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(Justice is...)

(giving back everyone...)

(what they rightfully deserve.)

What is justice, Yeon Woo?

Pardon?

Tell me.

Not your subjective interpretation,

but tell me an objective definition.

About 2,500 years ago, Simonides, a Greek philosopher, said this.

"Justice is..."

"giving back everyone what they rightfully deserve."

Giving back everyone what they rightfully deserve?

Well, I'm sure it's the same back then and now.

If you've made a bad choice, you pay for that.

So you want to find out what CEO Shim did wrong...

and make her pay for it?

You got Director Bang to sign the resignation...

as an insurance.

How did you know?

I think you keep forgetting.

If your talent is never forgetting something you've seen, I...

You know how to read people.

Yes.

But this time, it wasn't the person, but the issue.

When we get rid of emotions to look at just the issue,

the corruption of Namyoung can become a danger to us too.

We need to expose this.

Pardon?

- Was that a permission... - What permission?

I'm completely against this.

All right, then.

Then I'll go...

and never do the thing that you are...

completely against.

You must be quick and accurate with issues like these.

And most importantly...

Them or us.

None of them should find out before this is over.

A competent lawyer?

Forget about that.

Just bring logical inference and hard evidence.

That's what a real lawyer does.

Yes. What about you?

(Kang Ha Yeon)

Hello?

Let's give the testimony.

Prosecutor Na.

I mean, Ju Hee.

I was angry at myself...

for I had to say goodbye helplessly instead of protecting her.

I'm sure you were.

That's when Prosecutor Oh reached out.

And it's true that he quenched my thirst.

And then...

that happened.

Why? Why did you do that?

You have to choose a path at some point,

no matter which side you take.

When the government changes after this presidential election,

I'll switch sides again.

If I can't become a chief prosecutor at this point,

I have to put down my sword.

You destroyed the evidence with your own two hands...

and let go of that scumbag...

just to get a promotion by sticking to a side?

You're right. I guess I'm a man of poor caliber.

There are many people who take in sponsors...

to buy a house and land under their wives and children's name.

Prosecutor Oh.

Yes.

If I let this slide just once, I can be in a position...

where I don't have to care about others to get the job done.

That's how I can take in...

the most wicked and bad people.

That is...

That is...

how I can make the real legal justice...

become a reality and not let it be just talk.

Just once?

Once or 100 times, it's all the same.

No matter what the reason is, if the means and ways are wrong...

Never mind.

I'll just quit instead.

Don't be delusional.

Do you think you can be a lawyer if you leave me like this?

Even Ms. Kang of Kang and Ham will feel too burdened to take you.

I'd rather feel burdened there...

than to be ashamed here.

Ashamed?

You're ashamed of me?

I have nothing on my conscience.

That name is now pretty much trampled all over the ground.

But there was a period of time when it was real for me.

He was...

left out from getting a promotion because he rebelled...

and asked them to take Ju Hee back instead of me.

And it was him who gave Ju Hee a job at a law firm.

How can I betray a guy like that?

Be honest.

Is that the real reason?

That means you will not testify.

Fine. Go and get questioned.

I'll go...

as your attorney.

Ha Yeon.

Don't worry.

I'll make sure you won't have to say anything against your wish.

- You'd do that? - What I want is...

I wish you would tell everything...

and put an end to this completely.

What's bothering me is...

the true intention that you're hiding from me.

But what's missing wasn't just your payroll.

It was the name Go Yeon Woo.

(Search for an Employee, Go Yeon Woo)

(There is 0 result for the search term "Go Yeon Woo".)

Are you on your way?

What are you going to say to me this time?

No, that's not it.

You know that I'll always be supporting you behind your back...

regardless of whatever you decide to do.

What made you change your mind?

I didn't change my mind.

I'm just following your orders.

On top of that, you set me up with a great attorney.

But you know that your attorney doesn't agree with you, right?

An attorney just needs to focus on defending his or her client.

They don't necessarily have to agree with their client.

I also don't care what my attorney thinks.

You're right. An attorney just needs to do his or her job properly.

Anyway, good job in getting him to sign a resignation letter.

I didn't get him to sign it. It was Yeon Woo.

(Urgent Announcement, Dismissal: Manager Jeong Yi Joon)

(Reason for dismissal: Embezzlement and dereliction of duty)

(Daesung Communications)

Daesung. Daesung.

What's up?

Remember you showed me your pay stub recently?

Yes. What about that?

Well, that's kind of related to what I'm doing right now.

So can I take another look?

Yes. Right here.

It says that your pay got deducted by Daesung. What's this about?

It's a consulting firm.

And this money is for whenever I get education or training.

So are you saying they take money from you every month?

No, the consulting firm changes every time.

But of course, this much money gets deducted almost every month.

Are you acquainted with an attorney by any chance?

- Pardon? - I mean...

Do you know anyone outside of our firm who can look into Daesung?

Never mind. It sounds absurd.

From this moment on...

Please keep in mind that my client is here to cooperate...

with the prosecution investigation as a testifier.

Therefore, I'd like to point out beforehand that you cannot...

force him to testify anything against his will.

You used to work as a prosecutor for Detective Team Three...

at Seoul Central District Court 10 years ago. Am I correct?

Yes.

What's your relationship...

with Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oh Byeong Wook?

He used to be my senior and my boss.

But I'm sure you already know that.

What about personally?

Does that question have anything to do with the investigation?

This question will inevitably be asked in court.

But he's just getting investigated right now.

We're not in court.

Ms. Kang.

He was my mentor.

Let's move on.

Fine.

If you insist on moving on,

let's stop talking about Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oh.

Let's move on...

and talk about your days as a prosecutor.

You were in charge of 147 cases...

while you worked as a prosecutor.

And you never lost a single case.

One should never go to court if they're not confident about winning.

Then...

why did you suddenly quit when you were doing...

so well as a prosecutor?

That question is irrelevant to the investigation.

After I got into law school,

I was able to meet with Ms. Kang who's sitting right next to me.

She thought very highly of my competence.

So she supported me...

until I graduated law school and passed the bar.

She said it'd be good for my career to start off as a prosecutor...

instead of working at a law firm right away.

So I did that for a couple of years.

And as you already know, I had experienced enough,

and that's why I went...

to work for Ms. Kang since that was my initial plan.

Our company's motto is, "Write your hurts in the sand,"

"and carve your blessings on a stone."

What do you think? Am I doing well?

You can do better.

Do you guys think of this investigation as a joke?

Do you think a competent attorney like me...

would ever joke around with my life?

What I want to know is if you quit because you saw him...

commit an illegal crime, but you couldn't report him...

because he was your boss...

and a mentor you had very much respected.

You're leading Mr. Choi.

It's not a very suitable question to ask a testifier.

Let me ask you more specifically.

In October 2008,

ex-Congressman Gu asked Prosecutor Oh...

to help his son get acquitted...

from his hit-and-run case.

Were you or were you not aware of the fact...

that Prosecutor Oh had purposely destroyed the CCTV evidence...

right before the trial began?

My client will plead the Fifth.

Do you know anything about the rumor that says he was promised...

to get promoted in return for having done Congressman Gu a favor?

My client will plead the Fifth.

You never lost a single case while you worked as a prosecutor.

Do you really think it makes sense to say that you found out...

that the evidence was gone in the middle of the trial?

Don't you think...

it'd be a lot more convincing for people to think...

that you had the intention of destroying the evidence yourself?

Prosecutor An, what are you...

Let's say I believe that you weren't involved in anything.

But do you think the people high up will think the same way?

Who do you think...

they'd prefer to target and destroy between...

a competent attorney and the deputy chief prosecutor?

Or are you actually thinking...

that Prosecutor Oh is going to willingly confess everything?

If you don't cooperate, things won't end quietly.

You might end up having to take responsibility for everything.

Okay?

What's all this?

Why are you looking at Namyoung and our firm's financial statements?

Well...

What?

I'm studying.

I was worrying about my future.

Law firms are starting to break into smaller firms these days.

And I realized that I'm very strong...

with numbers.

What? This?

I'm the professional in this firm...

when it comes to numbers. Did you not know that?

No, I didn't. You're good with numbers?

Yes, I am. Come to think of it, that wasn't the right question.

Right now, you shouldn't be wasting your time studying numbers.

You should be looking for your paycheck that doesn't even exist.

Why do you think your paycheck doesn't exist?

No, that's not the right question.

You're not an official associate of Kang and Ham,

so it's natural that you're not getting paid.

So let me ask you this.

Why aren't you an official associate?

You're working, but you're not getting paid.

You exist, but your name doesn't exist in our system.

What's the deal?

Are you a ghost? Are you a spirt? Is that what it is?

(Kang and Ham's Payroll for May, 2018)

I have strong evidence right here.

So you better answer me instead of trying to come up with an excuse.

You ghost.

(Kang and Ham's Payroll for May, 2018)

You're right.

I don't know where you got this.

But I don't get it either.

"You're right. I don't know where you got this."

"But I don't get it either."

Give me your employee ID, you ghost.

Your employee ID number is probably fake as well.

(Search)

(Go Yeon Woo)

What?

What? This... This can't be possible.

(Payroll for May, 2018 Name: Go Yeon Woo)

It's me.

How is the thing that I didn't order you to do going?

What's wrong?

Is there a problem?

Well, Mr. Chae...

It's nothing.

Ms. Kang is watching you.

This could be a chance for you to settle down here...

I'll take care of it.

What about you?

I said mind your own business.

I told you it could be my business.

What's going on?

Is something wrong?

No. I'm sorry.

There's nothing wrong.

I thought I'd praise him for getting the letter of resignation.

But I guess it isn't the right time.

Is there a problem?

No, nothing. Why?

Is that right?

Then come with me.

- Where are we going? - You'll see.

I'll sit down, but I don't know if I can eat.

You might not feel like eating,

but not me.

If I have to get you in order to get Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oh,

I will do that gladly.

You can just indict me.

Why are you trying to put me on the witness stand?

All you have is circumstantial evidence. No hard proof.

Right.

That's why you quit being a prosecutor.

You were talented and you had a great track record.

You should've kept going.

I was greedy for money.

- Kang Seok. - I won't testify.

Ms. Kang, you're dismissed as my attorney.

Is that so?

This is all I can do.

Do you think that hit-and-run...

was the only case Prosecutor Oh had his hands on?

Jeong Seok Won, Yoo Eun Jung,

Yoon Jae Sung, Park Jung Dae.

They're all suspects you indicted.

The Special Prosecution Team has these case files now.

If I don't get any clear answers from you,

I'll go back and start reviewing these cases.

The undefeated prosecutor?

The righteous swordsman?

Can you be 100 percent sure that your clean record was...

all because of your brilliant talent?

There are only two paths you can choose from.

You can either try to protect the one who used you...

and get blamed for everything...

or you can testify truthfully...

and make the real justice stand.

What will you do?

What path will you take?

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm so ashamed. I'll go right now and...

That's okay.

It's not your fault.

It's my fault for not noticing your incompetence.

Don't worry about it. You can go.

By the way, what do you have on your shoulders?

Pardon?

Incompetence.

Why was he...

looking at Namyoung's financial statements?

Well, hello, CEO Shin.

This is Attorney Chae of Kang and Ham.

No. It's Attorney Chae, not Choi.

I guess things aren't going well.

Pardon?

No.

I looked into it to help you out.

Daesung Communications.

It closed down a week ago.

What?

It was a small consulting firm.

It had way too much income considering its workload.

It looks like someone reported it to the National Tax Service.

It knew it was going to be audited,

so it closed down right away.

I believe it was a paper company.

Not a paper company, but a ghost company.

By the way, how did you find out?

Well...

There's someone I know.

I'll tell you next time.

Okay. Anyway, you've been a really big help.

Thank you.

He said I was a big help.

And he thanked me.

It's all good then.

(Statement)

(Daesung Communications)

Will you testify?

Testifying isn't the problem.

I might get charged.

What?

You didn't do anything wrong.

You didn't fabricate evidence, did you?

Are you crazy?

I would never do that.

Then there's no problem.

The problem is that they don't work like that.

If I don't testify, they'll link me to the case.

If they put their mind to it,

I could be the one getting crucified.

So you should testify. If you do...

It doesn't matter if he used me or made me a scapegoat,

he was my mentor.

Also,

I wouldn't betray my mentor...

even if someone draws a gun to my head.

But if he committed a crime...

Sure.

If someone draws a gun to your head,

whether you take that gun or take out a bigger gun,

you'd have more than 100 ways to solve the problem.

You're giving me the advice I gave you.

Go do your work.

I told you. This is my work too.

And I wasn't giving you advice. I was helping you.

What do we need to find?

A mistake I made without realizing.

You said you were looking for a solution. That means...

you're putting a gun to your head.

Where are you going?

I think he's right.

The gun is aimed in the wrong direction.

Has the wind changed direction?

You said we weren't the types...

who would dance along with the wind when the storm comes.

We're more likely to get broken.

What's changed is...

the direction of the gun, not the wind.

So...

you'll put a gun to your mentor's head.

I'll ask questions.

Was the hit-and-run case not the first time?

Fabricating evidence.

That wasn't the first time, was it?

I was only practicing judicial justice for you...

from the beginning until the end.

If you put innocent people in prison,

how can that be justice?

Crime had been committed, but there was no evidence.

It was my case.

You worked under me, and I taught you.

Does that mean...

it's okay to fabricate evidence if it's your case?

Yes, whether it was fabricating or destroying evidence,

I put those who should be in jail behind bars.

You let go of those who shouldn't be released.

That's why I'm more disappointed.

Disappointed?

You're the one...

who chose to clean up after the rich and the powerful.

You defend anyone who pays you...

even if they are people you used to despise.

You're disappointed? How can you say that?

Because it's you.

You're required to have a respectful character and morality.

Fine, I admit that.

But in order to fight the guys you defend,

I need to be in a position...

where I could fully use my power for justice.

Whatever the reason, what you did was illegal.

What's the big deal about that position and power?

What did you just say?

Without the right kind of power,

justice becomes meaningless.

A power without justice is nothing but violence.

I was able to come this far because of that power,

and because I came this far,

I was able to send many of the guys you defend...

off to prison.

So tell me. Doesn't that mean I won?

No.

You can never be a true winner by breaking the rules.

And it's only right that you pay for breaking the law.

Apparently, justice is...

giving back everyone what they rightfully deserve.

And what exactly do I deserve?

Even my associate who's still on probation knows that.

But are you saying you don't know when you're a guy...

who proudly insists that you rendered justice for 30 years?

Are you telling me to go to prison and do my time...

since you'll be testifying against me in court?

I'm telling you a way you can avoid going to prison.

Just let go of everything and resign from your position.

That's never going to happen.

Then just do as you please.

It already seems like...

you're no longer the righteous man you once claimed to be.

To be honest, I was very careless...

about my company's profit because I was focused on my clients.

It's embarrassing to admit this, but there were even times...

when we struggled to pay our employees.

We had to do something about it,

so we came up with a different profit structure.

That's why I made a few companies using my friends' names.

I'm sure that's what happened. I understand.

Of course. There's not a single businessman or woman...

who doesn't own a paper company.

On top of that, you were doing it for the benefit of your company.

I was grateful that you managed to convince Director Bang to resign.

But your trainee is poking his nose into places...

he shouldn't show interest in.

I'm sorry.

I'll warn Kang Seok about this,

and I'll take care of the trainee.

What are you going to do?

If you stay still, he'll end up...

He still wears his worn-out shoes,

and he's still living at his old house on rent.

He has the right to criticize me...

by saying I work for the benefit of the rich.

What would you do...

if I was Prosecutor Oh and you were me?

I'd...

Fine, you're right. I would've felt the same way.

Regardless of however big of a crime you committed,

I wouldn't be able to...

betray you just so I could live. But...

But...

you'll have to get rid of at least one person.

Where's your associate?

- Why are you looking for him? - Why?

Are you not even aware of what your associate's been up to?

Let's keep this simple.

Yeon Woo's fired.

Didn't I tell you to keep Namyoung's case confidential?

What do you mean? I kept things confidential.

Do you still not know what kind of guy Geun Sik is?

What do you want to do?

Ms. Kang wants you fired.

I'll get fired if I have to,

but I'm at least going to say what I need to.

What does he need to say? I can already guess.

He started pitying the opponent because he felt sorry for him.

That's why he did a background check on his own client.

He did pity Director Bang, and he did do a background check.

But there's more.

What's more...

is that he stained...

the reputation of both Ms. Kang and our law firm.

No. To be more exact,

that's almost what happened.

What's this?

It's a list of all the foreign paper companies...

that CEO Shim had bought and sold.

What's the big deal of having a few paper companies?

First of all, it's not just a few.

And it's not just a matter of personal embezzlement.

- Then what is it? - To be more exact,

she had ownership of 127 paper companies.

And she used those paper companies...

to embezzle the money...

of Namyoung's clients.

What do you mean she embezzled money?

For the past 5 years, she embezzled 5,777,623 dollars and 45 cents.

Our firm lost the most amount of money.

I can't believe this. How was that even possible?

It's not hard to overstate our partners' legal fees...

since it's quite a large amount to begin with.

She probably bribed people in each firm's Finance Team.

The same goes for our firm.

How could nobody know about this until now?

It's like cutting off a lizard's tail.

She used over a hundred paper companies to embezzle money.

And as soon as anyone started being suspicious of one,

she either made it go bankrupt...

or shut down.

Is he right?

Well, we'll still have to check more specifically.

What are you going to do?

What do you think? We're going to take back what we lost...

and give back what she deserves.

Geun Sik.

I'll look into everything in detail and report to you.

I want you to investigate the Finance Team...

and get ready to charge every single person who was involved in this.

Okay.

Yeon Woo.

Yes?

Good work.

You did this for the company,

so you won't get fired.

- Thank you. - But...

regardless of what your reason was,

you still did a background check on your client.

I want you to be on standby until I appoint you again.

Pardon?

Oh, okay.

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Did things not go well?

No, everything went fine thanks to you.

Then you should be getting a reward, not...

I minimized the damage that could've been done to our firm.

And it's the first job I got directly from...

Ms. Kang. I'm just going to put meaning into that.

By the way, how did you manage to...

Gosh, I know how much this hurts.

I'm... I'm fine.

Let me see.

I think you're overreacting.

It's just that I also got a lot of paper cuts...

when I first started working here.

Back then, I used to start my day with the copying machine...

and end my day in front of it.

Paper cuts aren't that painful,

but they do sting from time to time.

From time to time.

I'll be off now.

Okay, bye.

"Okay, bye."

Are you still going to deny that you guys are dating?

What? Why can't you answer me?

Does that mean you decided to admit that you're dating?

I'm just choosing not to answer you.

What am I going to say to a guy...

who pries into a trainee's personal life?

Fine.

You can be as arrogant as you want. I'll let you off the hook.

Regardless of the process,

you still ended up giving me a really nice case.

But I have to say,

you spent so many nights trying to gather all that information,

so you must be disappointed.

This is what you call...

a huge waste of your time.

("Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oh Byeong Wook,")

("Currently Being Investigated by the Prosecution")

Hey, Prosecutor An.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oh just got investigated.

You already know that I can't tell you about the investigation.

Let me tell you this as your junior.

That mentor of yours whom you respect so much...

isn't a guy that you think he is.

And the situation is...

going the way I expected it to.

Come in.

Hey.

What brings you here, Ms. Hong?

I can't just sit around and watch that man destroy Mr. Choi.

Grab a seat. Let's talk.

Mr. Choi was a bit different back when he was a prosecutor.

Of course, he was...

very excellent when it comes to...

reading people and analyzing cases,

but compared to now, back then, he was more...

More genuine and passionate, I assume?

And anyone could see that Prosecutor Oh was a respectable man.

He was very popular...

among his male colleagues, seniors, and juniors.

I'm sure Mr. Choi only thought of his mentor...

as a loyal and righteous prosecutor.

No, I think he only wanted to see him in that light.

(October 19, 2006, had dinner with the executives of Giyeong Food.)

I knew Prosecutor Oh has been...

messing with evidence way before that case.

I've seen him do that myself.

(Criminal Department 3, Oh Byeong Wook, Choi Kang Seok)

Why did you come back in?

Hey.

I left something here.

What about you?

- I came to get an umbrella... - I'm sorry. I have to go.

(Evidence)

At a glance, it looked like...

the same USB, with the same color and shape.

But I knew...

that it wasn't Mr. Choi's USB.

I knew a day like this would come,

so I began to leave records...

of when and how he messed with evidence.

All the details are written down.

If Mr. Choi...

finds out that...

I've been keeping such record...

and have shown it to you,

he probably won't let me stay any longer.

He might...

treat me like an enemy.

He asked me what I would do...

if he was Prosecutor Oh and I was him.

I said,

"Yes, I couldn't stab you in the back either."

I would've said the same thing...

if he asked me that.

But Oh Byeong Wook, that man is...

completely different from Mr. Choi.

He completely denied his charges...

during the prosecution questioning...

and blamed everything on Mr. Choi.

- What? - This is so wrong.

You can't protect this man knowing what he's really like.

I don't care if Mr. Choi finds out later,

and I don't mind what he decides to do with me.

Please make the decision, Ms. Kang.

Yes, this is wrong.

This is different. And this.

This isn't Kang Seok's sword.

And he's not the one who'll be stabbing him either.

Ms. Hong, don't worry, and you can go back.

I'll take care of this.

Yes.

You wanted to see me. First, grab a seat.

No, I just stopped by on my way to somewhere else.

I'd rather stand here and talk.

I just met with Prosecutor An.

I heard you completely denied...

all of the charges at the questioning.

Prosecutor An isn't on our side,

and she's not one of mine like Kang Seok is.

Is that why...

you decided to blame your dear kid for everything you've done?

I suggested that he take another path,

but he doesn't want to. What can I do?

I am...

on my way to go see Chief Prosecutor Jo Cheol Won.

It'll probably take about 30 minutes from here.

If I do not receive a text message from Ms. An...

that says,

"Deputy Chief Oh decided to admit to most of his charges..."

"and is willing to resign" until I get to his place,

I will hand over the original copies...

and the evidence to the chief prosecutor myself.

Evidence?

Stop bluffing. There can be no evidence.

All of the records are so detailed. Only the people involved would know.

Did you say there's no evidence?

I guess you aren't...

as good as Kang Seok when it comes to reading people.

Do whatever you want.

I've already given you my offer.

And I'm warning you.

Do not ever...

mess with Kang Seok again.

The moment you say he's your kid again,

I'll disclose the document and the evidence...

to news outlets, the Blue House,

and wherever else...

I can send them to.

You won't have to testify.

That's not what I heard.

Prosecutor An said...

Yes.

At first, he denied his charges...

and tried to blame you for the whole thing.

But I guess...

he felt bad and suddenly changed his mind.

He won't admit to everything,

but most of his charges...

and resign.

You did this.

I knew it.

Prosecutor Oh isn't as good as you are...

when it comes to reading people.

How did you do it?

Wasn't it enough that you fired such a competent lawyer like me?

Now you're suspicious of me.

Don't worry.

I did it in a way...

that both you and Prosecutor Oh will be happy with.

Then...

should I engrave what you did on a stone and keep it for life?

Well, you don't have to go that far,

but I hope you at least realized that you aren't all alone.

Oh, and the trainee did more than his share,

so you proved that you have a keen eye.

A keen eye?

You asked me why I wouldn't testify.

Because I wasn't sure.

Did I really not know about...

Prosecutor Oh tampering with evidence?

I could've found out if I was a bit more careful.

No.

Because they were the bad guys.

I had to put them in jail no matter what.

Did I...

just see what I wanted to see?

I wasn't sure.

If I wasn't responsible for anything.

Stop. It's all over.

I'll pretend that I didn't hear that.

Get rid of all this.

Erase Prosecutor Oh from your head completely.

The CEO Shim case,

who will be the closing pitcher?

Are we still going with you...

or will we change the pitcher to Yeon Woo?

The reason I chose you was...

Pardon? Did you say something?

The wait is over.

What do you mean?

We won't represent you anymore.

What?

There are a total of 13 companies...

that want to be paid back the money you embezzled illegally...

through your paper companies all over the world.

We can't represent you.

Because Kang and Ham is...

on the top of the list.

What are you saying? This is a joke, right?

A joke?

- Yeon Woo. - Yes.

Daesung Communications was established in July of 2017.

It was sold to K Company in October that same year.

K Company closed Daesung down a week ago.

K Company is an auto parts manufacturer...

with an asset size of 20 billion, headquartered in Germany.

And this is the CEO.

I knew Germany made great cars.

But an old man making car parts...

and grossing sales over 5 million dollars in 2 months?

Don't people call this a joke?

More importantly, that wonderful company was...

closed down today.

Who closed it?

Me?

I've never heard of...

Before K Company, it was Maru Corporation.

Before that it was Samra Investment.

The CEOs of these companies were your cousins,

your friends from college, and her husbands.

They were all related to you.

So I tracked down 127 parent companies...

of Daesung Communications.

Goodness.

Your name came up at the lead.

That's nonsense.

Who is this...

Let me introduce him.

This is Attorney Go Yeon Woo, an associate at Kang and Ham.

He was only a probationary associate when he uncovered this.

Even probationary associates at our firm work very thoroughly.

There are no legal problems with these companies.

Stop it.

We already know what you did.

You're mistaken. You know I have no other intention.

You were trying to line your pockets.

Do you have proof?

Proof?

This is all proof.

But if you insist...

How have you been, ma'am?

He's our consultant who will help us with the case.

You know he's a genius when it comes to numbers.

He discovered amazing numbers in Namyoung's financial statements.

They were easy math problems...

that don't even require a college diploma to solve.

How can you do this to me?

Do you think I'm just going to take this?

Don't.

Do whatever you can when you get out of here.

But...

let me give you a piece of advice.

Before you do anything stupid,

confess everything right now.

If you don't,

for at least five years, you'll only get to...

see your kids in a prison visiting room.

You didn't have to get me two bowls.

This is abalone porridge. It's what you always get.

This is the new menu.

It was on the house since you're a regular.

A regular.

Do you know why I'm their regular?

No.

Because they're good.

I see.

By the way,

have you eaten yet?

No, not yet.

Pardon?

Okay. Thank you.

Go eat your lunch.

Tell them these are both delicious.

I recommend them both.

Okay.

You reported them to the National Tax Service, right?

Well, I'm not worthy of finding someone else's fault,

but I felt guilty.

No, I totally understand.

I'm sorry. I promised to protect you, but...

No, it's okay. I got to see CEO Shim's flustered face.

Anyway, I was able to protect myself and I'm happy with that.

I'll never forget what you've done for me.

Thank you.

I don't know...

if I can say this to you,

but if there's something that's wrong,

correct it.

If you can't do it now,

do it whenever you can.

You scared me.

I hear you aren't on standby anymore.

Right. I'll get going...

It looks like the net of the sleeper caught a fish.

You seem too proud of yourself.

Yes, that fish was caught by a sleeper.

I wonder where the numbers expert was...

and what he was doing.

We sell and buy numerous companies a day.

Because of restructuring or what not,

hundreds of people are dismissed.

So we can't understand every one of their stories.

No, we shouldn't understand. Why?

Because they only get in the way of solving problems.

But you were different.

You began the case by empathizing with him.

Why did you do that? Because of your genius hunch? No.

It was because of your pushover type personality.

Think what you want.

Right. That was my problem.

I only looked at things the way I wanted to see them.

I think we had different starting points.

Most people who work here...

know each other from school.

You would've been famous if you were a genius.

But nobody knows you.

Does that make sense?

What?

Are you a fake?

Your diplomas and certificates.

Are they all fake like his?

What are you trying to...

What I'm saying is...

Why?

Why did Kang Seok...

choose a guy like you as his associate?

What?

Are you saying that...

he expected to see a result like this?

That you were a genius who'd solve a case that even I couldn't solve?

What? Do you think he already knew everything before...

What is it? What are you doing here?

Why did you choose me?

This again?

No, this time, it's different.

After all, Mr. Chae's suspicion was pretty reasonable.

He wondered why you chose a guy like me as your associate.

Then don't think of this as me choosing you,

but you choosing your own place.

You can choose the pattern of your card.

You have the choice to become a type of a lawyer and a person.

In other words, your client isn't what's important, but...

It's who I am.

Yes.

I really won't get attached emotionally to a client from now on.

That's good, then.

Oh, that's not why I came.

I had something to give back to you too.

I thought about this a lot.

But you know, it's all over now.

I was wondering if this was the mistake you made...

without realizing that you did so.

What is this?

(Trial Record)

The murder of Kim Min Joo from 12 years ago.

That was your first trial.

And you weren't the prosecutor who did the investigation.

You just went in for the trial.

So what's the problem?

I read through the records for all 147 cases which you took.

There wasn't anything wrong in particular...

including that case.

So...

I looked at the list of evidence...

which Prosecutor Oh was in charge of.

I found something like this.

It's a love letter that the victim, Kim Min Joo, has written for...

the culprit, Jang Seok Hyeon.

A love letter?

The culprit, Jang Seok Hyeon, was once caught for drug trafficking.

Jang continuously claimed that he was in a relationship with Kim,

but there was zero evidence.

They looked through his call history...

to his computer's hard disk,

but found nothing.

We concluded that Jang was lying,

and it was taken into consideration for his sentencing.

Then what?

It was like this from the first trial to the last?

Jang Seok Hyeon was...

the kid that Prosecutor Oh and I imprisoned together.

He was only 20 back then,

so that means he wasted his 20s in prison.

He was sentenced to 15 years,

so he has three years left.

Inmate 1386, come out.

(Suits "Korea")

It's my fault,

and I said that I was wrong.

A retrial isn't that easy.

I'm going to be your attorney...

and defend your case.

We need to find a weapon that can hold them up.

The same situation had two completely different testimonies.

You already have made a mistake before.

They were all children of powerful families.

These are witnesses that have seen Mr. Jang run away from the scene.

Don't you have something to say to me about the evidence...

that was used for Prosecutor Oh's prosecution questioning?