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[theme music playing]

BEYOND THE BAR

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FRUITS & VEGETABLES

[suspenseful music playing]

[pants]

[rock clatters]

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[music concludes]

[somber music playing]

[engine starts]

[music continues]

[grunts]

-[crash]
-[gasps]

[suspenseful music playing]

[pants]

[music continues]

[screams, pants]

[music concludes]

[phone buzzing]

This is Kang Hyo-min.

-[Su-cheol] Attorney Kang Hyo-min?
-Yes?

I'm Detective Han Su-cheol,
Major Crime Unit, Jicheong Police.

What is this regarding?

Ms. Kim Yeong-mi was arrested today.

She's being charged with murder,
but during questioning,

she mentioned something about you.

She said you were her attorney.

-Kim Yeong-mi?
-[Su-cheol] Yes.

I was thinking perhaps
she's an acquaintance of yours

or else someone
you once represented in a case?

No, I don't think she's somebody
that I know.

Right, well, Ms. Kim's refusing
to answer questions

without her attorney present.

I'm sure you're busy, but if you'd come
to the station, I'd appreciate it.

Okay. Yes, I can be there.

[phone beeps]

Ms. Kim Yeong-mi?

-Attorney Kang Hyo-min is here.
-She's here.

Please, you can go ahead.

Have we...

met somewhere? I don't recall.

[scoffs] I was sure you wouldn't recall.

[Hyo-min] Huh?

You had a hand
in how I ended up here, so...

I say, you must take my case now.

[suspenseful music playing]

[music concludes]

No idea who that is.

Yeah, no. Yeong-mi is a common name.
It is sort of familiar though.

[Seol-a]
And you didn't recognize her face?

-[Hyo-min] Mm.
-We know all your friends now.

Huh. Could she be someone
you used to know in high school?

Yes, I'm sure it was high school.
That's the only time we weren't together.

I don't think she was a friend of mine.
I mean, she's older than us.

-She left school at 16.
-Is the victim an acquaintance then?

I inquired about the victim just in case.

Only graduated middle school,
not the school we went to.

Huh. Never finished high school?

I thought so, but it turns out she went
to the U.S. after middle school.

She finished her high school there.

[Ji-eun] Hmm.

So what are you thinking?
Do you plan to take her case?

I'm uneasy.

It's a criminal case, but turning her away
is uncomfortable as well.

Anyway, the firm won't let me take it
on pro bono,

so she'd have to pay a retainer.

Kim Yeong-mi doesn't have
that kind of money.

[Ji-eun] Hmm.

How long do you think we have to wait?
What are you getting done today?

The one she got.

It works great, too.

-[nurse] Ms. Kang Hyo-min?
-Yes.

See you in a minute.

[machine beeps]

[machine] Ready.

-Will I be in pain?
-[doctor] No. You can just relax.

-I'm starting now.
-Okay.

Hmm.

-Wow, look how taut her skin is now.
-Right?

I told you, it's great.

[Ji-eun] I should try it too.

If all three of us get it,
can we get a discount?

-Think so?
-When you go, ask them about that.

-[Ji-eun] What? No, you both come with me.
-[Seol-a] Okay, okay.

Yeong-mi Kim.

[takes deep breath]

Yeong-mi Kim. Kim Yeong-mi.

KIM YEONG-MI
SANGRIM HIGH, HANMUN MIDDLE SCHOOL

[sighs]

[tuts]

[poignant music playing]

-[chuckles softly]
-He's smiling again.

[music continues]

[door opens]

I guess Attorney Choi is home.

[Seok-hoon] Hmm.

[sniffs]

That scent is gone already.

[indistinct chatter]

[sighs]

-[knocking on door]
-Yes?

Ah, jeez.

Ah, jeez.

-Is something wrong?
-Well, yeah, a lot is wrong.

What is the issue
with our team, you think?

Our team has
no glaring issues I'm aware of.

Our team is so dry. We're so dry.

We're the litigation team,

and compared to us,
a desert would be considered an oasis.

That's news to me.

Well, shouldn't we have
a few team dinners or something?

-We had a team dinner, remember?
-You plan to have them only once a year?

Anyway, the last time, you didn't come.
Remember that?

-Mm. A team dinner. Fine, let's have one.
-Yes!

While we're on the subject,
how's tonight for you?

Well, if everybody is available,
let's do it tonight.

And since it's a work obligation,

I'd say this team dinner
is mandatory, no exceptions.

-Nobody should be pressured.
-It's not an everyday occurrence.

If we're missing a single member,
it would ruin it.

Especially Heo Min-jeong.
Last time she was absent.

I'll make sure she comes along.

[jaunty music playing]

[stutters] I do something wrong?

I mean, well, last time we were,
you know, in my opinion,

Heo Min-jeong's sense of responsibility
for team cohesion was just a little lax.

I know she's my colleague.

As her colleague,
because I'm her colleague,

I believe she should be issued a warning.

What do you think?

Send us all a message
when you get a location.

Yes, sir. I'll do it right away.

Heo Min-jeong, you're dead meat.

[music concludes]

-[all] Cheers!
-[Jin-woo] Cheers, all right.

Here's to you.

-[soft music playing]
-[all] Ah.

Eat something.
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.

Gobble, gobble, gobble, right away!

-[Hyo-min] Cheers.
-[Guk-hyeon] Cheers!

[music continues]

[Hyo-min] Mm.

That's so good. Delicious. Mm.

Try with some of this.

-[Guk-hyeon] Oh, I see now.
-[Sang-cheol] Don't talk.

-Just eat it fast.
-[Guk-hyeon] Less talking, more gobbling.

Mm.

-It's good.
-[Guk-hyeon] Mm-hmm.

Oh, I just love this place.

All right, everybody,
ready to ride the waves?

-[Sang-cheol] Yes, sir.
-Yes, I'll ride the waves. The waves!

All right, allow me. I can mix the drinks.

Hang on, butterfingers.
Allow me to handle the mixing.

-The somaek, you know how?
-Top of my class.

-Ooh.
-[Jin-woo] All right.

-Pass me the glass.
-So we all needed a team dinner.

[Guk-hyeon] You know, a good somaek
is all about the ratio.

-You said it, man.
-Hey, that's too much soju.

-Hyo-min, how much beer...
-[Hyo-min] It needs more.

-...you putting in there?
-[Hyo-min] Hey, shut up.

[Guk-hyeon] Hey, come on, a little less.
Easy, easy. Hey, hey.

You said you were good at this.
What on earth?

Hey, let me do it. Move over.

-[Hyo-min] There you are.
-Oh, I was feeling cooped up.

I thought I'd come out for a little air.

Are you okay?

Did everything get sorted
at the police station the other day?

We're all sort of on eggshells,
so nobody asked.

But we're all concerned for you,
Attorney Choi.

[sighs] There's just so much in my head.

What's on your mind?

When it comes to men,
my mother has no luck.

She's so smart, but she always winds up
with the ones who are trouble.

When he found out I was a lawyer,
that man talked my mother into...

Into committing fraud
and to use my name to do it.

Some people will blindly believe
whatever a lawyer says.

The victim is demanding 20 million won,

threatening to put her behind bars
if I don't pay up.

[somber music playing]

With the deposit on the house,
that's exactly my life savings.

How could they have known?

[sighs] But I guess it's a relief
that I can pay it all,

and won't be in any debt.

20 million might not seem like much,

but I worked so hard doing
these part-time jobs through my 20s,

through my high school years.

Well, but you don't really plan
on accepting that, do you?

Well, what can I do?

Well, if you do it,

you'd be doing a great disservice
to your mother, I think.

That could be a gateway
to bigger crimes down the road.

If a parent walks
into a house that's burning,

is it her child's duty
to walk in after her?

If you bail her out of trouble this time,

I think that would be cheating
your mother out of a chance to learn.

Isn't it better to realize that now
and then move on from there?

Hmm. That's a new angle to me.
I like that.

Thank you. I promise I'll think it over.

[music concludes]

All right, everybody.
All right, round two. What do you say?

-Round two, yeah!
-What do you mean, round two?

The definition of a team dinner
is one meal and a few drinks.

Uh, you are so heartless. Heartless.

-If you're up for round two, put it there!
-[both] Yeah!

I'm drunk. I'm heading home.
Thank you for the meal.

Sheesh. [groans]
Come on, that woman is heartless.

So damn heartless. Such a bummer.

-All right, I'll go home too.
-[both] What?

-Huh?
-Thank you for the meal, goodbye.

-Oh, heartless, you're heartless.
-Fine, I'm heartless.

-[Guk-hyeon] No damn fun.
-[Jin-woo] Right, no fun.

-I should probably get going too.
-Mm, then see you tomorrow.

-[groans] Dry.
-[Sang-cheol] So dry.

-Attorney Choi, could we have a word?
-What?

Oh, okay.

-So who's up for round two?
-[grunts]

-[Seok-hoon] Here, take these.
-Oh. What is it?

-Just some clothing for the kids.
-Oh, thank you. You're so kind.

And the firm,
that is, if you meet some criteria,

can offer a housing loan
at a below market rate.

If you make associate
after your probation period,

you apply
and I'll give you a recommendation.

Oh, thank you.

This way, if you get the support,

perhaps your sisters
can sleep more easily.

-Your concern for me is humbling.
-Mm.

[car beeps]

Uh, I can't show you any preference
because you're a single parent.

No, I know, sure. I don't expect that.

But if you ever do have a problem,
you can come to me with it.

You can count on that.

Right.

Thank you very much.

[poignant music playing]

[engine starts]

[music concludes]

[Min-jeong] Who said you could come in?

-I'm just a little thirsty.
-Hey!

Wanna have a nightcap? Got any beer?

I told you I'm drunk. I wanna go to bed.

-You need to go.
-How about a glass of water?

[sighs]

[romantic music playing]

[sighs]

Pay attention.

I want to speak to you like a big sister.

-This lady is not for you. That's it.
-Why not?

-For one thing, she's too old for you.
-I don't mind.

-And she's been married before.
-I don't care.

-And she has a child.
-An adult child.

-She can't have any more kids.
-That's more a matter of destiny.

You should leave that to the heavens.

-She can't.
-I won't force anything.

So, what else is there?

Why on earth am I having
this discussion with you?

-Let's just date.
-[chuckles softly]

Okay. But if I won't get married,
what will you do?

What, do you think
you have all the time in the world?

There's a price to pay.

-Don't you want to marry?
-Yes, and I will.

When I'm with the one I love,
I'll get married.

-All that I'm saying...
-The one that I love is you, Noona!

With you around,
I couldn't marry anyone but you.

You're...

just too good for me.

Yeah?

Why don't we act like drunk people act?

-What?
-Let's do the wrong thing.

[both breathing deeply]

-It's the wrong thing.
-Whatever you say.

[music concludes]

[Yeong-mi] X equals negative B
plus or minus the square root of B

divided by X equals negative B
plus or minus the square root of...

X equals negative B...

X equals negative B
plus or minus the square root of...

-[indistinct whispers]
-[suspenseful music playing]

X equals negative B,
plus or minus the square root of...

B minus three...

THE PRINCIPLES OF MATHEMATICS

[screams]

[students cheering, laughing]

[So-yun] Oh, there she is!

-[pants]
-[students laughing]

-[student] She's covering her face, look.
-[student 2] Come on, show us your face.

-[student 3] You think we can't see you?
-[student 2] She looks so scared.

-[student 3] Aw.
-[So-yun] Check it out!

-[thud]
-[groans]

[student] You like that? You like that?

[So-yun exhales]
Time for a cute little cigarette burn.

-[chuckles]
-[Yeong-mi screams]

[screams, pants]

Every night! You're driving me crazy.
Can't they put her in solitary?

How am I supposed to sleep
with that maniac screaming every night?

[whimpers]

LAWYER KANG HYO-MIN
GAINS FAME FOR SAVING UNKNOWN ARTIST

[whimpers]

[music concludes]

[grunts]

I HAD TO RUN AN ERRAND BEFORE WORK
SEE YOU

[chuckles softly]
You bailed, is that what you did?

Doesn't matter, I see you at work all day.
[exhales sharply]

[jaunty music playing]

[groans]

[beeps]

[grunts] What do I do now?

[music concludes]

-PTSD?
-Mm. Yes. That's the doctor's opinion.

She's been exhibiting
severe anxiety symptoms,

screaming almost every night.

She has persistent nightmares.

But she's been complaining about numbness
and joint aches too.

We're keeping a close eye on her for now.

She's caused quite a stir
among her fellow inmates.

[Hyo-min] Uh-huh.

[Yeong-mi whispering]
X equals negative B plus or minus...

Square root of B, minus three and...

[quivers] X equals negative B,
plus or minus the square of B

minus three divided...

Have you been okay in there?

-Minus negative. B, plus or minus.
-Ms. Kim Yeong-mi?

[chuckles softly] Guess what?

I was always first
in my class in middle school.

-Also in high school.
-Huh. I understand.

Your records say
you only finished middle school though.

That's because I had to drop out
as a sophomore.

Because I was...
I was bullied viciously at school.

[somber music playing]

A cigarette burn.

Why do you look surprised?

It was worse
than anything you were thinking.

-By any chance, was the girl you hit...
-Yes.

She was the main instigator.
She did this to me.

I thought I could just go on like that.
[sniffs]

I was planning to take
the equivalency exam and go to college,

but the pain ate me up,

destroyed my mind
and then my body as well,

like someone
who had just gotten beaten up.

I had crushing pain all over my body.
I got medication, started to take it...

That stuff was messing with my head.

I walked around in a daze all day.
I couldn't concentrate to study.

I couldn't just stop taking it.

Without my meds, those memories
came flooding back, tormenting me.

[Hyo-min]
When we first met at the station,

you said I was partly to blame,
didn't you?

Have we really met before?

[somber music playing]

I need to rest now.

Maybe it's the medication. I feel drowsy.

[music concludes]

[Jin-woo] Okay.

-All right then, it's on.
-Are you looking for Attorney Heo?

What? Uh, yeah.

Must have gone out
in the field today, huh?

Yes. A court appearance out of town.
She said she'll be back by tomorrow.

Ah, okay.

-[Seo] Huh?
-Huh?

-Could you let me know when she gets in?
-Sure.

Also, if it's urgent,
I can take a message.

No, no, no.
Don't say a word to her about it.

-Sure.
-Just don't.

-All right.
-Thanks. Thanks.

As expected,
there was a poison pill clause

in the investment contract.

It states a call option may be invoked

if the company's CEO
is accused of embezzlement.

Okay, so Bluestone issued a loan of
15 billion won to Hynic Core, opted out,

then having acquired
Hynic Core shares for free,

sold them all off
to Optalyn for 120 billion won?

So Bluestone netted a hundred billion
profit in just a few months.

[Na-yeon] Hmm.

That's really impressive.

And in the end, unless I am mistaken,

tens of billions
in dividends went to Ko Seung-cheol,

and in addition,

when Optalyn acquired
Hynic Core from Bluestone,

he acted as their attorney at Yullim,
and racked up billions in retainer fees,

which also has positioned him
as a rainmaker,

one of our highest earners.

Well, was Attorney Ko capable
of planning all that?

Attorney Ko knew
Optalyn wanted Hynic Core's tech.

He must have known that much.

Optalyn, after all, has been a client
of his for many years,

and let's recall at the time,

Yullim also was representing
Hynic Core in certain cases,

which meant Yullim
couldn't advise Optalyn directly

concerning their plans for a merger.

That would have been malpractice
defined by the Criminal Code.

Mm. Which is why
he had to introduce Bluestone,

where he's a direct beneficiary.

Exactly.

No conflict exists since,
on the surface, as we know,

a beneficiary has no say in the management
of an investment trust.

Right, but in truth,
he was pulling strings all along,

from behind a screen.

With an OEM, that's how.

OEM FUND
FUND WITH IMPROPER INVESTOR INTERVENTION

Wouldn't it be a conflict of interest
even if Attorney Ko weren't a beneficiary?

Well, basically,
Bluestone is only a trust.

All the strategic decisions
are left entirely

to the asset management firm.

Attorney Ko was only a beneficiary.

Moreover, Bluestone made
an indirect investment through an SPV...

a company created
solely for a particular project

...so legally, establishing a conflict
is impossible to do.

And yet even so, just in case,

he even went through the trouble
of drawing up a conflict waiver.

WAIVER REGARDING
POSSIBILITY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

-[Ji-ung] Thorough, isn't he?
-[Na-yeon] Mm.

So if it was an OEM,
how in the world can we prove it?

Even if he was behind the scenes
pulling the strings and all,

that doesn't seem possible to prove.

Yeah, there might be a solution
to that, actually.

Yes, all right, Dad.
I need to go to campus anyway.

I'm supposed to see Mom there.
We're having dinner together.

Right.

Yes, I understand. I'll call you later.

[somber music playing]

[gasping]

[Myeong-suk] How dare you represent her?

She's responsible
for our daughter's death!

How could you do that? How could you?
Represent her! That evil bitch!

-What's the problem here?
-What do you want? Step aside!

I have a score to settle with Kang Hyo-min
or whatever her name is.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Yeong-mi screams]
-[So-yun] You like that? Aw.

-Who are you gonna call, huh?
-[whimpers]

Harder, come on.

[music concludes]

[security guard]
This is not the place. Please leave.

-[knocking on door]
-Yes?

PROFESSOR CHOI EUN-HEE

-Hyo-min!
-Kim Yeong-mi.

Or before she changed her name,
Kim So-yun.

Hmm?

She has been charged
with Choi So-yun's murder.

Uh...

-That doesn't ring any bells.
-Try to recall.

That's the least that you can do for her.

Choi So-yun...

I saw an interview you did
with a woman's magazine long ago.

They asked if you had any regrets.

"Is there something in your past
you wish you'd done differently?"

Do you remember how you responded?

[somber music playing]

You said you would make
the same exact decisions all over again,

thousands of times again and again.

You said you had no nagging doubts
or regrets concerning any choice you made.

Do you really still believe that?

Have you lived so well
that you have no regrets?

Not even a single doubt?
Your life doesn't look that perfect to me.

You're a hypocritical and selfish person,
drafting laws to help the disabled

while you abandon your own
disabled daughter.

Is that so perfect?

While you were lobbying
for anti-bullying laws in public schools,

Kim So-yun went unnoticed.

You turned your back on her.

If you had one regret,
at least I could understand.

[somber music playing]

X equals negative B,
times the square root of B...

-Negative B...
-I remember you.

-Is that so?
-Kim So-yun was your name.

Then you changed your name
to Kim Yeong-mi.

Yes. I hated that name. I loathed it.

So do you think Choi So-yun did that
to me because we had the same name?

Because I didn't lend her my textbook?
Or because...

I was a new student,
and I took over as head of the class.

Not at all.

There's no reason for it.

Such extreme cruelty
has no logic behind it.

-At that time, I...
-You had your excuses, I know.

Bystanders always have
good reasons not to act.

Still...

I don't buy the innocent bystander.
There's no such thing.

Silence is just as bad
as a bully's beating.

Every bit as violent.

You know, it's crazy,

but I think it's the same
as siding with the aggressor.

People say you're responsible
for everything you do.

I say what you don't do
is also your responsibility.

And...

is there something I can do for you?

Please get me...

an acquittal on a murder charge.

Huh?

I know I committed an offense,
but I really didn't mean to kill anybody.

I can't live as a murderer.

[somber music playing]

You willfully struck Choi So-yun,

and you know that resulted
in her death.

Ms. Kim, the misfortune you experienced

can be considered
a mitigating circumstance,

but it won't erase the murder charge.

If even a single person
had the courage to help me,

I would have been the top student
instead of you.

Then, very likely today,
I would be sitting in that seat.

I... [sniffs]
I know my demand is not realistic.

Try reaching out your hand
to me, because I...

You're my only hope now.

-[phone buzzing]
-[music concludes]

ATTTORNEY YOON SEOK-HOON

[Seok-hoon] Are you okay?

Huh.

Yes?

-Are you okay? About your suit...
-Oh, I already sent it to the cleaners.

I want to thank you
for what happened earlier.

[Seok-hoon] Mm.

She's the mother of the victim
in the Kim Yeong-mi case, no?

-Yes.
-And she's an acquaintance too?

Yes.

I forgot about her
and then when I took the case,

I remembered we went
to high school together.

Kim Yeong-mi
was terribly bullied in school,

and the victim was
the school bully and the ringleader.

Ah.

I need to get her an acquittal
because I bear some responsibility.

I have to at least
get the murder charge dropped.

Your responsibility? How?

OCTOBER 2013

-Have a good day.
-[Hyo-min] See ya.

[chuckles softly]

SCHOOL ZONE

-[tires screech]
-[gasps]

[car door opens]

Are you okay? [pants]

-[groans] So annoying!
-Well...

You just step into the road,
you don't look?

-What are you talking about?
-[Eun-hee] Are you hurt?

I'm not hurt.
I won't make a complaint. Now, just go.

Hey, I just thought... Uh...

Your phone! [groans]

[phone buzzes]

CHOI SO-YUN REALLY WENT AT IT

CIGARETTE ASH SPRINKLES! SICK!

[suspenseful music playing]

I TOTALLY BLEW OFF STEAM TODAY

[suspenseful music intensifies]

[gasps]

WHAT A MASTERPIECE

YOU SHOULD HAVE TIGHTENED THE TAPE
IT DOESN'T LOOK PAINFUL AT ALL

[student] Holy crap! Hey! Check it out.

-Look at this, look at this!
-[Yeong-mi screams]

YOU SHOULD HAVE SMASHED HER HARDER

-[whimpers]
-[Eun-hee gasps]

-[Yeong-mi screaming]
-[music concludes]

-[sighs]
-[suspenseful music playing]

GGUNGYI

[phone buzzing]

Yes, hello?

Yes. I have your phone.

Sorry. No, bring your mother, okay?
She should be in attendance.

I'll convene a school violence
conference today

to make sure the victim gets support

and that the ones
who did the bullying are expelled.

Afterward, I will also seek
criminal charges and civil damages.

[exhales]

This is why working moms are always
late getting important information.

[scoffs]

The abused kid's name
is Kim So-yun, you know?

You may not know her,
though I bet you've heard of her.

-Kim So-yun?
-Yes.

Kim So-yun, the top student.

Your daughter used to be top in her class
until this new girl got transferred in.

Now her grades are dropping.

Didn't you know
she's your daughter's competitor?

-You really want to help her?
-[suspenseful music playing]

[scoffs] Come on,
are you being serious right now?

I suggest you listen carefully,
Kang Hyo-min's mother.

You can't expel my daughter,
whose father runs this school.

Do you get where this goes?

Oh, and our family motto is,
"We are not a doormat for anyone."

Humiliate my daughter
at a school violence conference,

I'm guessing her rage
could be directed at your daughter.

[music concludes]

It was aiding and abetting.
"Bystander" is not the right word.

My mother decided to do nothing.

The truth is,
I also let the whole incident go by,

and not too long after,
Kim So-yun dropped out of school,

and Choi So-yun went
on to study in the United States. [sighs]

How could I just put that aside?
Forgotten her?

I believe I'm also responsible
for what happened,

and so I need to help her now.

-It's the least I can do.
-[Seok-hoon] Mm.

I want to handle the oral argument
and take the lead on the case.

Your first criminal case.
Do you think you're ready?

Yes. I know I can do it.

Okay.

I appreciate this.

Attorney Kwon, I think you have a way
of drawing a person into your world.

-Really? Go on.
-Yeah, sure, of course.

Well, sometimes if a person
is too complete,

it takes away from their natural allure.

And, well, but you,
though you really have everything,

you also kind of have a mysterious side.

Something like negative space, you know,
that actually adds so much to your charm.

[lounge music playing]

[sighs] What kind of negative space?

The kind that never seems
to quite get filled in.

It's just negative space.

That's why I...

I think I want to fill that space for you.

The negative space in your life.

-[ominous music playing]
-[shower running]

COURT IN SESSION

FIRST TRIAL OF THE CRIMINAL CASE
ON MURDER CHARGES

Defense counsel, can you repeat
what you just said?

The defense is entering a not guilty plea.

Oh, gosh, are you joking?
How could she not be guilty?

She killed my daughter!

-Order. Silence in the courtroom.
-Sit, sit, sit. It's all right.

Defense counsel, in a murder trial
such as this, given the circumstances,

a not guilty plea could have some
very unfavorable consequences.

Have you considered that point fully?

Yes, that point has been fully considered.

The specifics of my client's actions

in this case do not justify
a charge of murder.

A murder charge requires
that both the intent

and the actual actions must be present.

In other words, the intent to kill and the
act of killing must occur simultaneously.

I will show that requirement cannot be met
in this instance.

I can illustrate this
with a simple hypothetical.

Let us just imagine person A
contemplates killing person B.

Then when it comes to it,
he doesn't act on the impulse.

Murder cannot be established.

Now imagine, sometime afterward, person A,
who no longer intends to kill anyone,

accidentally drops something
on B's head, causing his death.

In that case as well,
a charge of murder can't be established.

The intent to kill and the act of killing
have never coincided.

They didn't occur simultaneously.

My client, Kim Yeong-mi's
case adheres to this principle.

Though she may have
intended to inflict harm

when she struck the victim
with a blunt object,

the victim didn't die
as a result of that action.

Then a while later, the victim died
in an automotive collision.

No intent to kill can be established
in that action.

It was nothing more
than a terrible accident.

Totally unpredictable.

Therefore, two parts of this case
must be judged separately.

The first is an assault, not murder.

The other is negligence
causing a car accident

and should be judged as a misdemeanor.

[judge] I understand.

-[whispering] She's so persuasive.
-Thank you, Counselor.

[whispering] Yeah,
don't act like a groupie.

Mr. Prosecutor, do you think
the charges should be amended?

If you please, the prosecution

believes that when the defendant struck
the victim with a blunt object,

it clearly demonstrated that she intended
to cause the death of the victim.

-We maintain the charge of murder.
-[ominous music playing]

But if the court decides
that murder charges are not warranted,

we would like to add additional charges
of attempted murder and manslaughter.

In addition, we also make
a charge in accordance

with the Act on Special Cases
of Vehicular Homicide.

Defense counsel, do you have any objection
to these charges as amended?

No objection, Your Honor.

Now you've set the stage.
Now the knockout punch is what you want.

Right. That may be complicated.
I'll try to do the best I can.

No matter how well
you write your argument,

it takes more than that to prevail.

You need to process the good raw materials
to get good results.

You have a good theory.

Now you need to strengthen that theory
with actual facts.

The argument corresponding
to the processing

can only present the basis of the claim.

It doesn't give us substantial evidence.

Yes, I understand.

Good. I'll see you later.

[Sang-cheol] Take care, sir.

[sighs]

[clears throat] You were impressive today.

-Attorney Kang Hyo-min.
-[chuckles]

Attorney Kang Heo Min,
I really was impressed.

I appreciate it.

-I should visit the scene of the accident.
-Oh, but didn't you already go?

I want to be thorough, just in case.

Why go through all the trouble?
Hire an investigator.

I need to get actual facts.
Some raw material.

Hmm. I heard someone
say you even covered her retainer.

You did?

Why would you do that?

We'll give you a hand. Let us help.
Tell me, what do you need?

You want us to dig up some raw material?

[soft music playing]

-[music concludes]
-[phone vibrates]

MOM

[Eun-hee] I've emailed you some
reference material. Take a look.

And I've deposited Kim Yeong-mi's
retainer fee to your account.

-I heard from Ji-eun.
-No, Ji-eun, why'd you tell her that?

[sighs]

And why should you pay it?

[sighs]

I CAN TAKE CARE OF IT
WHY ARE YOU BUTTING IN?

[sighs]

I SENT YOU SOME REFERENCE MATERIALS
HAVE A LOOK

[ominous music playing]

[gasps] This is it!

[sighs]

[knocking on door]

Ah.

Sorry for asking you to meet here instead
of back at the office.

Why sorry? I love this place.

I should mention it to Jin-woo,
we could have our meetings here.

Uh, hey, I'd rather
Attorney Lee didn't know this place.

-[Hyo-min] Hmm.
-[Min-Jeong] Mm.

Anyway, oh, give this a try.

-I ordered it for us.
-This looks delicious.

-Thank you for this meal.
-[glass shatters]

[groans] Damn it! Seriously?

-Look at what you did to my shirt!
-Excuse me. Sorry.

[customer] Where do you keep
your damn eyeballs?

-Damn!
-Excuse me.

-Excuse me?
-Why do you whine like that?

-Huh?
-It was both our faults.

-Please stop bitching at me already.
-Hey, I'm the customer. You realize that?

If ordering an Americano gives you the
right to shit all over somebody like that,

let me grab one.

-Hang on a minute.
-Huh?

You should mind your manners there,
little girl.

-Your manners are so great.
-Hey!

Where's the manager here?
Send your manager out, you!

You'll get fired today!
I'm making sure of that!

You're pretty stupid, huh?

With the shortage
of part-time help these days,

no one's getting fired
over some obnoxious customer.

This isn't some little store.
It's a global company.

Ah, you were thinking this is some hole
in the wall, weren't you?

What? Hole?

-Ah, you deserve to get...
-[So-hyeon] Gonna hit me?

Yeah, come on. Please, go ahead.

-[customer] What?
-I'll tear you to fucking pieces.

-You... Hey, I should just...
-Excuse me.

-This will pay for the cleaners.
-You're the manager here?

No.

[customer] Then why are you
getting involved?

Because you're too loud.

Well, it's not about just the money
for the dry cleaning.

-That's not all.
-[manager] Uh, excuse me.

-What's all this?
-Who the hell are you?

-I'm the location manager here.
-Oh.

-Your part-timer there, you see?
-[manager] Mm-hmm.

-She just spilled...
-Please leave.

What are you...

Please stop making a scene and just leave.

[customer] Listen to me,
your part-timer just spilled...

[manager] I get that.

And I'm asking you
to stop making a scene and leave.

-Is she someone you know?
-[Min-jeong] Oh, no.

That said, I think we should be going.
I'll pull the car around outside.

Come out when you're ready.

[Hyo-min] Hmm.

Why did you butt in?

I could have handled that myself.

-So what made you do it?
-I didn't do that for you.

Don't kid yourself.

[sighs]

So why'd you decide to confront me?

Would you have done the same thing
with somebody else?

No, right?
You probably would have just said thanks.

You kids think your parents owe you
some kind of debt for their entire lives?

You think parents are saints
who miraculously heal

from the wounds you inflict? Is that it?

We hurt just like you
and we don't heal any more quickly.

[sighs] You suppose it's your
God-given right to throw a fit?

Mom.

-What?
-Could I give you a call?

-Sure.
-What's your number?

YULLIM, HEO MIN-JEONG

But I won't call often.

No.

Oh, the flowers are so pretty.

I don't even have time
to check what's blooming these days.

That can be easily changed.

Go out with me occasionally. [chuckles]

I heard from the attorneys you work with.

They all say that your skills are refined.

Oh, no, no, that's incorrect.
I still have a long way to go.

Although, it's true
that I've been putting in the hours.

When I started working M&A I...
I was completely lost.

I couldn't comprehend
even half of the jargon. [chuckles]

They probably were speaking my language,
but it sounded a lot more like Greek.

Yeah, I know. It feels like that.

And law school doesn't teach you
about that, so...

Right. So... hmm.

I got in the habit of recording things.

And I listened back
to conversations again and again

until I could perform it all to a T.

-And it worked. [chuckles]
-Good method. You're a smart guy.

Are you cold?

-Oh, no, not at all.
-Please, I insist.

[suspenseful music playing]

CHOI YUN-GEUN
ARE YOU FREE TODAY?

WANNA GO FOR A WALK TONIGHT?

ROOM 930, LIELSIUM HOTEL

[exhales]

Well, did you or did you not
take a picture?

Yeah, um, I did. I did take one.

-Um, I accidentally deleted it.
-What?

How could you screw that up, you idiot?

I'm supposed to see her
again Wednesday night at a hotel.

Oh, really?
Should've mentioned that right away.

Attorney Kwon,
she must have been so thirsty.

-Get it right this time.
-Yes, yes, understood.

[Du-sik sighs] Wednesday.

-[ominous music playing]
-[Na-yeon] What exactly do you mean?

Among Yullim's adjunct staff,

were some Attorney Ko
had a debt to in the past.

He couldn't easily lay them off himself.

He'll try to use Attorney Na
to restructure

as a tool to get rid of them.

When the job is done, he'll be ready
to show the managing partner out the door.

-Do you think he'd really go so far?
-I'd say it sounds logical.

It makes sense that someone
working with Ko will

start to lay the groundwork
for your ouster.

The thing about it is,

Attorney Ko Seung-cheol
doesn't like to get muddied.

He'll be hiding in the wings.

Ha Du-sik just put in a call
to propose that we have lunch together.

You do know that Ha Du-sik
is Attorney Ko's enforcer?

Mm. I do know that, yes.

Ha Du-sik and Ko Seung-Cheol
are not of the same ilk.

Ha Du-sik works from the shadows.

When he's targeting someone
and he can't rattle them then,

he'll indulge in monkey business.

He'll use anything
to pin something on you.

Use monkey business?

Mm, he'll stoop to sexual blackmail
or honey trap, that sort of thing.

With you, Attorney Kwon,
he'll use the same method.

That's his only expertise.

You mean he'll try
to hook me up with someone?

He could, sure.

Actually, that is probably
the only tool at his disposal.

If a hammer is all you have,
every object appears to be a nail.

[scoffs] Hmm.

[music concludes]

COURT

FINAL HEARING FOR THE MURDER CHARGE

Your Honor,
the defendant struck the victim

with a blunt instrument in the head,

which put her on the path
that precipitated her death.

In a Supreme Court precedent,
a defendant, after beating his victim,

believed him to be dead, then buried him,
causing him to suffocate.

The entire process, they ruled,
was a single act considered murder.

The precedent which the prosecutor cited

in this case have fundamentally
different circumstances.

In the case he cited,
the defendant buried his victim

with the mistaken belief
he was already dead,

and that was the proximate cause
of the victim's death.

In this case, however,

there was a new independent
intervention by the victim,

who acted to break the chain of continuity
that the state is claiming.

An independent intervention?
Now, precisely what do you mean by that?

I mean that the victim
was a habitual jaywalker.

-[suspenseful music playing]
-[audience murmuring]

Choi So-yun, the victim,
ignored or broke traffic laws frequently.

Some three months before her death,

she was hit by a car while jaywalking,
for which she received medical treatment.

She also received 12 traffic violations
over the past 36 months.

It's also worth noting...

[sighs]

I SENT YOU SOME REFERENCE MATERIALS
HAVE A LOOK

[Eun-hee] When the trial begins,

the prosecution will try to show
that the blow

with the blunt instrument
and the vehicle collision

should be considered
a single continuous act.

In order to refute this, you must prove
that the causal relationship

between the act and the victim's death
has been severed.

In other words, you must break
the chain of continuity

and causation by arguing
an independent intervention

on the part of the victim.

When Choi So-yun was in high school
I nearly ran her over in my car.

I was driving at a normal speed,
approaching a green light.

Choi So-yun suddenly veered
into the middle of the road.

That road was a four-lane thoroughfare,

very dangerous for pedestrians
to cross against the light.

There were nearby overpasses
and underpasses,

but Choi So-yun opted to jaywalk.

It isn't easy for people to change.

This is it.

Can someone give me a hand?

First, we need to get the CCTV
from the accident scene.

Maybe six months' worth?

I'll file a motion
to preserve it as evidence.

Plus, we need to obtain
the victim's traffic records.

The location where
the defendant struck the victim

with a blunt object was near a bar
where the victim frequented.

The parking lot was
across the street from there.

Although that street was a busy,
dangerous six-lane road,

the victim chose to jaywalk

in an area where pedestrian crossing
is prohibited.

Not only that, according to the footage,

when going to that same bar
thirty-four times over six months,

she repeatedly jaywalked
across that street

to the parking lot
in almost exactly the same manner.

Autopsy results showed the blow
from the blunt object

caused a concussion
which was not life-threatening.

The cause of death was cardiac rupture

brought on by
an automotive collision impact.

You're saying...

my daughter should be held responsible
for her death?

[scoffs] Is this some kind of trick? Huh?

Order in the court.

I will have you ejected if you continue
to hinder these proceedings.

-Your Honor...
-Hey, Myeong-suk, hey, hey, sister, stop.

You need to calm down. Calm down.
It's all right, calm down.

The prosecution's argument would suppose

an excessively broad interpretation
of the causal relationship

between the defendant's actions
and the victim's death.

This case is not one act.

It is two distinct occurrences.
One, the assault with a blunt object.

Two, the automobile accident,

which was the actual cause
of the victim's death.

I will present evidence
in support of this claim.

Prosecution,
what sentence are you seeking?

We request that the defendant
be incarcerated for a period of 25 years.

Defense counsel,
make your closing argument.

Your Honor, I'm standing here today
not just as a defendant's attorney,

rather as a woman who admits

that in this case I bear
some of the responsibility.

When the defendant,
Kim Yeong-mi was in high school,

she was severely bullied
by her classmates,

and I was among those who witnessed it.

And I turned a blind eye
to the violence back then.

Counselor, where is this going?

I'd like to submit a twelve-year-old video
of the abuse

that the defendant endured
as evidence to be admitted.

Your Honor, the defense hasn't established
the source of this video,

nor its direct relevance to the case.

It also will very likely cause the
victim's family serious additional pain.

I agree. The prosecution isn't wrong.

This video doesn't pertain directly
to the facts as they've been presented.

Nevertheless, it is crucial material
for determining the defendant's sentence,

as it will show the impact
the bullying had.

These images will show
the extent of her pain

and how that pain eventually
would influence her state of mind.

If this is evidence being introduced only
for the defendant's sentencing,

under those conditions, I will admit it.

-You can proceed to show the images.
-[sighs]

What? My daughter's dead.

You're going to play a little video?

Who cares
about that school violence video?

[gavel thuds]

Please do not interrupt
during these proceedings.

-How can you call yourself a judge?
-[indistinct chatter]

Why?

How can you defend that murderer?

-Escort them to the exit.
-[Myeong-suk] Let me go! Let go!

-Let go of me! Let go!
-[whimpering]

You have no right
to put your hands on me.

[Jin-suk] You'll pay for this!
You all deserve to die!

[Myeong-suk] You're not going to
get away with this!

Defense counsel, please get on with it.

Your Honor, before we screen the video,

in order to prevent
re-traumatizing the defendant,

would it be all right
if she was temporarily allowed

to wear a noise-canceling headset
and blindfold while we watch it?

All right, I'll allow it.

Would you like to listen
to music and cover your eyes?

Attorney Yoon, I'm...

[takes deep breath]

[exhales]

COURT IN SESSION

[indistinct chatter]

[audience member]
Oh, my God. Did you see her?

-[audience member] She's all tied up.
-[audience member 2] Who did that?

Who would take a video?

[So-yun] Time for a cute little
cigarette burn.

-[Yeong-mi shrieks]
-[indistinct chatter]

You know, if you move,
you're really gonna hurt your eye.

Okay, here it comes.

[cigarette hissing]

[Yeong-mi screams]

[So-yun] Oh, no! [chuckles] Does it hurt?

Now I would like to demonstrate

what the defendant was like
before this bullying.

[Seok-hoon] You can remove
the blindfold now.

[soft music playing]

[hushed murmuring]

One, two, three.

-Sorry, not sorry.
-Have fun cleaning up alone!

You are so dead!

The defendant, Kim Yeong-mi,
was an intelligent, conscientious student

who was consistently
at the top of her class

in middle school
and in high school as well.

She laughed, hung out with her friends,
and dreamed about her future.

She was an ordinary girl.

Were it not for that cruel bullying,

she would not be here today
as the defendant.

She was destined to contribute,

destined to take on
an upstanding role in her community.

She could have been standing here
instead of me,

or seated next to you
as an associate judge.

Your Honor,
what she did was a criminal act,

and her crime
was unjustifiable and unforgivable.

She must receive a punishment
commensurate with that crime.

However, if punishment alone
is our only objective,

then the victim
will not be the only casualty.

The law must exist not only
to sanction our transgressions,

it also needs to be a way for us
to rehabilitate and reintegrate.

Kim Yeong-mi's story is not merely
a personal tragedy.

It is also plainly the result

of social responsibility
we have all shirked.

To assist in her rehabilitation
is not merely the act

of saving one person's life.

It's a path to reclaiming the love
and responsibility we were blind to,

and it's a stride
toward the betterment of society.

I would like to submit a signed petition
on behalf of all the bystanders,

myself and 84 of the defendant's
high school classmates.

[crying]

Your Honor, I humbly request
that you carefully consider this petition

and all the materials I've presented today

in determining punishment
so that the defendant,

Kim Yeong-mi, can start her life anew.

I implore you to give her one more chance.

Ms. Yeong-mi?

Do you have anything you want to say?

Please forgive me.

I deeply regret my actions.

I will accept any punishment I get.

[crying]

I will now render my verdict.

On the charge of murder
concerning the defendant's claim

that the causal relationship
between the defendant's act

and the subsequent death
of the victim was not direct,

we're in agreement.

Accordingly, this court
will consider the assault

with a blunt instrument and
the car accident as two separate events.

We find, firstly,
that the defendant did strike the victim

in the head with a blunt instrument
with the intent of injuring her

and caused her concussion.

Accordingly, she is guilty
of assault and battery.

Secondly,
concerning the vehicular accident,

we do find
that in plain disregard of the law,

the defendant took her eyes off the road

and that this negligence resulted
in the victim's death.

Thus, in accordance
with the law on special cases

as it relates to the operation
of motor vehicles,

we find her guilty of negligence.

For these two incidents,

the defendant is sentenced
to one year in prison.

-[sigh in relief]
-This concludes our verdict.

[sighs in relief]

[Hyo-min] What is this?

Photos and videos of the school bullying
from Choi So-yun's phone.

You mean you had her phone all along?

Never got around to returning it,
so it was in storage.

I thought you might use it for sentencing.

And about what you said last time, I...

Mom, that was...

If I could take everything that I know now
and all of my experience back to the past,

I would make better choices, certainly.

But...

the way I was then,
it was the only thing I could do.

And there are no second chances.

That's because at the heart
of each choice I made,

was the love I had
for Hyo-min, my daughter.

As long as that love doesn't change,
even if I could change things,

I'd do it all again the same way.

That's why I said I have no regrets.

Still...

having heard what you said,
now I do regret it.

[Hyo-min] I can handle this myself.
Why are you getting involved?

[sighs]

-[Seok-hoon] What are you doing?
-[Hyo-min] Holy crap!

Attorney Yoon!

You're not out celebrating with everyone?

Everybody went to that place
for fried chicken.

Ah. Something wrong?

[sighs] It's just...

I just have a lot on my mind is all.

But why aren't you home, Attorney Yoon?

I had paperwork to get done.

Uh, when I'm wired, I come up here a lot.

-Hmm. It does feel good.
-So what's going on?

Everything, nothing.
This view, the vibe, and...

unexpectedly running into you
up here, Attorney Yoon.

All of that.

Oh, and by the way...

I must say that trial was one
of the best I ever attended.

-Really?
-[Seok-hoon] Mm.

They say we humans
use our intuition first,

then construct our logical reasons
around it.

That intuition is a gift from God,

so our reason
is only a faithful servant to it.

Your pleading today
was eminently intuitive,

but it still allowed you
to give the judge a logical foundation,

and you maintained a good balance
between emotion and reason.

My compliments.

-["Home" playing]
-You did well too, Attorney Yoon.

How so?

When you talk to a client who needs
to heal a wound by bringing suit,

look at the source of their pain...

set aside your preconceptions,
and look at the heart of the matter.

To me, justice is only a way
to protect those who need it.

You need to expand your line
of thinking about this.

Think outside the box.

Your sculptures are amazing.
Attorney Yoon is a real artist.

By slowly whittling away at your
associates' shortcomings and weaknesses,

you draw out the potential
they never realized that they had.

And among those sculptures
that you created,

who would you say is your masterpiece?

Lee Jin-woo?

-Kang Hyo-min?
-Bingo. [chuckles]

Hey, that smile looks good on you.
You should smile more often.

Yes, all right, I will.

[takes deep breath]

♪ You get me home ♪

♪ No matter where we are ♪

♪ You make me whole ♪

♪ In your love I don't sorrow ♪

♪ When the world feels cold ♪

♪ You held me close in your arms ♪

♪ With you I'm safe, no more tears ♪

♪ You got me home ♪

[song concludes]

BEYOND THE BAR

[Jin-woo] What're you gonna do?

[Seok-hoon] Let's first take
every possible action under current law.

-What the hell are you doing?
-[Wu-sol] Attorney Yoon.

Attorney Yoon! Don't lose control!

-I look forward to seeing you.
-[taser crackles]

I'm worried sick.

-[Seok-hoon] You should have told me.
-[Yeon-a] Did you ever give me a chance?

You should have insisted
that I tried to understand.

So, what are you doing tomorrow?

-You're here?
-[Seok-hoon] Go ahead.

[Yun-geun] Ko Seung-cheol
has Ha Du-sik's back.

They won't take this lying down.

[Gi-seung] A lawsuit has been filed
against Bluestone.

Your company is yours again.