Why Her? (2022) s01e13 Episode Script
Skeleton Identified
(THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.
ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, INCIDENTS,
AND ORGANIZATIONS PORTRAYED
IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.
I
did something wrong.
The savings bank corruption scandal
15 years ago.
The investigation was led by Choi Tae Guk.
The person who introduced
the illegal loan broker to
the CEO of the savings bank.
That was me.
The broker paid me in return.
When the investigation began,
I went to see Choi Tae Guk
and got down on my knees.
I begged him for help.
I begged him on my knees
like a pathetic loser.
Don't tell me that was the reason
you did nothing when you knew
they should be investigated as suspects.
For all those years,
you kept your silence as if you were dead?
I needed money.
I wanted to buy a house
so Eun Seo and her mother
could live there together.
Now, you're telling me all this
and listing ridiculous excuses.
And what? We should catch them together?
Someone was already framed for it once.
You think we can catch them
when there's no evidence?
Help me.
You're on your knees again?
You are pathetic.
Clearly, you can do this
whenever you need to.
The next time you kneel down,
who will it be for?
Catching those scumbags
is all I care about.
I'll get down on my knees
a hundred times
if we can catch those jerks.
Han Dong O, Lee Si Hyuk,
and Choi Ju Wan.
We must get them.
Together, we can catch them!
Soo Jae!
That's why I bought that house.
That day, they must have
left some traces behind.
I will find it, no matter what.
Traces.
- That part-timer was
- Are you okay?
- Kim Dong Gu's younger sister.
- Can I borrow your cell phone?
She was Jeon Na Jung.
My cell phone? Okay.
Wait here.
Hey! Where is this wench?
Han Dong O, Lee Si Hyuk, Choi Ju Wan.
They kidnapped Eun Seo,
but she ended up in an accident.
And Jeon Na Jung witnessed everything.
So they couldn't just let her go.
Who's that girl? She saw everything.
Hey, get her!
Knowing their fathers
Especially Choi Tae Guk,
who was a chief prosecutor back then,
wouldn't have had any problem framing
Kim Dong Gu for the crime his son
and his son's friends committed.
Wait for me there.
I'll follow you as soon as
I wrap things up here.
I can't believe I fell for such a scumbag.
WHY HER?
Season 01 Episode 13
CHOI YOON SANG
Soo Jae, I need to talk to you.
It's about Chan.
Pick up.
Yoon Sang, what are you doing?
Kim Dong Gu.
You deceived Soo Jae.
And Soo Jae gave up on you.
CHOI YOON SANG
Soo Jae
gave up on you.
You still don't see it?
SOO JAE
Soo Jae gave up on you during that trial!
Because it was a complete defeat for her,
she was able to join TK Law Firm
and work under my father.
What?
What are you talking about?
What is this about?
Tell me everything you know.
Her mother and brothers
were arrested at that time.
And she was offered a deal.
Through her mentor, Director Baek,
she was told not to waste her effort
on Kim Dong Gu's trial.
Then her family would be released.
Don't give me this nonsense
unless you can be responsible for it.
This is why
you and Soo Jae can't work out.
You deceived Soo Jae.
And she gave up on you.
I don't care.
I don't care.
If she had to give up on me
to save her family,
she made the right decision.
She should have done that
because I would've done the same.
Stop lying to yourself.
Do you think using that logic
to justify her decision
would make everything go away?
You think I'm lying?
The whole world deemed me the culprit.
And even my own father didn't believe me.
Do you know how miserable
that makes you feel?
Professor Oh was the
only person who believed me
when I was in misery.
You probably don't know that feeling.
Hearing how someone believed me
helped me breathe and keep living.
You can't even imagine that.
You got framed because
you let people walk all over you.
People use you because
you let people walk all over you!
So what?
Someone believed me.
That's all I need.
I don't care if she gave up on me
at the trial.
You're crazy.
OH SOO JAE, ARGUED FOR
MY INNOCENCE, BUT LOS
A LAWYER AT TK LAW FIRM
THE ONE WHO BELIEVED ME TO THE END
You don't care?
You don't care, no matter
what anybody does to you?
What about now? You still don't care?
SOO JAE
What did you do? What did you
just do to Professor Oh?
Even now, you're worried about her?
I told you that she had betrayed you.
This
really irks me.
WE'RE CLOSED. THANK YOU.
To tell you the truth,
I wondered if Professor Oh
lost the trial
because she gave up.
What? When?
During the trial?
No, I had too much on my mind back then.
When I was preparing for law school,
I suddenly became curious and
wanted to check my court records.
So you checked?
Did you find anything strange?
The witnesses she brought in
were discredited.
I tried to remember
what happened at the trial.
And I think
she could tell at some point
that she'd lose
no matter what.
She knew she'd lose the trial.
So she did stab you in the back.
She ditched you.
If you're going to sit here and
upset Chan, just go upstairs.
Hey, my blood is boiling right now.
I mean, are you okay with this?
You must be angry too.
Hey! You little
My life is
so pathetic, Jun Hee.
It's not your fault.
You did nothing wrong,
so don't think like that.
No, it is my fault.
My decision
put Kim Dong Gu in pure torment.
And my choice
made me end up in the gutter.
Yet I had no idea.
I thought it'd lead me to a good place.
I'm so humiliated.
I sorely regret my decision.
I'm really embarrassed.
Gosh.
Hey, Chan.
You said Professor Oh heard
your entire conversation
with Yoon Sang earlier.
Even if you tell her
that it doesn't matter,
she won't be able to face you.
Of course not. How could she?
If I were her, I'd run away.
I wouldn't want to run into you ever again.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But once you get to know the person
Kim Dong Gu? What a mess.
But I believe you.
Since I know that she's a good person,
learning about her past mistakes
won't change how I feel about her.
I already know what she's like.
Of course, I won't change my mind easily.
That's how it is with us too, you know.
Even if we have wronged
each other, it's okay.
It's okay, indeed.
A little mistake is no big deal.
That's true. It doesn't matter.
You didn't have to walk me out.
My goodness. You're smiling now?
Everyone has regrets.
It's nothing to be embarrassed about.
You know there are jerks
who should really be embarrassed.
Make them experience the
kind of humiliation they deserve.
Make them pay for what they did,
no matter what.
That's what Oh Soo Jae would do, you know?
That's what my friend, Oh Soo Jae, will do.
Oh, gosh.
Professor Oh, you were right.
Mr. Ha's movements certainly
overlap with yours.
I managed to obtain some security footage.
I'll send it to you now.
He stood outside and listened
to your entire lecture.
When your students came out,
he hid in the back.
When he left the law school,
he went straight to TK.
And since then, nothing suspicious yet.
Please continue to keep
a close watch on him.
GONG CHAN
What's up, at this hour?
Let's just call it even.
I didn't tell you that I was Kim Dong Gu.
I wronged you too,
so let's call it even.
What?
I know Yoon Sang made you listen
to our conversation last night.
You can't just let it go like that.
What I did to you was
Just leave.
I don't care!
I know what kind of person
you are. So I don't care.
PROFESSOR OH SOO JAE
You can come in.
Let's talk inside.
I betrayed you.
You hid from me that you were
Kim Dong Gu, but that's nothing.
What I did to you was
Director Baek told me everything.
I know who the real suspects are
and who orchestrated everything.
Let's get them together.
The scumbags who destroyed my life
and turned your life upside down.
Let's catch them together.
You should leave.
JEON NA JUNG'S CLOTHES! THAT NIGHT!
SUICIDE?
SOMEONE DELIBERATELY FRAMED KIM DONG GU.
CHOI TAE GUK, SEO JUN MYEONG
WHY DID TK HIRE ME
AFTER I LOST DONG GU'S TRIAL?
DISCREDITED ALL EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
CHAIRMAN HAN'S HOUSE
IN SAMJUNG-DONG? TRACES?
I just scribbled some
What is this?
What is all this?
I heard Na Jung helped
Director Baek's daughter
that night.
What is his daughter's name?
Kang Eun Seo.
YOON SE PIL
They have different surnames,
but she is his daughter.
Kang Eun Seo got into
a car accident that night.
She was brought into the hospital
where Jun Hee worked as a resident,
wearing a convenience store uniform
with a name tag that said "Jeon Na Jung".
Jun Hee said it looked like
something else
had happened to Kang Eun Seo
before the car accident occurred.
Then that was also
CHOI JU WAN, HAN DONG O, LEE SI HYUK
These scumbags
They did that to my sister, Na Jung.
JEON NA JUNG, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
She was a good girl.
But I was never good to her.
I'm
sorry.
Whenever I thought of you,
I felt so guilty.
But I tried to ignore it.
I thought that was the right thing to do
because I was afraid
I'd regret my decision.
I'm
so
sorry.
Director Baek, I have a favour to ask.
I brought you all the info
I've gathered on the incident.
Are we
on the same side now?
Not possible. We share
the same goal, but that's it.
Let Director Baek know
that he'll have to pay for
being such a coward in the past.
That's my condition.
UNGJU STEPSISTER MURDER CASE
Are you serious? The prime suspects
were these three I mean,
these three scumbags?
We must find solid evidence,
although it won't be easy
as a lot of time has passed.
We must find it.
One more thing.
The three of them aren't capable enough
to handle anything on their own.
They were probably
less capable ten years ago.
And such people want to become
the chairmen of a law firm
and the chairmen of a conglomerate
and the president of this country.
And they messed up
an innocent man's life
and yours as well.
Are you all right?
No.
LEE IN SOO WILL MAKE
OUR COUNTRY FAIR AND NEW.
Yes. His approval ratings went up
by seven percent over the weekend.
I have five interviews scheduled today.
That's amazing!
You're wearing a nice outfit, right?
Go to a hair salon. Get your hair done too.
I already did, of course.
How are things with you?
Is everything good in Yeongpyeong District?
Did the problem with
the skeleton get sorted out?
I just came back from the scene.
Everything is going perfectly.
We're trying to identify the skeleton.
The victim's family will probably show up.
I have nothing to worry about.
Oh, right.
When will Director Baek Jin Ki
resign from the university?
Today is his last day.
He can just quietly resign on his last day.
But he's doing some kind of event today.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
who abused authority
and framed the defendant
VICTIM, KIM
- You're the victim.
- You're the detective.
Nice. Great.
The victim, Kim, suspected
his wife to be unfaithful
and was arrested for murdering
his wife with a hammer.
The prosecutor in charge of the case, Han,
questioned the victim.
And Kim was sentenced to
a death penalty in court
because all the evidence
pointed Kim as the culprit.
Kim was wrongfully imprisoned.
But three years later,
Choi who was serving time
for aggravated robbery
confessed to the crime,
and Kim was acquitted of his crime.
And Kim sued Prosecutor Han
who framed him as the culprit.
Defendant.
How do you feel about Kim
who was wrongfully imprisoned?
You'll think of the victim,
Kim, as yourself.
That's why you asked me that question.
That's right.
You're just like Prosecutor Seo
who framed me as the culprit.
It's unfortunate what happened to him.
Do you want to apologize to him?
Not at all.
The survey confirmed that
Candidate Lee's approval ratings
from the voters in their 20s and 30s
increased over eight percent.
His innovative housing policy
which will target to benefit
- the younger generation
- Policies for young people
As the hearing is around the corner,
Director Baek Jin Ki, the nominee
of the Minister of Justice position,
will officially resign as the director
of Seojung University Law School.
As soon as Nominee Baek
resigns from
Seojung University Law School
- Sir.
- Yes?
I got a call from
Chief Legal Officer Han Gi Taek.
RECORDING, HAN GI TAEK
The promise he made me
before putting me here
hasn't been fulfilled at all.
I'm not doing volunteer work here.
If he keeps this up,
I don't know how much longer
I can stay quiet.
Okay?
And do you think you
won't be affected by this?
I could start talking at any minute.
Relay this message to him. Got it?
Gosh. That money-grubber.
Tell him to wait quietly.
He's going to get his money
when time is right.
Yes, sir.
The victim's investigation and custody
were carried out by
legally sound processes.
I would like to ask the witness
who was considered the suspect.
During the questioning,
was the prosecutor violent to you
or did he coerce you to make a confession?
No.
During the trial,
did you feel that you were
getting unfair treatment?
No one listened to my claim
that I was innocent.
No one believed me.
No one believed me.
Of course. You kept
changing your statement.
You recanted your testimony.
Your recanted testimony
drove you into the swamp.
But Professor Oh believed me.
Right after the incident,
the victim was shocked from seeing his wife
who was brutally murdered.
So he was mentally unfit.
He was arrested when he was mentally unfit.
So the victim's mental state
became more unstable.
He suffered from visual and
auditory hallucinations.
So he made a false confession
that he killed his wife.
Your Honour.
The victim's mental state was examined
as per the victim's request.
But the medical expert
cleared him as mentally sound.
JUDGE
STUDENT MOCK TRIAL
JUDGE
It looks like we're
interrupting your trial.
I apologize, Your Honour.
Gosh, no. It's all right, sir.
I thought about my parting gift to you.
And then inviting Mr. Choi Tae Guk,
the chairman of the law firm,
the number one law firm
you want to join, crossed my mind.
So I made a last-minute request,
but he accepted my request.
Thank you for your warm welcome
to this uninvited guest.
Then I think it's more fitting
for Chairman Choi to take my seat.
- Nice.
- What do you think?
- Sounds good!
- Yes!
JUDGE
Prosecution.
You may question the witness.
Witness, when you were
investigating the case,
you found the victim's car.
What did you do then?
When a wife is murdered,
the first suspect is the husband.
I deemed it as a vehicle of the suspect,
so I searched it.
I found a hammer in the trunk.
As you know, the deceased victim's blood
and her husband's DNA
were found on the hammer.
That was enough to close the case.
It was the perfect evidence.
Witness, it wasn't perfect.
That's why you're here.
Do you still believe that?
It was the perfect evidence
during the investigation.
He's the defendant now.
But the then-prosecutor trusted
the result of our investigation.
Judge
COURT IN SESSION
According to the analysis report
from the NFS,
the hammer contained
the deceased victim, Sim's blood,
the victim, Kim's fingerprints and DNA,
and unidentified fingerprints.
The defendant, the then-prosecutor,
probably knew this fact.
But to frame the victim as the culprit,
he didn't even check to whom
the fingerprints belonged
and excluded the fingerprints
from the investigation.
That's not true, Your Honour.
It was revealed that
the unidentified fingerprints
belonged to the cop who found
the hammer at the scene.
So there was no need to
look into the fingerprints.
Objection, Your Honour.
There were more than one
unidentified fingerprint.
Go ahead.
There was one more
unidentified fingerprint
other than the police officer's.
The fingerprint should
have been identified.
But the prosecutor omitted it.
So the innocent man, Kim,
served miserable three years
in that cold prison cell.
You guys covered up
the unidentified fingerprint
from the knife.
Defendant.
Why did you omit the unidentified
fingerprint from the investigation?
Because it wasn't important.
The victim confessed to the crime
during the questioning.
And the hammer had
the victim's fingerprint.
Therefore, I requested an
arrest warrant for the victim
and demanded a death penalty in court.
I followed the law to
proceed with the trial.
How was it that the unidentified
fingerprint wasn't important?
As a prosecutor,
you must identify all the fingerprints
found on the weapon.
Did you not omit this important step
to frame the victim as the culprit?
That's slandering.
I didn't do such a thing.
You should have identified to
whom the fingerprint belonged.
Why did you omit that?
Because it wasn't important
once the victim confessed!
Why are you making us repeat ourselves?
That's not what's happening here.
Quiet.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
WHO ABUSED AUTHORITY
AND FRAMED THE DEFENDAN
All right. What's your
argument, Prosecution?
JUDGE
What was improper about
the investigation and the trial?
The investigation wasn't proper.
In what ways was it not proper?
The defendant fabricated
an investigation report
to make it look like only
the victim's fingerprint
was found on the murder weapon.
He also wrote a false report that
the police officer's fingerprint
was found on the weapon.
He abused his authority
and imprisoned the victim.
This is a violation of Article 124.1
of the Criminal Code.
Abuse of authority and confinement charge.
Defendant.
Is it true that you fabricated
the investigation reports and statements?
No.
The police officer accidentally
touched the murder weapon
and was worried that I might
find his fingerprint on it.
And I was worried that
might become a problem,
so I received a statement from him
to remove possible problems.
That's why when unidentified
fingerprints were found,
he thought they belonged
to the police officer
and didn't dig deeper.
He didn't cover it up or tried to hide it.
Not digging deeper is the problem!
I don't understand
why you're arguing that it was a problem.
The murder weapon, the hammer,
was found in the vehicle of
the suspect who confessed.
And the suspect's fingerprint was found.
That was enough evidence to
confirm his confession
and prove that he was guilty of the crime.
Don't you all agree?
What more would you need to see?
If you have obtained sufficient evidence,
the number of other
fingerprints that were found
doesn't matter, and you wouldn't
even need to look into it.
JUDGE
I'll announce my ruling.
In conclusion, the suspect was innocent.
The real culprit was someone else.
However, this was revealed
through the culprit's confession.
There's no evidence that
indicates the defendant
abused his authority and
arrested the suspect,
knowing he was innocent.
PROSECUTION
The law holds that it is better to
have ten guilty persons escape
than to have one innocent person suffer.
That is the principle the
Criminal Procedure Act was built upon.
Even if the suspect was
initially found guilty
but was exonerated later on
as in this case,
we cannot hold the
prosecution accountable
and accuse them of abuse of authority
when there is no sufficient evidence
for it will discourage the
law enforcement agencies
from fully executing
their rights and duties.
Then, when they're not 100 percent sure,
they'll be hesitant to
apprehend or charge suspects.
And in the long term,
it will lead to social unrest
and cause more chaos.
Most importantly, it seems that
the defendant did his best
while investigating the case.
And I understand
why he decided not to investigate
the unidentified fingerprints
found on the murder weapon.
In addition, there is no evidence
that the defendant
deliberately tried to arrest the suspect,
knowing that he was innocent.
Ergo,
the court finds the defendant not guilty.
DEFENCE COUNSEL, DEFENDAN
PROSECUTION
All right. Let's thank
the presiding judge of the day,
Mr. Choi Tae Guk of TK Law Firm,
with a big round of applause.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
WHO ABUSED AUTHORITY
AND FRAMED THE DEFENDAN
Don't worry about
your confirmation hearing.
I'm counting on you, Chairman Choi.
Thanks to you, I learned a lot
and had a great time today.
You learned a lot?
The trial is over.
The case from ten years ago.
The Ungju Stepsister Murder,
also known as the Kim Dong Gu case.
Mr. Choi Tae Guk,
you were the chief prosecutor
of the prosecutors' office
that handled the case.
I have a question for you.
It was similar to the case
we discussed at the mock trial.
Don't you already know
what my answer will be?
From what I remember,
Kim Dong Gu confessed to the crime,
and there was nothing wrong
with the investigation
and the trial as well.
How did No Byung Chul
end up becoming the culprit?
Who made him the culprit?
And why did he die?
Why, just before his
early release on parole?
Why are you asking me?
You're barking up the wrong tree.
Someone framed Kim Dong Gu.
And as if that wasn't enough,
No Byung Chul was also framed.
Was it Prosecutor Seo Jun Myeong?
Or
is there someone else behind him?
Kim Dong Gu.
You see, if you were Kim Dong Gu
Ten years have passed,
and No Byung Chul's guilt
drove him to suicide.
So now,
what would you do if you were Kim Dong Gu?
I think he will find the culprit.
The person who framed Kim Dong Gu.
The real culprit who
framed No Byung Chul
and got him killed.
He will be sure to find the real culprit.
You think Kim Dong Gu would do that?
How foolish. That's such a shame.
Foolishness always leads to tragedy.
If you ever meet Kim Dong Gu,
make sure to tell him.
If you happen to know
who the culprit is, let him know
that he will pay for messing
with other people's lives.
That brazen brat. How dare he stop my car?
My apologies, sir.
This time, I'll take care of him
without a single mistake.
Leave him be. Let's see
how cheeky he can get.
It'll be fun to watch.
If that punk acts up, so will Soo Jae.
If I trample all over Soo Jae,
he'll lose that enthusiasm.
It'll be entertaining to watch
how it all unfolds.
DIRECTOR BAEK JIN KI
Come in.
Choi Yoon Sang.
You did a great job today.
Chairman Choi was very
satisfied with your argument.
Why did you organize such an event?
With such designated roles.
I have a favour to ask.
Chairman Choi Tae Guk.
I'd like to meet him.
Oh, that. I wanted to organize
a mock trial as my parting gift,
instead of a useless resignation ceremony.
Exactly.
Why did you pick a case like that
and such roles for me and Chan?
Is that what you're curious about?
Do you have an idea as to
why I did such a thing?
You really take after Chairman Choi.
But you're also quite different from him.
Because of that, I always felt bad for you.
You won't choose the easy way
even though it's right before you.
And you'll always be lonely.
I'm not quite following, sir.
When I heard you decided to
leave the Legal Clinic Center
to go intern at TK,
I was a little worried about you.
I wondered, "Why is he doing this?"
"Does he have a hidden agenda?"
Of course, I had to make that choice
as Chairman Choi Tae Guk's son.
I hope it helps you find
the answer you're looking for.
Darn it. I wanted to wear
the prosecutor's robe too.
My gosh. Kang Ja, you look so charismatic.
You too. Everyone would think
you're a real lawyer.
What's going on here? What's wrong?
Don't tell me
you're upset over the mock trial.
Yes, I am.
Hey, I'm really upset because I lost.
At least you won.
I know I won the trial,
but I don't agree with the decision.
How could he be not guilty?
The victim was wrongfully
imprisoned for three years.
How could the prosecutor who put him
behind bars be deemed not guilty?
Fine. If everyone in such a case
gets a guilty verdict,
it will discourage the
law enforcement agencies.
"Then when they're not 100 percent sure,"
"they'll be hesitant to
apprehend or charge suspects."
"And in the long term,
it will lead to social unrest"
"And cause more chaos"!
That is all true,
but the prosecutor should at least
be fined, don't you think?
Yes, exactly!
My, what a beautiful sight.
Who knew the prosecutor
and the defence counsel
could be in complete agreement like this?
We're meeting on the second floor of
Professor Oh's building in an hour.
- Professor Oh's building?
- All of a sudden?
What's going on?
Excuse me. My gosh.
Maybe we should've brought
a gift or something.
I know. We came empty-handed.
Well, Professor Oh is rich.
My gosh, her place is so nice.
This is Chan's handwriting.
You wrote this, right?
- Yes.
- This is Professor Oh's writing.
It looks like Professor Oh
added things to Chan's notes.
What is this, Chan?
- I have a favour to ask of you.
- What is it?
I'm officially reaching out to
the Legal Clinic Center for help.
I want to catch the real
culprit in Na Jung's case.
Let's catch the culprit.
Let's do this, guys.
- Okay.
- I'm in too!
Everyone is here.
- Hello.
- Oh, you're here.
WHAT KIND OF DEAL WAS
HAN GI TAEK OFFERED?
It is important to uncover the truth
and catch the culprit,
but you should be
very careful at all times.
Don't get hurt in whatever circumstances.
CHOI JU WAN, CHOI TAE GUK
When will the sell-off be finalized?
We will draw up the final agreement
by the end of this week.
How's Soo Jae doing?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Is something going on between you and her?
What about Seung Yeon?
She's at my in-laws' house in
Ulsan with Jae Yi for a few days.
Your in-laws?
They aren't my in-laws anymore.
She wanted to visit them one last time
before going to the US.
I should let her do that.
Keep checking up on her.
Okay.
Well, Father.
Do you know
who bought Chairman Han's
house in Samjung-dong?
According to Dong O,
an American corporation bought it.
Why are you worried about that?
Father, that house doesn't worry you?
Why would it?
Why are you worried?
Sir.
You need to watch this.
It's been confirmed that
the skeleton found
at the construction site
in Yeongpyeong District
belonged to the victim, Jeon,
of the step sibling murder case
in Ungju ten years ago.
Back then, her stepbrother, Kim,
was arrested as the culprit.
Not being able to find the body
broke everyone's heart.
However, when Kim was imprisoned,
No who was arrested and
questioned for another crime,
turned out to be the culprit.
And this discovery
shocked the country again.
Father.
I thought you took care of this, Mr. Ha.
I'm sorry.
So you knew.
You knew it the moment
you saw the skeleton, right?
Because you dumped her there.
That's why
my father yelled at you.
Because you failed to take care of that.
You failed to do one job!
You punk!
The skeleton that was found
at the scene of collapse
in Yeongpyeong District
was found along with a sack.
Right after the skeleton was found,
the police believed it to be
connected to a violent crime.
And they were trying to
identify the skeleton.
And No who was serving time
as the real culprit
committed suicide right before
his release on parole.
Some people speculated that
there was a reason behind it.
Then are you implying that
No's death has something
to do with the skeleton?
That's right.
If you look at the time of No's death,
it was right after the skeleton was found.
When he heard that the skeleton was found,
it must have affected his mental state.
And that could have pushed him
to end his life based on the time line.
REALLY? S UNIVERSITY?
HE MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY SMART.
HE EVEN RUNS A RESTAURAN
IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
WHY DID THE REAL CULPRIT DIE?
I think people will find out fast
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
That's the point.
What? Shouldn't you keep this
under wraps? Not expose him?
That way, he'll be safe.
HAN SUNG BUM
CHOI TAE GUK
The one who coordinated everything
will be following Gong Chan's moves now.
When it's announced that
the skeleton is Jeon Na Jung,
make people find out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
Make it look like people
found out on their own.
If the whole country knows,
and Chan is in the limelight,
he won't be able to hurt Chan.
"JEON NA JUNG'S MOTHER
VOLUNTARILY PROVIDES HER DNA"
But seeing how the real culprit
died out of the blue,
there might be something else.
Is it possible that the real culprit
isn't the real culprit?
If Kim Dong Gu and No Byung Chul
aren't the culprits,
who is the culprit then?
Maybe, there's someone
who's utterly scared
while watching the news.
Suffer in a pit of fire.
If you lived ten years
without paying for your crime,
you deserve to be in a pit of fire.
I thought No Byung Chul
paid the price for it.
Maybe, not.
Unimaginable things
take place in our world.
No way. Then does it mean
someone got Kim Dong Gu
and No Byung Chul locked up?
And did that someone kill No too?
WONIL FUNERAL HALL
Oh, hello.
Ma'am, this way.
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES.
FROM DAEHAN COMMUNICATIONS
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES.
FROM YUJIN TRADING
My daughter.
Thank you.
My daughter.
Thank you so much
for
coming back to me.
"SKELETON IN YEONGPYEONG DISTRIC
GETS IDENTIFIED"
Who cares if it's Jeon Na Jung's skeleton?
No Byung Chul is dead anyway.
Isn't he, Chief Kang?
I heard that the mother stopped by
the station while I was away.
I should have taken care of this.
I'm sorry, sir.
You're going about this all wrong.
You shouldn't be calling me.
You must talk to the press.
Pardon?
No Byung Chul committed suicide
because of the skeleton.
When he saw the skeleton,
he was reminded of his crime
and died out of remorse.
Shouldn't you clarify this?
Right. Yes. I couldn't think it that far.
I'll make sure to get that done, sir.
Seriously. How dense.
What about Soo Jae?
I'm sorry. For some reason,
I can't seem to reach her.
"HANSU CONSTRUCTION'S DEVELOPMEN
BUSINESS AND CORRUPTION SUSPICIONS"
Hansu Construction is suspected of
receiving preferential treatment
during their various development projects
in Yeongpyeong District.
Ever since 2017,
LH has tried to put together
a public housing business project
in Yeongpyeong District.
But Assemblyman Lee In Soo,
the regional assemblyman back then,
aggressively interfered to
derail the housing project.
Despite the fact that the process
was found improper,
he even involved the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport.
How could you fail to stop one article?
You should all resign! How useless.
All of you should resign and leave!
- Gosh.
- Sir.
What? What just went off?
Sir!
Come on. You're the director.
You should have stopped
these nonsense articles
from your young reporters.
What do you mean there was
preferential treatment
Hello?
That darn director.
This contains some files
on their preferential treatment
in Yeongpyeong District.
Why are you giving me this?
I don't think we're
exactly on friendly terms.
If you were that harsh toward me,
you would take it all the way
whatever it may be.
Their preferential treatment
in Yeongpyeong District.
You were the one who exposed them
which I expected.
Because I have all the confidential files.
I'm sure they will know what you're up to.
I'm going to make my move first.
I'll tell people the real culprit
of the incident ten years ago
and there was another victim
other than Jeon Na Jung.
We don't have any concrete evidence.
If you act prematurely,
you might get hurt.
How much longer will you stay as a coward?
Chairman Choi Tae Guk
already figured out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
It jeopardizes Gong Chan's safety.
I can't put him
in danger again.
How did it go?
The funeral is over.
And I dropped off Ms. Ji at her house.
And Chan was standing
at the memorial park
where people couldn't see him.
THE LATE JEON NA JUNG
Na Jung.
What took you so long?
GREEN JUNK SHOP
Darn it. Just wait until I catch you.
I'll tell your mom about
your part-time job.
I said I would catch you.
Is that why it took this long?
Is that why?
I'm sorry.
I should have gotten there sooner.
I'm sorry.
THE LATE JEON NA JUNG
Is that you, Dong Gu?
I wondered who would leave food
at my house from time to time.
I wondered if it was your dad.
He was a loving person despite everything.
That's what I thought.
But at one point, I found milk.
Because
you always gave me milk.
Ms. Song told me that you had been there
throughout Na Jung's send-off ceremony.
Thank you.
Ms. Ji.
I'm going to find the real culprit
no matter what.
So take care of your health.
Dong Gu.
I know that you didn't do it.
At first, I really thought you did it.
I had to curse you out,
so I could go on with my life.
When I found out that you didn't do it,
I
I hated myself for it, so I hated you.
Dong Gu. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Just wait a bit.
I
Na Jung is back now.
You should stop coming here too.
CHAIRMAN HAN SUNG BUM,
ASSEMBLYMAN LEE IN SOO
Come in.
I need to talk to you.
Go ahead.
You must have had your reason
for not returning any of my calls.
Ten years ago,
on September 4, 2012.
That was the day Jeon Na Jung
whose skeleton was found in
Yeongpyeong District was murdered.
That day,
a woman in her 20s was
transported to the hospital
in the middle of the night
after a car accident.
Before the accident,
she was taken someplace else
by three men from a club in Seoul.
I'm sure they drugged her drink
because there was footage of her,
unable to move when she was
moved somewhere else.
What are you getting at?
The men took the woman to
a house in Seoul and raped her.
And the woman escaped frantically
and ran away from the house.
Then she ran into a part-timer,
Jeon Na Jung, at a convenience store
When Jeon Na Jung tried to help the woman,
the men caught up.
The woman started to run again.
Then she got hit by a car and
was transported to the hospital.
The men were worried that
their crime would be exposed.
So they took Jeon Na Jung
who witnessed everything
and killed her.
Chairman Choi doesn't know about Eun Seo.
They didn't tell him about her.
The 3 suspects raped a woman in her 20s
and murdered Jeon Na Jung.
Han Dong O,
Lee Si Hyuk,
and Choi Ju Wan.
What do you think, sir?
That's nonsense.
The stepbrother of Jeon Na Jung
is Kim Dong Gu.
I'm sure you already figured out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
What's your point?
Why are you beating around the bush?
The moment I made the wrong decision
to save my mother and brothers.
I was afraid of regretting that moment,
so I had been neglecting it.
But now, I would like to regret it.
My foolish decision
caused an innocent man,
Kim Dong Gu, to be found guilty.
But the three suspects have
been living such good lives.
One of them is the son of
a presidential candidate.
And the other one is
the successor to Hansu Group.
And the last one
is the successor to TK Law Firm.
Soo Jae, I don't know
where you heard this nonsense.
Let's say that what
you're telling me is true.
But you won't be able to catch them.
Especially Ju Wan.
You will never be able to catch him.
Jae Yi.
She's your daughter.
WHY HER?
Let's talk about Jae Yi later.
Shut it.
Did you come because you wanted to see me?
Why couldn't I recognize you?
How could anyone do something like that?
Father did everything! It was him!
Don't pretend you're any different.
Father has you and me
in the palm of his hand.
Stop trying to be smart. Tell me the truth.
I don't know!
If I go down, the party will go down too!
Darn it.
You crazy punk! Who else was there?
Can Ms. Oh bring down Chairman Choi?
You're using your daughter
to cut a deal with me.
I'm going to raise her well as my daughter.
I'll give you the 70 billion won you want.
Isn't that enough?
Yes. Give it to me.
Give me the 70 billion won
and sign the document.
Give me everything I want.
Do you think I didn't find evidence?
You
I'll give you two hours
to sign the document.
I'm not offering a deal. It's an order.
Since I made my move,
Chairman Choi will make his too.
Tell everyone to be careful.
Jae Yi is gone.
Give me the address now. Where are you?
What do I do?
ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, INCIDENTS,
AND ORGANIZATIONS PORTRAYED
IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.
I
did something wrong.
The savings bank corruption scandal
15 years ago.
The investigation was led by Choi Tae Guk.
The person who introduced
the illegal loan broker to
the CEO of the savings bank.
That was me.
The broker paid me in return.
When the investigation began,
I went to see Choi Tae Guk
and got down on my knees.
I begged him for help.
I begged him on my knees
like a pathetic loser.
Don't tell me that was the reason
you did nothing when you knew
they should be investigated as suspects.
For all those years,
you kept your silence as if you were dead?
I needed money.
I wanted to buy a house
so Eun Seo and her mother
could live there together.
Now, you're telling me all this
and listing ridiculous excuses.
And what? We should catch them together?
Someone was already framed for it once.
You think we can catch them
when there's no evidence?
Help me.
You're on your knees again?
You are pathetic.
Clearly, you can do this
whenever you need to.
The next time you kneel down,
who will it be for?
Catching those scumbags
is all I care about.
I'll get down on my knees
a hundred times
if we can catch those jerks.
Han Dong O, Lee Si Hyuk,
and Choi Ju Wan.
We must get them.
Together, we can catch them!
Soo Jae!
That's why I bought that house.
That day, they must have
left some traces behind.
I will find it, no matter what.
Traces.
- That part-timer was
- Are you okay?
- Kim Dong Gu's younger sister.
- Can I borrow your cell phone?
She was Jeon Na Jung.
My cell phone? Okay.
Wait here.
Hey! Where is this wench?
Han Dong O, Lee Si Hyuk, Choi Ju Wan.
They kidnapped Eun Seo,
but she ended up in an accident.
And Jeon Na Jung witnessed everything.
So they couldn't just let her go.
Who's that girl? She saw everything.
Hey, get her!
Knowing their fathers
Especially Choi Tae Guk,
who was a chief prosecutor back then,
wouldn't have had any problem framing
Kim Dong Gu for the crime his son
and his son's friends committed.
Wait for me there.
I'll follow you as soon as
I wrap things up here.
I can't believe I fell for such a scumbag.
WHY HER?
Season 01 Episode 13
CHOI YOON SANG
Soo Jae, I need to talk to you.
It's about Chan.
Pick up.
Yoon Sang, what are you doing?
Kim Dong Gu.
You deceived Soo Jae.
And Soo Jae gave up on you.
CHOI YOON SANG
Soo Jae
gave up on you.
You still don't see it?
SOO JAE
Soo Jae gave up on you during that trial!
Because it was a complete defeat for her,
she was able to join TK Law Firm
and work under my father.
What?
What are you talking about?
What is this about?
Tell me everything you know.
Her mother and brothers
were arrested at that time.
And she was offered a deal.
Through her mentor, Director Baek,
she was told not to waste her effort
on Kim Dong Gu's trial.
Then her family would be released.
Don't give me this nonsense
unless you can be responsible for it.
This is why
you and Soo Jae can't work out.
You deceived Soo Jae.
And she gave up on you.
I don't care.
I don't care.
If she had to give up on me
to save her family,
she made the right decision.
She should have done that
because I would've done the same.
Stop lying to yourself.
Do you think using that logic
to justify her decision
would make everything go away?
You think I'm lying?
The whole world deemed me the culprit.
And even my own father didn't believe me.
Do you know how miserable
that makes you feel?
Professor Oh was the
only person who believed me
when I was in misery.
You probably don't know that feeling.
Hearing how someone believed me
helped me breathe and keep living.
You can't even imagine that.
You got framed because
you let people walk all over you.
People use you because
you let people walk all over you!
So what?
Someone believed me.
That's all I need.
I don't care if she gave up on me
at the trial.
You're crazy.
OH SOO JAE, ARGUED FOR
MY INNOCENCE, BUT LOS
A LAWYER AT TK LAW FIRM
THE ONE WHO BELIEVED ME TO THE END
You don't care?
You don't care, no matter
what anybody does to you?
What about now? You still don't care?
SOO JAE
What did you do? What did you
just do to Professor Oh?
Even now, you're worried about her?
I told you that she had betrayed you.
This
really irks me.
WE'RE CLOSED. THANK YOU.
To tell you the truth,
I wondered if Professor Oh
lost the trial
because she gave up.
What? When?
During the trial?
No, I had too much on my mind back then.
When I was preparing for law school,
I suddenly became curious and
wanted to check my court records.
So you checked?
Did you find anything strange?
The witnesses she brought in
were discredited.
I tried to remember
what happened at the trial.
And I think
she could tell at some point
that she'd lose
no matter what.
She knew she'd lose the trial.
So she did stab you in the back.
She ditched you.
If you're going to sit here and
upset Chan, just go upstairs.
Hey, my blood is boiling right now.
I mean, are you okay with this?
You must be angry too.
Hey! You little
My life is
so pathetic, Jun Hee.
It's not your fault.
You did nothing wrong,
so don't think like that.
No, it is my fault.
My decision
put Kim Dong Gu in pure torment.
And my choice
made me end up in the gutter.
Yet I had no idea.
I thought it'd lead me to a good place.
I'm so humiliated.
I sorely regret my decision.
I'm really embarrassed.
Gosh.
Hey, Chan.
You said Professor Oh heard
your entire conversation
with Yoon Sang earlier.
Even if you tell her
that it doesn't matter,
she won't be able to face you.
Of course not. How could she?
If I were her, I'd run away.
I wouldn't want to run into you ever again.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But once you get to know the person
Kim Dong Gu? What a mess.
But I believe you.
Since I know that she's a good person,
learning about her past mistakes
won't change how I feel about her.
I already know what she's like.
Of course, I won't change my mind easily.
That's how it is with us too, you know.
Even if we have wronged
each other, it's okay.
It's okay, indeed.
A little mistake is no big deal.
That's true. It doesn't matter.
You didn't have to walk me out.
My goodness. You're smiling now?
Everyone has regrets.
It's nothing to be embarrassed about.
You know there are jerks
who should really be embarrassed.
Make them experience the
kind of humiliation they deserve.
Make them pay for what they did,
no matter what.
That's what Oh Soo Jae would do, you know?
That's what my friend, Oh Soo Jae, will do.
Oh, gosh.
Professor Oh, you were right.
Mr. Ha's movements certainly
overlap with yours.
I managed to obtain some security footage.
I'll send it to you now.
He stood outside and listened
to your entire lecture.
When your students came out,
he hid in the back.
When he left the law school,
he went straight to TK.
And since then, nothing suspicious yet.
Please continue to keep
a close watch on him.
GONG CHAN
What's up, at this hour?
Let's just call it even.
I didn't tell you that I was Kim Dong Gu.
I wronged you too,
so let's call it even.
What?
I know Yoon Sang made you listen
to our conversation last night.
You can't just let it go like that.
What I did to you was
Just leave.
I don't care!
I know what kind of person
you are. So I don't care.
PROFESSOR OH SOO JAE
You can come in.
Let's talk inside.
I betrayed you.
You hid from me that you were
Kim Dong Gu, but that's nothing.
What I did to you was
Director Baek told me everything.
I know who the real suspects are
and who orchestrated everything.
Let's get them together.
The scumbags who destroyed my life
and turned your life upside down.
Let's catch them together.
You should leave.
JEON NA JUNG'S CLOTHES! THAT NIGHT!
SUICIDE?
SOMEONE DELIBERATELY FRAMED KIM DONG GU.
CHOI TAE GUK, SEO JUN MYEONG
WHY DID TK HIRE ME
AFTER I LOST DONG GU'S TRIAL?
DISCREDITED ALL EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
CHAIRMAN HAN'S HOUSE
IN SAMJUNG-DONG? TRACES?
I just scribbled some
What is this?
What is all this?
I heard Na Jung helped
Director Baek's daughter
that night.
What is his daughter's name?
Kang Eun Seo.
YOON SE PIL
They have different surnames,
but she is his daughter.
Kang Eun Seo got into
a car accident that night.
She was brought into the hospital
where Jun Hee worked as a resident,
wearing a convenience store uniform
with a name tag that said "Jeon Na Jung".
Jun Hee said it looked like
something else
had happened to Kang Eun Seo
before the car accident occurred.
Then that was also
CHOI JU WAN, HAN DONG O, LEE SI HYUK
These scumbags
They did that to my sister, Na Jung.
JEON NA JUNG, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
She was a good girl.
But I was never good to her.
I'm
sorry.
Whenever I thought of you,
I felt so guilty.
But I tried to ignore it.
I thought that was the right thing to do
because I was afraid
I'd regret my decision.
I'm
so
sorry.
Director Baek, I have a favour to ask.
I brought you all the info
I've gathered on the incident.
Are we
on the same side now?
Not possible. We share
the same goal, but that's it.
Let Director Baek know
that he'll have to pay for
being such a coward in the past.
That's my condition.
UNGJU STEPSISTER MURDER CASE
Are you serious? The prime suspects
were these three I mean,
these three scumbags?
We must find solid evidence,
although it won't be easy
as a lot of time has passed.
We must find it.
One more thing.
The three of them aren't capable enough
to handle anything on their own.
They were probably
less capable ten years ago.
And such people want to become
the chairmen of a law firm
and the chairmen of a conglomerate
and the president of this country.
And they messed up
an innocent man's life
and yours as well.
Are you all right?
No.
LEE IN SOO WILL MAKE
OUR COUNTRY FAIR AND NEW.
Yes. His approval ratings went up
by seven percent over the weekend.
I have five interviews scheduled today.
That's amazing!
You're wearing a nice outfit, right?
Go to a hair salon. Get your hair done too.
I already did, of course.
How are things with you?
Is everything good in Yeongpyeong District?
Did the problem with
the skeleton get sorted out?
I just came back from the scene.
Everything is going perfectly.
We're trying to identify the skeleton.
The victim's family will probably show up.
I have nothing to worry about.
Oh, right.
When will Director Baek Jin Ki
resign from the university?
Today is his last day.
He can just quietly resign on his last day.
But he's doing some kind of event today.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
who abused authority
and framed the defendant
VICTIM, KIM
- You're the victim.
- You're the detective.
Nice. Great.
The victim, Kim, suspected
his wife to be unfaithful
and was arrested for murdering
his wife with a hammer.
The prosecutor in charge of the case, Han,
questioned the victim.
And Kim was sentenced to
a death penalty in court
because all the evidence
pointed Kim as the culprit.
Kim was wrongfully imprisoned.
But three years later,
Choi who was serving time
for aggravated robbery
confessed to the crime,
and Kim was acquitted of his crime.
And Kim sued Prosecutor Han
who framed him as the culprit.
Defendant.
How do you feel about Kim
who was wrongfully imprisoned?
You'll think of the victim,
Kim, as yourself.
That's why you asked me that question.
That's right.
You're just like Prosecutor Seo
who framed me as the culprit.
It's unfortunate what happened to him.
Do you want to apologize to him?
Not at all.
The survey confirmed that
Candidate Lee's approval ratings
from the voters in their 20s and 30s
increased over eight percent.
His innovative housing policy
which will target to benefit
- the younger generation
- Policies for young people
As the hearing is around the corner,
Director Baek Jin Ki, the nominee
of the Minister of Justice position,
will officially resign as the director
of Seojung University Law School.
As soon as Nominee Baek
resigns from
Seojung University Law School
- Sir.
- Yes?
I got a call from
Chief Legal Officer Han Gi Taek.
RECORDING, HAN GI TAEK
The promise he made me
before putting me here
hasn't been fulfilled at all.
I'm not doing volunteer work here.
If he keeps this up,
I don't know how much longer
I can stay quiet.
Okay?
And do you think you
won't be affected by this?
I could start talking at any minute.
Relay this message to him. Got it?
Gosh. That money-grubber.
Tell him to wait quietly.
He's going to get his money
when time is right.
Yes, sir.
The victim's investigation and custody
were carried out by
legally sound processes.
I would like to ask the witness
who was considered the suspect.
During the questioning,
was the prosecutor violent to you
or did he coerce you to make a confession?
No.
During the trial,
did you feel that you were
getting unfair treatment?
No one listened to my claim
that I was innocent.
No one believed me.
No one believed me.
Of course. You kept
changing your statement.
You recanted your testimony.
Your recanted testimony
drove you into the swamp.
But Professor Oh believed me.
Right after the incident,
the victim was shocked from seeing his wife
who was brutally murdered.
So he was mentally unfit.
He was arrested when he was mentally unfit.
So the victim's mental state
became more unstable.
He suffered from visual and
auditory hallucinations.
So he made a false confession
that he killed his wife.
Your Honour.
The victim's mental state was examined
as per the victim's request.
But the medical expert
cleared him as mentally sound.
JUDGE
STUDENT MOCK TRIAL
JUDGE
It looks like we're
interrupting your trial.
I apologize, Your Honour.
Gosh, no. It's all right, sir.
I thought about my parting gift to you.
And then inviting Mr. Choi Tae Guk,
the chairman of the law firm,
the number one law firm
you want to join, crossed my mind.
So I made a last-minute request,
but he accepted my request.
Thank you for your warm welcome
to this uninvited guest.
Then I think it's more fitting
for Chairman Choi to take my seat.
- Nice.
- What do you think?
- Sounds good!
- Yes!
JUDGE
Prosecution.
You may question the witness.
Witness, when you were
investigating the case,
you found the victim's car.
What did you do then?
When a wife is murdered,
the first suspect is the husband.
I deemed it as a vehicle of the suspect,
so I searched it.
I found a hammer in the trunk.
As you know, the deceased victim's blood
and her husband's DNA
were found on the hammer.
That was enough to close the case.
It was the perfect evidence.
Witness, it wasn't perfect.
That's why you're here.
Do you still believe that?
It was the perfect evidence
during the investigation.
He's the defendant now.
But the then-prosecutor trusted
the result of our investigation.
Judge
COURT IN SESSION
According to the analysis report
from the NFS,
the hammer contained
the deceased victim, Sim's blood,
the victim, Kim's fingerprints and DNA,
and unidentified fingerprints.
The defendant, the then-prosecutor,
probably knew this fact.
But to frame the victim as the culprit,
he didn't even check to whom
the fingerprints belonged
and excluded the fingerprints
from the investigation.
That's not true, Your Honour.
It was revealed that
the unidentified fingerprints
belonged to the cop who found
the hammer at the scene.
So there was no need to
look into the fingerprints.
Objection, Your Honour.
There were more than one
unidentified fingerprint.
Go ahead.
There was one more
unidentified fingerprint
other than the police officer's.
The fingerprint should
have been identified.
But the prosecutor omitted it.
So the innocent man, Kim,
served miserable three years
in that cold prison cell.
You guys covered up
the unidentified fingerprint
from the knife.
Defendant.
Why did you omit the unidentified
fingerprint from the investigation?
Because it wasn't important.
The victim confessed to the crime
during the questioning.
And the hammer had
the victim's fingerprint.
Therefore, I requested an
arrest warrant for the victim
and demanded a death penalty in court.
I followed the law to
proceed with the trial.
How was it that the unidentified
fingerprint wasn't important?
As a prosecutor,
you must identify all the fingerprints
found on the weapon.
Did you not omit this important step
to frame the victim as the culprit?
That's slandering.
I didn't do such a thing.
You should have identified to
whom the fingerprint belonged.
Why did you omit that?
Because it wasn't important
once the victim confessed!
Why are you making us repeat ourselves?
That's not what's happening here.
Quiet.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
WHO ABUSED AUTHORITY
AND FRAMED THE DEFENDAN
All right. What's your
argument, Prosecution?
JUDGE
What was improper about
the investigation and the trial?
The investigation wasn't proper.
In what ways was it not proper?
The defendant fabricated
an investigation report
to make it look like only
the victim's fingerprint
was found on the murder weapon.
He also wrote a false report that
the police officer's fingerprint
was found on the weapon.
He abused his authority
and imprisoned the victim.
This is a violation of Article 124.1
of the Criminal Code.
Abuse of authority and confinement charge.
Defendant.
Is it true that you fabricated
the investigation reports and statements?
No.
The police officer accidentally
touched the murder weapon
and was worried that I might
find his fingerprint on it.
And I was worried that
might become a problem,
so I received a statement from him
to remove possible problems.
That's why when unidentified
fingerprints were found,
he thought they belonged
to the police officer
and didn't dig deeper.
He didn't cover it up or tried to hide it.
Not digging deeper is the problem!
I don't understand
why you're arguing that it was a problem.
The murder weapon, the hammer,
was found in the vehicle of
the suspect who confessed.
And the suspect's fingerprint was found.
That was enough evidence to
confirm his confession
and prove that he was guilty of the crime.
Don't you all agree?
What more would you need to see?
If you have obtained sufficient evidence,
the number of other
fingerprints that were found
doesn't matter, and you wouldn't
even need to look into it.
JUDGE
I'll announce my ruling.
In conclusion, the suspect was innocent.
The real culprit was someone else.
However, this was revealed
through the culprit's confession.
There's no evidence that
indicates the defendant
abused his authority and
arrested the suspect,
knowing he was innocent.
PROSECUTION
The law holds that it is better to
have ten guilty persons escape
than to have one innocent person suffer.
That is the principle the
Criminal Procedure Act was built upon.
Even if the suspect was
initially found guilty
but was exonerated later on
as in this case,
we cannot hold the
prosecution accountable
and accuse them of abuse of authority
when there is no sufficient evidence
for it will discourage the
law enforcement agencies
from fully executing
their rights and duties.
Then, when they're not 100 percent sure,
they'll be hesitant to
apprehend or charge suspects.
And in the long term,
it will lead to social unrest
and cause more chaos.
Most importantly, it seems that
the defendant did his best
while investigating the case.
And I understand
why he decided not to investigate
the unidentified fingerprints
found on the murder weapon.
In addition, there is no evidence
that the defendant
deliberately tried to arrest the suspect,
knowing that he was innocent.
Ergo,
the court finds the defendant not guilty.
DEFENCE COUNSEL, DEFENDAN
PROSECUTION
All right. Let's thank
the presiding judge of the day,
Mr. Choi Tae Guk of TK Law Firm,
with a big round of applause.
WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT,
CONFINEMENT CHARGE ON THE PROSECUTOR
WHO ABUSED AUTHORITY
AND FRAMED THE DEFENDAN
Don't worry about
your confirmation hearing.
I'm counting on you, Chairman Choi.
Thanks to you, I learned a lot
and had a great time today.
You learned a lot?
The trial is over.
The case from ten years ago.
The Ungju Stepsister Murder,
also known as the Kim Dong Gu case.
Mr. Choi Tae Guk,
you were the chief prosecutor
of the prosecutors' office
that handled the case.
I have a question for you.
It was similar to the case
we discussed at the mock trial.
Don't you already know
what my answer will be?
From what I remember,
Kim Dong Gu confessed to the crime,
and there was nothing wrong
with the investigation
and the trial as well.
How did No Byung Chul
end up becoming the culprit?
Who made him the culprit?
And why did he die?
Why, just before his
early release on parole?
Why are you asking me?
You're barking up the wrong tree.
Someone framed Kim Dong Gu.
And as if that wasn't enough,
No Byung Chul was also framed.
Was it Prosecutor Seo Jun Myeong?
Or
is there someone else behind him?
Kim Dong Gu.
You see, if you were Kim Dong Gu
Ten years have passed,
and No Byung Chul's guilt
drove him to suicide.
So now,
what would you do if you were Kim Dong Gu?
I think he will find the culprit.
The person who framed Kim Dong Gu.
The real culprit who
framed No Byung Chul
and got him killed.
He will be sure to find the real culprit.
You think Kim Dong Gu would do that?
How foolish. That's such a shame.
Foolishness always leads to tragedy.
If you ever meet Kim Dong Gu,
make sure to tell him.
If you happen to know
who the culprit is, let him know
that he will pay for messing
with other people's lives.
That brazen brat. How dare he stop my car?
My apologies, sir.
This time, I'll take care of him
without a single mistake.
Leave him be. Let's see
how cheeky he can get.
It'll be fun to watch.
If that punk acts up, so will Soo Jae.
If I trample all over Soo Jae,
he'll lose that enthusiasm.
It'll be entertaining to watch
how it all unfolds.
DIRECTOR BAEK JIN KI
Come in.
Choi Yoon Sang.
You did a great job today.
Chairman Choi was very
satisfied with your argument.
Why did you organize such an event?
With such designated roles.
I have a favour to ask.
Chairman Choi Tae Guk.
I'd like to meet him.
Oh, that. I wanted to organize
a mock trial as my parting gift,
instead of a useless resignation ceremony.
Exactly.
Why did you pick a case like that
and such roles for me and Chan?
Is that what you're curious about?
Do you have an idea as to
why I did such a thing?
You really take after Chairman Choi.
But you're also quite different from him.
Because of that, I always felt bad for you.
You won't choose the easy way
even though it's right before you.
And you'll always be lonely.
I'm not quite following, sir.
When I heard you decided to
leave the Legal Clinic Center
to go intern at TK,
I was a little worried about you.
I wondered, "Why is he doing this?"
"Does he have a hidden agenda?"
Of course, I had to make that choice
as Chairman Choi Tae Guk's son.
I hope it helps you find
the answer you're looking for.
Darn it. I wanted to wear
the prosecutor's robe too.
My gosh. Kang Ja, you look so charismatic.
You too. Everyone would think
you're a real lawyer.
What's going on here? What's wrong?
Don't tell me
you're upset over the mock trial.
Yes, I am.
Hey, I'm really upset because I lost.
At least you won.
I know I won the trial,
but I don't agree with the decision.
How could he be not guilty?
The victim was wrongfully
imprisoned for three years.
How could the prosecutor who put him
behind bars be deemed not guilty?
Fine. If everyone in such a case
gets a guilty verdict,
it will discourage the
law enforcement agencies.
"Then when they're not 100 percent sure,"
"they'll be hesitant to
apprehend or charge suspects."
"And in the long term,
it will lead to social unrest"
"And cause more chaos"!
That is all true,
but the prosecutor should at least
be fined, don't you think?
Yes, exactly!
My, what a beautiful sight.
Who knew the prosecutor
and the defence counsel
could be in complete agreement like this?
We're meeting on the second floor of
Professor Oh's building in an hour.
- Professor Oh's building?
- All of a sudden?
What's going on?
Excuse me. My gosh.
Maybe we should've brought
a gift or something.
I know. We came empty-handed.
Well, Professor Oh is rich.
My gosh, her place is so nice.
This is Chan's handwriting.
You wrote this, right?
- Yes.
- This is Professor Oh's writing.
It looks like Professor Oh
added things to Chan's notes.
What is this, Chan?
- I have a favour to ask of you.
- What is it?
I'm officially reaching out to
the Legal Clinic Center for help.
I want to catch the real
culprit in Na Jung's case.
Let's catch the culprit.
Let's do this, guys.
- Okay.
- I'm in too!
Everyone is here.
- Hello.
- Oh, you're here.
WHAT KIND OF DEAL WAS
HAN GI TAEK OFFERED?
It is important to uncover the truth
and catch the culprit,
but you should be
very careful at all times.
Don't get hurt in whatever circumstances.
CHOI JU WAN, CHOI TAE GUK
When will the sell-off be finalized?
We will draw up the final agreement
by the end of this week.
How's Soo Jae doing?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Is something going on between you and her?
What about Seung Yeon?
She's at my in-laws' house in
Ulsan with Jae Yi for a few days.
Your in-laws?
They aren't my in-laws anymore.
She wanted to visit them one last time
before going to the US.
I should let her do that.
Keep checking up on her.
Okay.
Well, Father.
Do you know
who bought Chairman Han's
house in Samjung-dong?
According to Dong O,
an American corporation bought it.
Why are you worried about that?
Father, that house doesn't worry you?
Why would it?
Why are you worried?
Sir.
You need to watch this.
It's been confirmed that
the skeleton found
at the construction site
in Yeongpyeong District
belonged to the victim, Jeon,
of the step sibling murder case
in Ungju ten years ago.
Back then, her stepbrother, Kim,
was arrested as the culprit.
Not being able to find the body
broke everyone's heart.
However, when Kim was imprisoned,
No who was arrested and
questioned for another crime,
turned out to be the culprit.
And this discovery
shocked the country again.
Father.
I thought you took care of this, Mr. Ha.
I'm sorry.
So you knew.
You knew it the moment
you saw the skeleton, right?
Because you dumped her there.
That's why
my father yelled at you.
Because you failed to take care of that.
You failed to do one job!
You punk!
The skeleton that was found
at the scene of collapse
in Yeongpyeong District
was found along with a sack.
Right after the skeleton was found,
the police believed it to be
connected to a violent crime.
And they were trying to
identify the skeleton.
And No who was serving time
as the real culprit
committed suicide right before
his release on parole.
Some people speculated that
there was a reason behind it.
Then are you implying that
No's death has something
to do with the skeleton?
That's right.
If you look at the time of No's death,
it was right after the skeleton was found.
When he heard that the skeleton was found,
it must have affected his mental state.
And that could have pushed him
to end his life based on the time line.
REALLY? S UNIVERSITY?
HE MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY SMART.
HE EVEN RUNS A RESTAURAN
IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
WHY DID THE REAL CULPRIT DIE?
I think people will find out fast
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
That's the point.
What? Shouldn't you keep this
under wraps? Not expose him?
That way, he'll be safe.
HAN SUNG BUM
CHOI TAE GUK
The one who coordinated everything
will be following Gong Chan's moves now.
When it's announced that
the skeleton is Jeon Na Jung,
make people find out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
Make it look like people
found out on their own.
If the whole country knows,
and Chan is in the limelight,
he won't be able to hurt Chan.
"JEON NA JUNG'S MOTHER
VOLUNTARILY PROVIDES HER DNA"
But seeing how the real culprit
died out of the blue,
there might be something else.
Is it possible that the real culprit
isn't the real culprit?
If Kim Dong Gu and No Byung Chul
aren't the culprits,
who is the culprit then?
Maybe, there's someone
who's utterly scared
while watching the news.
Suffer in a pit of fire.
If you lived ten years
without paying for your crime,
you deserve to be in a pit of fire.
I thought No Byung Chul
paid the price for it.
Maybe, not.
Unimaginable things
take place in our world.
No way. Then does it mean
someone got Kim Dong Gu
and No Byung Chul locked up?
And did that someone kill No too?
WONIL FUNERAL HALL
Oh, hello.
Ma'am, this way.
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES.
FROM DAEHAN COMMUNICATIONS
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES.
FROM YUJIN TRADING
My daughter.
Thank you.
My daughter.
Thank you so much
for
coming back to me.
"SKELETON IN YEONGPYEONG DISTRIC
GETS IDENTIFIED"
Who cares if it's Jeon Na Jung's skeleton?
No Byung Chul is dead anyway.
Isn't he, Chief Kang?
I heard that the mother stopped by
the station while I was away.
I should have taken care of this.
I'm sorry, sir.
You're going about this all wrong.
You shouldn't be calling me.
You must talk to the press.
Pardon?
No Byung Chul committed suicide
because of the skeleton.
When he saw the skeleton,
he was reminded of his crime
and died out of remorse.
Shouldn't you clarify this?
Right. Yes. I couldn't think it that far.
I'll make sure to get that done, sir.
Seriously. How dense.
What about Soo Jae?
I'm sorry. For some reason,
I can't seem to reach her.
"HANSU CONSTRUCTION'S DEVELOPMEN
BUSINESS AND CORRUPTION SUSPICIONS"
Hansu Construction is suspected of
receiving preferential treatment
during their various development projects
in Yeongpyeong District.
Ever since 2017,
LH has tried to put together
a public housing business project
in Yeongpyeong District.
But Assemblyman Lee In Soo,
the regional assemblyman back then,
aggressively interfered to
derail the housing project.
Despite the fact that the process
was found improper,
he even involved the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport.
How could you fail to stop one article?
You should all resign! How useless.
All of you should resign and leave!
- Gosh.
- Sir.
What? What just went off?
Sir!
Come on. You're the director.
You should have stopped
these nonsense articles
from your young reporters.
What do you mean there was
preferential treatment
Hello?
That darn director.
This contains some files
on their preferential treatment
in Yeongpyeong District.
Why are you giving me this?
I don't think we're
exactly on friendly terms.
If you were that harsh toward me,
you would take it all the way
whatever it may be.
Their preferential treatment
in Yeongpyeong District.
You were the one who exposed them
which I expected.
Because I have all the confidential files.
I'm sure they will know what you're up to.
I'm going to make my move first.
I'll tell people the real culprit
of the incident ten years ago
and there was another victim
other than Jeon Na Jung.
We don't have any concrete evidence.
If you act prematurely,
you might get hurt.
How much longer will you stay as a coward?
Chairman Choi Tae Guk
already figured out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
It jeopardizes Gong Chan's safety.
I can't put him
in danger again.
How did it go?
The funeral is over.
And I dropped off Ms. Ji at her house.
And Chan was standing
at the memorial park
where people couldn't see him.
THE LATE JEON NA JUNG
Na Jung.
What took you so long?
GREEN JUNK SHOP
Darn it. Just wait until I catch you.
I'll tell your mom about
your part-time job.
I said I would catch you.
Is that why it took this long?
Is that why?
I'm sorry.
I should have gotten there sooner.
I'm sorry.
THE LATE JEON NA JUNG
Is that you, Dong Gu?
I wondered who would leave food
at my house from time to time.
I wondered if it was your dad.
He was a loving person despite everything.
That's what I thought.
But at one point, I found milk.
Because
you always gave me milk.
Ms. Song told me that you had been there
throughout Na Jung's send-off ceremony.
Thank you.
Ms. Ji.
I'm going to find the real culprit
no matter what.
So take care of your health.
Dong Gu.
I know that you didn't do it.
At first, I really thought you did it.
I had to curse you out,
so I could go on with my life.
When I found out that you didn't do it,
I
I hated myself for it, so I hated you.
Dong Gu. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Just wait a bit.
I
Na Jung is back now.
You should stop coming here too.
CHAIRMAN HAN SUNG BUM,
ASSEMBLYMAN LEE IN SOO
Come in.
I need to talk to you.
Go ahead.
You must have had your reason
for not returning any of my calls.
Ten years ago,
on September 4, 2012.
That was the day Jeon Na Jung
whose skeleton was found in
Yeongpyeong District was murdered.
That day,
a woman in her 20s was
transported to the hospital
in the middle of the night
after a car accident.
Before the accident,
she was taken someplace else
by three men from a club in Seoul.
I'm sure they drugged her drink
because there was footage of her,
unable to move when she was
moved somewhere else.
What are you getting at?
The men took the woman to
a house in Seoul and raped her.
And the woman escaped frantically
and ran away from the house.
Then she ran into a part-timer,
Jeon Na Jung, at a convenience store
When Jeon Na Jung tried to help the woman,
the men caught up.
The woman started to run again.
Then she got hit by a car and
was transported to the hospital.
The men were worried that
their crime would be exposed.
So they took Jeon Na Jung
who witnessed everything
and killed her.
Chairman Choi doesn't know about Eun Seo.
They didn't tell him about her.
The 3 suspects raped a woman in her 20s
and murdered Jeon Na Jung.
Han Dong O,
Lee Si Hyuk,
and Choi Ju Wan.
What do you think, sir?
That's nonsense.
The stepbrother of Jeon Na Jung
is Kim Dong Gu.
I'm sure you already figured out
Gong Chan is Kim Dong Gu.
What's your point?
Why are you beating around the bush?
The moment I made the wrong decision
to save my mother and brothers.
I was afraid of regretting that moment,
so I had been neglecting it.
But now, I would like to regret it.
My foolish decision
caused an innocent man,
Kim Dong Gu, to be found guilty.
But the three suspects have
been living such good lives.
One of them is the son of
a presidential candidate.
And the other one is
the successor to Hansu Group.
And the last one
is the successor to TK Law Firm.
Soo Jae, I don't know
where you heard this nonsense.
Let's say that what
you're telling me is true.
But you won't be able to catch them.
Especially Ju Wan.
You will never be able to catch him.
Jae Yi.
She's your daughter.
WHY HER?
Let's talk about Jae Yi later.
Shut it.
Did you come because you wanted to see me?
Why couldn't I recognize you?
How could anyone do something like that?
Father did everything! It was him!
Don't pretend you're any different.
Father has you and me
in the palm of his hand.
Stop trying to be smart. Tell me the truth.
I don't know!
If I go down, the party will go down too!
Darn it.
You crazy punk! Who else was there?
Can Ms. Oh bring down Chairman Choi?
You're using your daughter
to cut a deal with me.
I'm going to raise her well as my daughter.
I'll give you the 70 billion won you want.
Isn't that enough?
Yes. Give it to me.
Give me the 70 billion won
and sign the document.
Give me everything I want.
Do you think I didn't find evidence?
You
I'll give you two hours
to sign the document.
I'm not offering a deal. It's an order.
Since I made my move,
Chairman Choi will make his too.
Tell everyone to be careful.
Jae Yi is gone.
Give me the address now. Where are you?
What do I do?