard time.
He was so stressed out that he jumped into the road.
We have to let it go, honey.
CALLING ASSEMBLYMAN EOM JUN-GI Mr.
Eom.
This is Kang Won-jung.
Please tell me your name and your occupation.
My name is Park Tae-su, I'm a teacher at Moonkwang High School.
In charge of Lee Seok-hyeon sitting right here.
Thank you for coming to the court at a time like this.
There were a few things that I couldn't understand when I was reviewing the records.
Okay.
I won't beat around the bush.
Can you please explain to me why the school would do such a thing? It's because of the acceptance rate.
"How many students did the school send to SNU?" That's the first thing parents consider.
And that number is decreasing every year.
2018 COLLEGE ADMISSION CONFERENCE While the competition between schools is getting fiercer if our college acceptance rate drops, a lot of parents call us to complain.
For many years, Moonkwang was the number one high school that parents wanted to enroll their children in.
But now, it's not even in the top five.
Are you all trying to destroy us? At this rate, soon enough, it will get shut down.
Even though it's a prestigious private school.
Before the first leak last year, only two people got into SNU and one of them was actually a graduate.
- That's why we started Descartes.
- That means that the criteria for selection were the grades, am I right? Grades? Exactly.
And wealthy kids get good grades.
When I was little, going to SNU wasn't that hard if your grades were good.
So naturally, I went to SNU.
But these days, it's far from enough.
If your parents aren't willing and able to support you financially, you can't even dream of getting in.
All right, I'll see you tomorrow.
Seok-hyeon.
I'm 100 percent sure that this question will be on the SAT exam.
And you should be able to apply the differentiability theorem to answer why.
It's very important.
Okay.
He should read all the recommended books on the list I sent you just now.
And also, I advised him to do some volunteer work at a hospital for about a year.
Okay.
And he should join the TED lecture-discussion group.
It's better than the one he's in now.
Do you know what the person In order to get good grades at school, the students need to go to cram schools to study literature, English, and math, but they need private lessons just to get into cram school.
We also need a higher graduate student to help them with their assignments.
That's not all.
Volunteer work and other activities are also important.
Like writing research papers, participating in contests, reading books, attending admission briefings, writing a resume and having interviews.
All of that requires money too.
Then how come no one refused to join the club? They could have just done what you described.
Because it's a competition.
If he doesn't join the club, then someone else will come along and take the spot.
Should he waste this opportunity? For what reason? Just one or two points are enough to get him from first place down to tenth.
With all due respect, Your Honor, if you were me, would you say no? The reason the kids got the exam papers wasn't because their grades weren't good.
They got them because it saved them time and they can work on other things instead.
And that's why these people who don't know anything about it have been calling us crazy.
But you know what? Your Honor, this right here is a bloody war for our place in the college.
High school has merely been a place for academic report for college.
That's why the teaching director selected only prospective ones and supported them.
By the way, when does this trial end? Seok-hyeon has a private English lesson in an hour.
I heard that this kind of trial didn't take too long.
Is that right? Tell Seok-hyeon's guardian to wait outside next trial.
Because I only have questions for him.
Yes, I'll do that, Ms.
Sim.
Oh, man.
This is freaking tough.
I'm telling you.
Wasn't it shocking? - Yeah.
- I mean, that kid's guardian? - She didn't even pretend to feel sorry.
- I know, right? Well, on the other hand, though if I were a mom and I got an offer like that, I'm not sure I'd turn it down that easily.
Especially if my kid have good grades.
But parents have no idea how suffocating that could turn out to be for their kids.
You know, I'm from Gangnam School District 8.
And, of course, my mom gave up on me.
Gave? Gave up? What's with that look on your face? It's very displeasing.
That's just how my face is.
Is that a problem? Korea has one of the highest suicide rates.
We spent over 20 trillion won a year in private education.
Seventy percent of teenagers in Korea take private lessons.
It's about time we change, you know.
We should have changed long ago.
Well, it was tough for me too.
Scholastic aptitude test.
You took it, right? The SATs? Oh, it was another test, right? Well, you know, the result of 12 years of education was decided by that one test, so every year, there were test-takers who committed suicide.
So eventually, they changed the system.
Universities started to select students who did well in school instead of ranking them by SAT scores.
But the same problems are still happening.
Would another change of system make any difference, huh? Could it even be different? It doesn't have to be any different.
No matter what the system is, people will still cheat and it'll still cause side effects.
But the court can at least take this chance to set up standards.
Standards.
Like what? No matter how intense and difficult it is to get into college, everyone has to be equal when they're sitting in front of the exam papers.
That's true.
You're right in saying that.
This is not right.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Before you withdraw from the election, you need to tell me why you want to give up.
We already made a press announcement.
You can't just say you want to quit.
I, uh You need to tell me why so I can either be persuaded or persuade you.
Descartes.
My son was a member of that club.
Hmm.
So what? Rice soup, please.
Are you Director Park Hyeon-chan from the Moonkwang High School? Look ahead and keep eating.
I'm just here to have a meal.
My son is having a hard time.
I, uh, I thought about this for a long time.
And as tough as it might be, this is this is my decision.
I, uh I want to let go of everything.
Do you really think that's for the best? I'll just cut to the chase now.
You still have to run for the election.
We've done background checks in all the candidates and we've already made a press announcement.
It's too late.
Uh then Think of it this way, Judge Kang.
Let's suppose that you were to give everything up and tell the truth.
Then what? Your TV appearance has helped you build trust with the people and achieve honor as a judge.
But if you do that, the press will criticize you, your son, your family, the judiciary process in general and even your court specifically.
Everyone will suffer.
Can you deal with all of that, Judge Kang? This trial I'll be more impartial in it than any other judge in the world.
So deny all of the charges.
When the judge asks you a question in court, you just deny absolutely everything.
No more witnesses and no more testimonies.
You can't say anything anymore.
Judge Kang You protect your son.
And I'll protect my party.
Mr.
Eom This isn't a matter of choice now.
It's a matter of survival.
We are determined to win this by-election no matter how, no matter what.
Right now, you should do everything you can to protect your son.
Case number 2022 CC 2577.
The trial is now in session.
The charges against the defendants are all related to the exam paper leak scandal of Moonkwang High School.
Since all the charges are objectively related to one another and the defendants are charged with being accomplices, the court will merge their cases and try them together.
This particular case has attracted a lot of public attention.
And so I asked that we proceed quickly and maintain focus during the trial.
The prosecution may submit a list of evidence and witnesses.
Both the prosecution and the defense have submitted their witness list.
Uh, regarding my selection of the witnesses, I'd like to notify you later rather than doing it right now.
Are you in agreement with that? Yes? Yes, Judge Sim, this is Seo Beom.
Mr.
Kang has just finished selecting the witnesses to be heard for the Exam Paper Leak Case.
Have you checked the list? Already? Yes, but, uh it feels a little odd.
Yeah, come in.
I heard you didn't select any of the prosecution witnesses, while you selected all of the defense ones.
Mm-hmm.
The prosecution witnesses are unrelated.
Why? Ms.
Han Ji-won was the first person to suspect that the exam papers were leaked.
The other teachers are closely related to the case too.
You're allowed to make that decision but then, the defense ones shouldn't be summoned and Or else my witness selection would be biased? Is that what you're implying? Yes.
Honestly, I can't understand it, Mr.
Kang.
What would you do about it, Judge Sim? Huh? What was that noise? Oh, your, your baby.
Is he okay? Yes, I think so.
The nerve.
You know, I've been tolerating you all this time but there's a limit to my patience.
Okay? Hello? Honey, Sin-u is awake.
He'll be moved to a general ward soon.
Uh, okay, I'll call you back in a minute.
Get out.
One of my frames broke.
Please take care of that.
Yes, sir.
See you.
See you, sir.
Maybe you went too far, you know.
He's been pretty sensitive lately.
- I mean, why? - I'm sure he had his own reasons.
But he wouldn't commit an irregularity.
How do you know that? Oh, it's just that you probably never heard.
Well, he's pretty mild these days because of how popular he got through his TV appearances.
But I heard he used to be famous for being really rigid when it comes to judgment.
People even joked that if the high-ranking officials he put in jail are lined up, the line could probably go around the whole court building.
Before you came here, I worked with him for a year and I confirm that.
He really is an impartial judge.
I can assure you.
But why? Why is he being like this now? Uh, where's Judge Kang and Judge Sim? They're late for work today.
Yes.
Well, actually, both of them called me to let me know.
They told me they'd be late today for personal reasons.
Oh.
Are they sick or something? I don't know.
They've never been late before and now they both are.
Have you been sleeping well? Have you been eating well? You're gonna die if you don't.
Did you forget? Five years ago that's when I died.
You feel wronged? What do you feel wronged? It's not like I saw the leaked questions.
I was just on the wait list.
Why do I have to stand here in court? Listen.
You shouldn't have been on the wait list in the first place.
Do whatever you want.
I know I'll just get probation.
Those who got caught were just unlucky.
I'm sorry? Call Moonkwang High School and tell them to send us a list of all the enrolled students, their student records, and all the answer sheets other than those the prosecution presented as evidence.
Ooh.
Wait, Judge Sim.
All of them? Yes.
Every single one of them.
- Hurry.
- Yes, Judge Sim.
PRESIDING JUDGE KANG WON-JUNG Hello, Mr.
Kang.
Oh, yes, the documents? Yes, I just checked the bookcase.
But it wasn't there.
No.
Oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, so I'll keep looking for them.
I'll call you back if I find anything.
Bye.
BUSAN FAMILY COURT, SUWON DISTRICT COURT, SEOUL FAMILY COURT, INCHEON DISTRICT COUR What is all this? Uh.
GENERAL AFFAIRS "2001 Busan Family Court"? Hello, sir.
Yes, I found it.
To the General Affairs section now? Yes, I'm on it.
Ah.
Okay.
So these are the lists of enrolled students, their student records, and the answer sheets, just like you requested, Judge Sim.
They kept telling me at the school that they'd be in trouble if any of the parents found out about this.
There are certain procedures the court has to follow.
Okay, thank you.
By the way, Judge Sim.
You told me to get this, so I got them but I'm curious.
Why do you need them now? Is it because of what that kid said at the court? MOONKWANG HIGH SCHOOL GRADE 10, 11, 12 YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR What are you saying exactly? There are more students who saw the leaked questions? Yes.
Exactly.
Those who got caught were just unlucky.
I'm sorry? It wasn't just 21 students.
Other students saw it too.
CAREER COUNSELING OFFICE Trust me.
Just leave it to me.
Yup.
Twenty-four.
Only students with good enough grades are able to join Descartes.
I'm pretty sure of what I heard.
He was on the phone.
I went there to ask him when a space would finally open up.
He said it's 24 in total.
I don't know who they are but anyway, I just know there are more kids.
I told the police too, they just didn't believe me though.
No way.
So I guess we have to see if what he said is true or not.
But what can we do with these? They're just a list of enrolled students, their student records, and the answer sheets.
NO STUDENTS ALLOWED DURING MIDTERMS FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERMS The Exam Paper Leak Case Scandal could have been just a rumor.
But how did it move the Office of Education and even the prosecution? PERSONAL INFORMATION HAN JI-WON Oh, this person is One of the witnesses Mr.
Kang refused to select.
The first person to suspect the leak.
Teacher Han Ji-won.
All six students who got this question wrong are among the top ten students in the school.
But ironically, these six students got the same question wrong.
And it was an easy one.
All they had to do is read the text.
Of course, even top students can get an easy question wrong in an exam.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But the problem is that this one specific mistake doesn't make any sense.
Because their answer is completely unrelated to the text.
SHORT-ANSWER SECTION WE FOUND OUT THE TRUTH Isn't it strange? How could these six students write exactly the same wrong answer? SHORT-ANSWER SECTION WE FOUND OUT THE TRUTH What are you When writing the exam, the English teacher Han Ji-won change one of the questions.
But later, she forgot to change the answers.
So only the text and the question were changed.
And those six students we mentioned ended up writing the answer which she forgot to change.
Are you suggesting the answers to the question were leaked as well? No.
The truth is that the questions weren't actually leaked.
The answers were leaked.
2022 FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERM EXAMS ANSWER SHEET ORIGINAL COPY The police found a handwritten list of Descartes members in the director's desk drawer and charged the 21 students.
Please stay outside.
Sir.
Also, the digital forensics team found the answer sheets for both multiple-choice and short-answer questions that students had saved them in their cellphones and laptops before the exams.
How are we going to find the three missing kids? The police discovered what the others have in common.
We need to start from there.
First of all, these three students have dropped out of the Descartes club a while ago.
Secondly, if they were in, then that means they were top-ranked students.
Thirdly, their parents are congressmen, ministers, university hospital doctors, celebrities or even judicial officers.
The reason the kids got the exam papers wasn't because their grades weren't good.
They got them because it saved them time and they could work on other things instead.
We need to find students who, before and after the exams, got awards, won competitions, and participated in extracurricular activities.
That's why you requested this.
Mr.
Kang's son had a big accident.
The news really shocked me, too.
I thought you two should know.
What? What are you doing here? We heard that your eldest son had an accident.
It's late, but We're seeing each other at the court tomorrow, so why come here? We have something urgent to tell you.
We should have reported it to you right away, but we needed to look into it first.
About the Moonkwang High School Leak Case.
Someone reported that the prosecution missed a few students.
What? Okay, so we're down to eight now.
What are we missing here? What are the things that they have in common? The three dropouts are among them.
I'm sure they are.
Who? Who said such nonsense? One of the boys in the protection case said that.
Lee Seok-hyeon? Did you know he was put on probation for fraud? Yes.
I know the disposition is already over.
That's what I don't like about you.
Your goal isn't to help young offenders grow up to be righteous people, your goal is to complicate things.
Our job as judges is a disposition not looking into things that the prosecution didn't investigate.
The court doesn't have the authority to investigate or prosecute.
So I advise you to stop crossing the line and leave.
Honey.
Who But what if Seok-hyeon was right? What if the prosecution missed a few students? What? Three students who dropped out before the prosecution began the investigation? Come on.
It's nonsense.
For example Moonkwang High School, Grade 12, Class 1 Kang Sin-u.
If you have to select members for Descartes, what would be your criteria? Sorry? If it were me, I'd try to look far ahead because I need to increase the acceptance rate.
So I go for kids who could go to SNU even if they fail to get in this year.
Kids who would try again.
Those who get high grades not only in school exams but also mock tests.
SCHOOL GRADES, RANK 1, MOCK EXAMS, RANK 3 The teaching director is keeping his mouth sealed now.
Maybe the students' parents aren't just wealthy.
What if they're people of high social rank and he doesn't wanna risk burning any bridges? People who could help them.
Hold on.
So if that's the case GRADE 12 CLASS 1 KANG SIN-U Wait a minute.
STUDENT RECORD GRADE 12 CLASS 1 KANG SIN-U The prosecution witnesses are unrelated.
You're allowed to make that decision but then the defense ones shouldn't be summoned.
Or else my witness selection would be biased? What are you implying? Why didn't I see this? What's wrong? Did you, did you find something? KANG SIN-U It'd be best if you stop lying, Mr.
Kang.
I mean Kang Sin-u's father.
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE SHOW ARE FICTITIOUS
The corruption scandal involved a special student club named Descartes whose members are exclusively students with wealthy and renowned parents, the top three percent of the school.
The club leaked exam papers to its members for about a year.
As the students involved strongly denied the charge, the case was then forwarded to Juvenile Criminal Collegiate Division and it will be dealt with at the criminal court.
Oh, before that are you involved in this case at all? What are the police doing at our house? Descartes.
The final exams I left the group right after It's been a while Sim Eun-seok.
I would, uh, go to the court, but Hey.
Let go.
Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? I thought I made myself clear that I never wanted to see you again.
Or else, I'd kill you.
Your doctor called me.
Hello? Namgung I-hwan, speaking.
NAMGUNG I-HWAN SUPREME PROSECUTORS' OFFICE Sorry? Who? He couldn't get a hold of you.
He was worried about you and asked me to find you.
You haven't gone to your counseling sessions.
Have you been sleeping well? Have you been eating well? You're gonna die if you don't.
Did you forget? Five years ago that's when I died.
You know that, don't you? The police? Uh, there was a hit-and-run in the area today so they're here for an investigation.
Descartes? Explain this.
I told you not to join! Sin-u.
Are you okay? Are you okay, Sin-u? Are you okay? It was just once.
Last semester's final exam.
Then he left the club right away because you were against it, so That's all.
Everyone else was doing it too.
Plus, no one knows everyone who's been in the club before.
The only person who knows is Mr.
Park, the teaching director.
- If we stay quiet - What are you talking about? How can I stay quiet? I Uh I'm the one in charge of that miserable case! Honey This case was assigned to me today.
Obviously, I didn't know so I decided to handle the case.
- What are you saying? - The whole country is watching this case.
I can't let you off the hook or anyone involved.
Everyone knows I'm his father.
Do you really think the teaching director will stay quiet about it? Huh? What if he tries to bring me down if he doesn't like my decision? Then that would be the end for all of us.
What's gonna happen to Sin-u? You know he's a senior now.
What do we do? What do we do? Oh, God.
I handed in my resignation today.
I've been a judge for 22 years.
And this is the last case that I'll be handling.
Honey no.
No Honey Honey If you shouldn't do it, then don't do it! You didn't listen! Why? You did it because everybody else did, huh? That's why we ended up here.
That's the reason.
Oh, no! No! No way! What do I do? What do I do? Sin-u Oh! Honey, what do we do? YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR It was just once.
Last semester's final exam.
Then he left the club right away because you were against it, so That's all.
Mr.
Kang.
Mr.
Kang.
Mr.
Kang.
Yes? Sorry, uh, where were we? You were talking about the Moonkwang case.
Oh.
Right.
The Moonkwang High School Exam Paper Leak Scandal.
Our court is going to handle a total of 21 students.
Eighteen of them, six in each grade, will be handled by the Collegiate Division.
And the other three who were on the wait list will be handled as the protection case.
Uh, the presiding judge of this criminal case is Ms.
Sim.
- You're aware of that, right? - Yes, I'm aware.
Some of the parents of the students involved are congressmen, ministers, doctors at the university hospitals, celebrities even lawyers and judicial officials.
This won't be an easy case.
You'll face more pressure with this case than you did with the Yeonhwa Child Murder case.
I'm ready for that.
About the, uh, the three students who were on the wait list, uh, to lessen the burden of the presiding judge, Judge Cha, the associate judge, is supposed to handle them.
But unfortunately, one of them is a young offender you have been in charge of.
Yes, that's right.
So, uh, you'd have to handle both the criminal case and the protection case.
Wouldn't, uh, wouldn't it be too tough? You know, I could talk to the chief judge - and tell to reassign the case - No.
That's not a problem.
Okay.
Mm-hmm.
Sounds good then.
Then let's get to it.
Yes, sir.
- Is the meeting over? - Yes.
Good morning.
- Hey, how are you? - Good.
Oh, are these the, uh, Moonkwang case documents? Yes.
We got documents for the protection case first.
The records of the three students who were on the wait list.
What's the protection case schedule? Well, I, uh I have to look into it first, so I'll get back to you.
Yes, sir.
What about you, Judge Sim? We'll get busy once the criminal trial starts, so we have to hurry.
I'll set a date as soon as possible, so please summon the teachers in charge to testify in court.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR PROTECTION CASE HISTORY I'll turn myself in.
It's all my fault.
I'm so upset about it that I can't even sleep now.
It's making me anxious.
It's the best thing to do.
I'll turn myself in.
That's what I'll do.
Sin-u.
What the heck is wrong with you? What do you mean, the best thing to do? You're a senior now.
What will you do after that? Stop and think for a minute before you say all that nonsense - for God's sake! - Sweetheart.
No matter how hard I try to, I just can't understand you! You are my son! You're not just anyone! Don't drag me down with you because I'm innocent.
If you want to end your life, you end your life by yourself.
Mr.
Kang.
If you don't leave now, you'll be late to the Press Arbitration Commission meeting.
Oh.
Okay.
Hey, Mr.
Kang.
Oh, I'm sad to hear the news.
I don't know, I thought you'd stay at court until you retire.
Huh? Mr.
Kang.
I heard you're going into politics.
Are you surprised? Well, everyone in the country heard the news.
What? Today, the Liberty Party nominated Kang Won-jung, a panel member of Current Events N Issues and a judge at Yeonhwa District Court, for the by-election scheduled to be held this October.
The Exam Paper Leak Scandal of Moonkwang High School will be his last case.
Judge Sim, there's news, huh.
Well, it's about Mr.
Kang.
- Uh - What is it? JUDGE KANG OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES TO RESIGN AND GO INTO POLITICS PRESIDING JUDGE KANG, ON THE SET OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES You may now start crossing.
JUDGE KANG OF CURRENT EVENTS N ISSUES ANNOUNCES FORAY INTO POLITICS - It's him.
- Here he comes! You're leaving the court after 22 years.
Please tell us how you feel.
Are you leaving Current Events N Issues, too? Please say something, Mr.
Kang! Mr.
Kang! Did you watch the news tonight? Yes.
As you know, my party's approval rating dropped because of the Judiciary Committee so I was very worried.
But you saved me, Judge Kang.
It's better than I expected.
The response is very positive.
We need to row even harder when the tide is rising.
Go ahead.
Dad.
I'm sorry.
Moonkwang.
You're in charge of that case, right? The Exam Paper Leak? Yes.
That's right, I am.
Make sure it all goes well in court.
That way, we can keep turning the tables in our favor.
Everyone is talking about it.
Educating our kids is one of the pillars of society.
One of the opposition members is involved in it.
Politics is all about presenting a good image.
I'm well aware of your character as a judge but just make sure you don't get involved in any incidents and rumors.
Just keep doing what you always do, right? Because this is the real beginning, Congressman Kang Won-jung.
Great.
You can't go without an access card, sir.
- No, I'm the guardian.
My son is in there.
- I'm sorry, sir.
I said, my son is in there! Because of you Because of you, Sin-u Our son, Sin-u Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
What happened, huh? Sin-u What happened to Sin-u? Huh? Tell me what happened! He was right in front of the police station and he jumped into the road when the light was red.
He jumped into a road when the light was red.
At a crosswalk in front of the police station.
- Honey - No matter how hard I try, I can't understand you! If you want to end your life, you end your life by yourself.
YEONHWA DISTRIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER Are you happy? Are you happy now? Do you feel good about pushing him to the edge? Why am I getting the blame? You shouldn't have done it in the first place.
What's wrong with getting poor grades? - Why on earth do you do that? - "What's wrong with getting poor grades?" You were really hard on him.
Why do you think he did that? He wanted you to acknowledge him, he wanted to get your attention.
Because you kept comparing him to Jeong-u and looking down on him.
What? Hey.
How can you eat after getting these grades? Your brother is only a sophomore but he got straight As.
You're gonna be a senior soon.
Do you want to go to college? Sin-u could get straight As too.
He just made a few mistakes.
Good students don't make mistakes.
You're good for nothing.
What's your excuse? What do you lack? Do you have to worry about tuition because you're poor? Or do you have to make a living? You live in a cozy house, you have money, cram schools and private tutors.
For God's sake, all you have to do is study.
Why can't you do it well? I grew up in an extremely poor family and I get a full scholarship, man.
That's enough, my love.
Law school, huh? Law - Forget about law school, you prick.
- Oh, for goodness' sake.
So joining Descartes, uh, his only choice? I told him to do it.
Just for the English exam.
That was the first time and the last.
He did it once and then, he quit.
Saying he couldn't do it anymore.
You pushed him to do it.
Don't be so emotional about that.
If you're not emotional about your children, when are you supposed to be emotional then? You think I don't know? His grades and college are just excuses.
Your amazing career.
Your new dream position.
You were afraid of ruining it all so you pushed him.
You're only worried about your future, not his.
Hey.
Come on, how can you even But you know what? When the police were at our door that night, the first person he called was you.
Do you know what time he went to bed and got up for over two years? SURGERY IN PROGRESS MALE, AGE 18, KANG -U He slept less than three hours a day.
And he can't fall asleep without sleeping pills.
He was risking his life just to get you to acknowledge him.
And to get attention from you.
The police said he was just standing there while the light changed several times.
What was he thinking there? I'm sure he was very scared.
I'm sure he was lonely.
Are you at work, Dad? Dad.
I did well on the exam today.
Did you eat, Dad? Are you coming home late, Dad? Dad, are you going to be home late? You were the one who pushed Sin-u.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR CREATIVE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CLASS VICE PRESIDENT, NEWSPAPER CLUB 2020 MAY TO OCTOBER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SURGERY IN PROGRESS MALE, AGE 18, KANG -U We have to let it all go.
We have to let Sin-u follow his own path.
He had a hard time.
He was so stressed out that he jumped into the road.
We have to let it go, honey.
CALLING ASSEMBLYMAN EOM JUN-GI Mr.
Eom.
This is Kang Won-jung.
Please tell me your name and your occupation.
My name is Park Tae-su, I'm a teacher at Moonkwang High School.
In charge of Lee Seok-hyeon sitting right here.
Thank you for coming to the court at a time like this.
There were a few things that I couldn't understand when I was reviewing the records.
Okay.
I won't beat around the bush.
Can you please explain to me why the school would do such a thing? It's because of the acceptance rate.
"How many students did the school send to SNU?" That's the first thing parents consider.
And that number is decreasing every year.
2018 COLLEGE ADMISSION CONFERENCE While the competition between schools is getting fiercer if our college acceptance rate drops, a lot of parents call us to complain.
For many years, Moonkwang was the number one high school that parents wanted to enroll their children in.
But now, it's not even in the top five.
Are you all trying to destroy us? At this rate, soon enough, it will get shut down.
Even though it's a prestigious private school.
Before the first leak last year, only two people got into SNU and one of them was actually a graduate.
- That's why we started Descartes.
- That means that the criteria for selection were the grades, am I right? Grades? Exactly.
And wealthy kids get good grades.
When I was little, going to SNU wasn't that hard if your grades were good.
So naturally, I went to SNU.
But these days, it's far from enough.
If your parents aren't willing and able to support you financially, you can't even dream of getting in.
All right, I'll see you tomorrow.
Seok-hyeon.
I'm 100 percent sure that this question will be on the SAT exam.
And you should be able to apply the differentiability theorem to answer why.
It's very important.
Okay.
He should read all the recommended books on the list I sent you just now.
And also, I advised him to do some volunteer work at a hospital for about a year.
Okay.
And he should join the TED lecture-discussion group.
It's better than the one he's in now.
Do you know what the person In order to get good grades at school, the students need to go to cram schools to study literature, English, and math, but they need private lessons just to get into cram school.
We also need a higher graduate student to help them with their assignments.
That's not all.
Volunteer work and other activities are also important.
Like writing research papers, participating in contests, reading books, attending admission briefings, writing a resume and having interviews.
All of that requires money too.
Then how come no one refused to join the club? They could have just done what you described.
Because it's a competition.
If he doesn't join the club, then someone else will come along and take the spot.
Should he waste this opportunity? For what reason? Just one or two points are enough to get him from first place down to tenth.
With all due respect, Your Honor, if you were me, would you say no? The reason the kids got the exam papers wasn't because their grades weren't good.
They got them because it saved them time and they can work on other things instead.
And that's why these people who don't know anything about it have been calling us crazy.
But you know what? Your Honor, this right here is a bloody war for our place in the college.
High school has merely been a place for academic report for college.
That's why the teaching director selected only prospective ones and supported them.
By the way, when does this trial end? Seok-hyeon has a private English lesson in an hour.
I heard that this kind of trial didn't take too long.
Is that right? Tell Seok-hyeon's guardian to wait outside next trial.
Because I only have questions for him.
Yes, I'll do that, Ms.
Sim.
Oh, man.
This is freaking tough.
I'm telling you.
Wasn't it shocking? - Yeah.
- I mean, that kid's guardian? - She didn't even pretend to feel sorry.
- I know, right? Well, on the other hand, though if I were a mom and I got an offer like that, I'm not sure I'd turn it down that easily.
Especially if my kid have good grades.
But parents have no idea how suffocating that could turn out to be for their kids.
You know, I'm from Gangnam School District 8.
And, of course, my mom gave up on me.
Gave? Gave up? What's with that look on your face? It's very displeasing.
That's just how my face is.
Is that a problem? Korea has one of the highest suicide rates.
We spent over 20 trillion won a year in private education.
Seventy percent of teenagers in Korea take private lessons.
It's about time we change, you know.
We should have changed long ago.
Well, it was tough for me too.
Scholastic aptitude test.
You took it, right? The SATs? Oh, it was another test, right? Well, you know, the result of 12 years of education was decided by that one test, so every year, there were test-takers who committed suicide.
So eventually, they changed the system.
Universities started to select students who did well in school instead of ranking them by SAT scores.
But the same problems are still happening.
Would another change of system make any difference, huh? Could it even be different? It doesn't have to be any different.
No matter what the system is, people will still cheat and it'll still cause side effects.
But the court can at least take this chance to set up standards.
Standards.
Like what? No matter how intense and difficult it is to get into college, everyone has to be equal when they're sitting in front of the exam papers.
That's true.
You're right in saying that.
This is not right.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Before you withdraw from the election, you need to tell me why you want to give up.
We already made a press announcement.
You can't just say you want to quit.
I, uh You need to tell me why so I can either be persuaded or persuade you.
Descartes.
My son was a member of that club.
Hmm.
So what? Rice soup, please.
Are you Director Park Hyeon-chan from the Moonkwang High School? Look ahead and keep eating.
I'm just here to have a meal.
My son is having a hard time.
I, uh, I thought about this for a long time.
And as tough as it might be, this is this is my decision.
I, uh I want to let go of everything.
Do you really think that's for the best? I'll just cut to the chase now.
You still have to run for the election.
We've done background checks in all the candidates and we've already made a press announcement.
It's too late.
Uh then Think of it this way, Judge Kang.
Let's suppose that you were to give everything up and tell the truth.
Then what? Your TV appearance has helped you build trust with the people and achieve honor as a judge.
But if you do that, the press will criticize you, your son, your family, the judiciary process in general and even your court specifically.
Everyone will suffer.
Can you deal with all of that, Judge Kang? This trial I'll be more impartial in it than any other judge in the world.
So deny all of the charges.
When the judge asks you a question in court, you just deny absolutely everything.
No more witnesses and no more testimonies.
You can't say anything anymore.
Judge Kang You protect your son.
And I'll protect my party.
Mr.
Eom This isn't a matter of choice now.
It's a matter of survival.
We are determined to win this by-election no matter how, no matter what.
Right now, you should do everything you can to protect your son.
Case number 2022 CC 2577.
The trial is now in session.
The charges against the defendants are all related to the exam paper leak scandal of Moonkwang High School.
Since all the charges are objectively related to one another and the defendants are charged with being accomplices, the court will merge their cases and try them together.
This particular case has attracted a lot of public attention.
And so I asked that we proceed quickly and maintain focus during the trial.
The prosecution may submit a list of evidence and witnesses.
Both the prosecution and the defense have submitted their witness list.
Uh, regarding my selection of the witnesses, I'd like to notify you later rather than doing it right now.
Are you in agreement with that? Yes? Yes, Judge Sim, this is Seo Beom.
Mr.
Kang has just finished selecting the witnesses to be heard for the Exam Paper Leak Case.
Have you checked the list? Already? Yes, but, uh it feels a little odd.
Yeah, come in.
I heard you didn't select any of the prosecution witnesses, while you selected all of the defense ones.
Mm-hmm.
The prosecution witnesses are unrelated.
Why? Ms.
Han Ji-won was the first person to suspect that the exam papers were leaked.
The other teachers are closely related to the case too.
You're allowed to make that decision but then, the defense ones shouldn't be summoned and Or else my witness selection would be biased? Is that what you're implying? Yes.
Honestly, I can't understand it, Mr.
Kang.
What would you do about it, Judge Sim? Huh? What was that noise? Oh, your, your baby.
Is he okay? Yes, I think so.
The nerve.
You know, I've been tolerating you all this time but there's a limit to my patience.
Okay? Hello? Honey, Sin-u is awake.
He'll be moved to a general ward soon.
Uh, okay, I'll call you back in a minute.
Get out.
One of my frames broke.
Please take care of that.
Yes, sir.
See you.
See you, sir.
Maybe you went too far, you know.
He's been pretty sensitive lately.
- I mean, why? - I'm sure he had his own reasons.
But he wouldn't commit an irregularity.
How do you know that? Oh, it's just that you probably never heard.
Well, he's pretty mild these days because of how popular he got through his TV appearances.
But I heard he used to be famous for being really rigid when it comes to judgment.
People even joked that if the high-ranking officials he put in jail are lined up, the line could probably go around the whole court building.
Before you came here, I worked with him for a year and I confirm that.
He really is an impartial judge.
I can assure you.
But why? Why is he being like this now? Uh, where's Judge Kang and Judge Sim? They're late for work today.
Yes.
Well, actually, both of them called me to let me know.
They told me they'd be late today for personal reasons.
Oh.
Are they sick or something? I don't know.
They've never been late before and now they both are.
Have you been sleeping well? Have you been eating well? You're gonna die if you don't.
Did you forget? Five years ago that's when I died.
You feel wronged? What do you feel wronged? It's not like I saw the leaked questions.
I was just on the wait list.
Why do I have to stand here in court? Listen.
You shouldn't have been on the wait list in the first place.
Do whatever you want.
I know I'll just get probation.
Those who got caught were just unlucky.
I'm sorry? Call Moonkwang High School and tell them to send us a list of all the enrolled students, their student records, and all the answer sheets other than those the prosecution presented as evidence.
Ooh.
Wait, Judge Sim.
All of them? Yes.
Every single one of them.
- Hurry.
- Yes, Judge Sim.
PRESIDING JUDGE KANG WON-JUNG Hello, Mr.
Kang.
Oh, yes, the documents? Yes, I just checked the bookcase.
But it wasn't there.
No.
Oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, so I'll keep looking for them.
I'll call you back if I find anything.
Bye.
BUSAN FAMILY COURT, SUWON DISTRICT COURT, SEOUL FAMILY COURT, INCHEON DISTRICT COUR What is all this? Uh.
GENERAL AFFAIRS "2001 Busan Family Court"? Hello, sir.
Yes, I found it.
To the General Affairs section now? Yes, I'm on it.
Ah.
Okay.
So these are the lists of enrolled students, their student records, and the answer sheets, just like you requested, Judge Sim.
They kept telling me at the school that they'd be in trouble if any of the parents found out about this.
There are certain procedures the court has to follow.
Okay, thank you.
By the way, Judge Sim.
You told me to get this, so I got them but I'm curious.
Why do you need them now? Is it because of what that kid said at the court? MOONKWANG HIGH SCHOOL GRADE 10, 11, 12 YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR What are you saying exactly? There are more students who saw the leaked questions? Yes.
Exactly.
Those who got caught were just unlucky.
I'm sorry? It wasn't just 21 students.
Other students saw it too.
CAREER COUNSELING OFFICE Trust me.
Just leave it to me.
Yup.
Twenty-four.
Only students with good enough grades are able to join Descartes.
I'm pretty sure of what I heard.
He was on the phone.
I went there to ask him when a space would finally open up.
He said it's 24 in total.
I don't know who they are but anyway, I just know there are more kids.
I told the police too, they just didn't believe me though.
No way.
So I guess we have to see if what he said is true or not.
But what can we do with these? They're just a list of enrolled students, their student records, and the answer sheets.
NO STUDENTS ALLOWED DURING MIDTERMS FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERMS The Exam Paper Leak Case Scandal could have been just a rumor.
But how did it move the Office of Education and even the prosecution? PERSONAL INFORMATION HAN JI-WON Oh, this person is One of the witnesses Mr.
Kang refused to select.
The first person to suspect the leak.
Teacher Han Ji-won.
All six students who got this question wrong are among the top ten students in the school.
But ironically, these six students got the same question wrong.
And it was an easy one.
All they had to do is read the text.
Of course, even top students can get an easy question wrong in an exam.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But the problem is that this one specific mistake doesn't make any sense.
Because their answer is completely unrelated to the text.
SHORT-ANSWER SECTION WE FOUND OUT THE TRUTH Isn't it strange? How could these six students write exactly the same wrong answer? SHORT-ANSWER SECTION WE FOUND OUT THE TRUTH What are you When writing the exam, the English teacher Han Ji-won change one of the questions.
But later, she forgot to change the answers.
So only the text and the question were changed.
And those six students we mentioned ended up writing the answer which she forgot to change.
Are you suggesting the answers to the question were leaked as well? No.
The truth is that the questions weren't actually leaked.
The answers were leaked.
2022 FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERM EXAMS ANSWER SHEET ORIGINAL COPY The police found a handwritten list of Descartes members in the director's desk drawer and charged the 21 students.
Please stay outside.
Sir.
Also, the digital forensics team found the answer sheets for both multiple-choice and short-answer questions that students had saved them in their cellphones and laptops before the exams.
How are we going to find the three missing kids? The police discovered what the others have in common.
We need to start from there.
First of all, these three students have dropped out of the Descartes club a while ago.
Secondly, if they were in, then that means they were top-ranked students.
Thirdly, their parents are congressmen, ministers, university hospital doctors, celebrities or even judicial officers.
The reason the kids got the exam papers wasn't because their grades weren't good.
They got them because it saved them time and they could work on other things instead.
We need to find students who, before and after the exams, got awards, won competitions, and participated in extracurricular activities.
That's why you requested this.
Mr.
Kang's son had a big accident.
The news really shocked me, too.
I thought you two should know.
What? What are you doing here? We heard that your eldest son had an accident.
It's late, but We're seeing each other at the court tomorrow, so why come here? We have something urgent to tell you.
We should have reported it to you right away, but we needed to look into it first.
About the Moonkwang High School Leak Case.
Someone reported that the prosecution missed a few students.
What? Okay, so we're down to eight now.
What are we missing here? What are the things that they have in common? The three dropouts are among them.
I'm sure they are.
Who? Who said such nonsense? One of the boys in the protection case said that.
Lee Seok-hyeon? Did you know he was put on probation for fraud? Yes.
I know the disposition is already over.
That's what I don't like about you.
Your goal isn't to help young offenders grow up to be righteous people, your goal is to complicate things.
Our job as judges is a disposition not looking into things that the prosecution didn't investigate.
The court doesn't have the authority to investigate or prosecute.
So I advise you to stop crossing the line and leave.
Honey.
Who But what if Seok-hyeon was right? What if the prosecution missed a few students? What? Three students who dropped out before the prosecution began the investigation? Come on.
It's nonsense.
For example Moonkwang High School, Grade 12, Class 1 Kang Sin-u.
If you have to select members for Descartes, what would be your criteria? Sorry? If it were me, I'd try to look far ahead because I need to increase the acceptance rate.
So I go for kids who could go to SNU even if they fail to get in this year.
Kids who would try again.
Those who get high grades not only in school exams but also mock tests.
SCHOOL GRADES, RANK 1, MOCK EXAMS, RANK 3 The teaching director is keeping his mouth sealed now.
Maybe the students' parents aren't just wealthy.
What if they're people of high social rank and he doesn't wanna risk burning any bridges? People who could help them.
Hold on.
So if that's the case GRADE 12 CLASS 1 KANG SIN-U Wait a minute.
STUDENT RECORD GRADE 12 CLASS 1 KANG SIN-U The prosecution witnesses are unrelated.
You're allowed to make that decision but then the defense ones shouldn't be summoned.
Or else my witness selection would be biased? What are you implying? Why didn't I see this? What's wrong? Did you, did you find something? KANG SIN-U It'd be best if you stop lying, Mr.
Kang.
I mean Kang Sin-u's father.
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE SHOW ARE FICTITIOUS