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(in this drama are all fake and are not based on a true story.)

I...

can't do this on my own.

This case was fabricated from the very beginning.

You said you don't trust me.

Why me then?

Five years ago, I trusted you.

I want to see again your sincerity as a prosecutor.

If I misunderstood you, prove it to me yourself.

You didn't trust me then and turned your back on me irresponsibly,

but don't you dare run away this time.

(Episode 11)

Prosecutor Kwon.

Are you really going to cooperate with that media jackal?

What do you plan to do now?

What do you think?

The answer is obvious.

What are you doing?

Escaping, sheltering, assault, and trespassing.

You should get punished for what you did wrong.

I already explained to you why I came here.

I had no other choice but to do this.

Mr. Han Mu Young.

As the prosecutor who was in charge of your case five years ago,

I apologize if I ever did anything to...

lose your trust.

But just because I feel sorry for the past...

doesn't mean I should turn a blind eye on your wrongdoings.

If you felt like the investigation was carried out unfairly,

you should've made an official complaint...

instead of doing a live broadcast in front of the public.

If you found out about Song Tae Joon's false testimony,

you should've reported that to the prosecution...

instead of just barging into our office like this.

I guess you really don't understand how the system works.

Do you really think everyone has a fair shot to speak out their minds?

Not at all.

Five years ago, I couldn't even dare to talk to you like this.

Why? Because an invisible wall exists to block out the weak.

Do you think Yoon Seon Woo...

didn't have that wall?

A world where the prosecution and media steps up to make it better?

I'm sure a world like that could exist somewhere,

but that's not the case for the world I've experienced.

You need to confront what's there even if you have to break the rules.

The only way we can have our voices be heard...

is to swear and throw rocks at the world.

That's the only way we can achieve justice.

You may not know,

but someone out there...

is living in a world like that.

(Observation room, Interrogation room, Attorney meeting room)

Should we send him straight to a detention center?

Inspector Park.

You have a lot of friends at the Namdong Police Station, right?

Yes, that's where I used to work.

Let's keep him there for a while.

It's going to take some time for us to request an arrest warrant anyway.

Let go of me, will you?

Things aren't supposed to go this way.

That's what everybody says when they get here.

Hey, Prosecutor Kwon!

You're going to end up regretting this!

Aeguk Newspaper...

has 13,581 subscribers,

and in the name of justice, they won't forgive you for this.

Be quiet, you punk.

My gosh.

You're the type to get yourself in trouble because of what you say.

You're really slow at catching the situation.

Let's go.

- You should watch your back too. - What?

I'm going to ask you one last time.

What happened?

We don't know anything, sir.

Do you want to see me commit murder...

at a District Attorney's Office?

How can you not know anything...

when the office is a complete mess?

Is that all you have to say as inspectors?

My goodness, So Ra.

You must've been busy today.

Did you eat?

Why did you have him locked up at this hour? What were you thinking?

It was just an accident,

and it happened because of my carelessness.

But he confessed that he made a false testimony.

So I judged that I should look into it a bit more.

What?

He made a false testimony?

Who...

Oh, I see. Really?

Well, I totally understand that accidents can happen...

in the process of investigating criminals.

My gosh. It must've been very tiring, So Ra.

But it doesn't matter if he made a false testimony or not...

because the suspect already died.

Don't you think we should just end the investigation within tonight?

But his body hasn't been found yet.

The right of arraignment exists until we confirm his death.

- Is that so? - That's the law.

- The law. - Listen carefully.

The prosecutor in charge of the first trial...

was me. There was no problem with my indictment, whatsoever.

The retrial wasn't even worth investigating in the first place.

I'm sorry,

but your unknown relationship with Daehan Newspaper...

has not been explained yet.

I'll make the judgements until the case comes to an end.

So Ra.

Don't you think you should live...

your remaining years as a prosecutor gracefully?

I'm pretty sure your parents wanted you to become a prosecutor...

because they didn't want you to be controlled by people with power.

Don't you agree?

What do you mean by that?

When your father used to be the head of the labor union...

of Myungju Construction,

I heard he received a few things...

from here and there.

My goodness. Someone filed a report saying that...

the investigation wasn't held out properly back then.

I don't know what I should do about this.

That's too bad.

Because it was already confirmed that the company had fabricated...

that story to get rid of the labor union.

I became a prosecutor because I had nothing to be ashamed of.

You can't scare me...

with that kind of threat.

It doesn't matter if you get scared or not.

The important part is that I can make you into a scary person.

Think about what we do.

We don't always lock people up because they're guilty.

Our job is to make it possible for that person to get indicted.

- Sir. - So listen to me.

Don't think about going any further with this.

Just drop Yoon Seon Woo's case.

Don't agonize over what you should do. Just write the case report...

and bring it to my office tomorrow morning. Okay?

Are you saying Mu Young entered that place on his own will?

Why? Why would he do that?

Why didn't you stop that jerk?

It hurts.

I told you not to tell him. Who told him everything?

How can I keep this gigantic secret to myself?

Na Rae told him everything. I said we shouldn't tell him.

My gosh, you really know how to throw someone under the bus.

Are you guys crazy? Have you gone mad?

You little...

Shut your mouths.

Aeguk Newspaper is facing a crisis now.

How can you guys be so irresponsible?

We helped a fugitive criminal.

We might end up with handcuffs on our hands.

Chief Director Yang.

Isn't that Mu Young?

- Let me go. - My gosh.

That jerk.

Hey, what did they arrest him for?

We shouldn't go over there. What if we get arrested too?

My gosh, either worry about him or save yourself.

Just choose one.

Wait for me.

Mu Young!

Hey, Na Rae. Chief Director Yang.

Hey, what's going on? Are you okay?

Don't worry about me.

Song Tae Joon changed his testimony.

There was someone behind him. I'm sure it's the law firm, Noah!

- What? - You didn't hear him?

He said Noah's the one who was behind all this.

My gosh.

He promised that he'll confess everything to Aeguk Newspaper.

So don't lose him.

We have to be the one to release his testimony first. Don't lose him!

- Close the windows. - Okay, okay.

You heard him, right? He told you not to lose him.

What am I doing right now? Let's go.

- Make sure you don't lose him! - Okay, we won't.

- Be careful. - You can go now.

How can you tell him to go?

Mu Young!

My gosh, I was going to help him.

But what in the world did he do...

to get his confession and get arrested at the same time?

Shut it.

You all heard him, right?

Let's worry about Mu Young later. First, let's focus on Song Tae Joon.

Na Rae, have the car ready.

You guys do your best to convince him so he doesn't change his mind.

- Okay? - Okay!

- Move! - Let's move!

Let's go.

(Daehan Newspaper's loser: Lee Suk Min)

I'm busy. Why are you calling me?

Where's Mu Young right now?

Why can't I get a hold of him?

Are you going to...

get him out of there if I tell you where he is?

"Get him out"?

Where is he right now?

Mr. Han.

I didn't do it.

Seon Woo!

Seon Woo!

(Chungbuk Supermarket)

Gosh, Dad.

Some people might believe the business is going well.

I asked you this when I first met you.

I asked you if you were confident enough to investigate...

until the end no matter how scary your opponent was.

If I were to ask you again,

how will you answer it?

I know that I don't have the right to ask you this.

I bet there were difficult times that I can't even imagine,

but I came here again because I wanted to hear your answer again.

Why?

Are you afraid I might say I can't do it...

because I've been demoted before?

Well, no. I didn't mean that exactly.

If I were to give up on my investigation because I lost once,

can I call myself a prosecutor?

Don't you agree?

I don't think you came all the way here to just ask me a question.

No, this is it.

This is enough for today.

Thank you for staying as the person I remember.

(Chungbuk Supermarket)

Mr. Song Tae Joon, Han Mu Young sent us to meet you.

We are from Aeguk Newspaper.

- First, get in the van. - We'll talk on the way.

Get in, please.

Hurry, hurry.

- Hey, let's go. - Go.

Well, Director.

It seems like we might be in a pickle.

Song Tae Joon confessed to Kwon So Ra that he perjured himself...

and disappeared.

We can't locate his whereabouts.

What do you suggest that we do?

I can't believe this. How can he be so incompetent?

It seems like...

these guys took Song Tae Joon.

Seeing how you can't handle a small matter like this,

I guess you are not that responsible.

I'm sorry.

When tomorrow comes,

an interview article that he perjured himself will be printed.

There's a limit to which I can stop articles from being printed.

You must take care of this before the case goes back to square one.

I'm telling you Daehan Newspaper can't be a target of the public.

Do the elders know...

of this situation?

Not yet. Before they do, we must change where this is heading.

- What's the solution? - Well, about that.

Yes, Mr. Lee.

So the reason why Han Mu Young barged into my office...

was because of you, Mr. Lee?

I had no idea that he'd be that crazy.

I thought that he had a part in helping the public and prosecution.

Does your visit have to do with his punishment?

You wanted to see me yesterday because of what Han Mu Young did.

I'm sorry, but it seems you've wasted your time.

What happens to Han Mu Young is out of my hands.

Wait, Prosecutor Kwon.

Five years ago,

what do you think the truth of the case we had was?

Would you believe me if I told you that the proof that...

Chairman Min had dementia was fabricated?

- Pardon? - I found this out later.

When I found that out, I wasn't capable of restoring the truth.

Why are you...

telling me this now?

Chairman Min and Yoon Seon Woo.

Both of these cases are flowing in one stream.

I don't have any physical evidence. I just have suspicions.

However, to find out where all these cases are heading,

the Yoon Seon Woo case has to be solved.

I am not here to tell you to forgive Han Mu Young.

I'm here to persuade you to use him.

Let's trace back to find out who instigated...

to manipulate all these cases.

Five years ago, remember the black curtain we didn't get to expose?

Don't you think it's about time we meet them?

Hey, are you still not done?

Goodness. Just wait a bit.

It's not always easy for me to edit the videos.

Someone visited me.

So what did he do?

I had an interview just like he told me.

I lied that it was me who wrote...

the article from Daehan Newspaper.

Media jackals who criticized us for making a false report.

You guys, just wait. I'm going to show how it's done.

(Prosecutor Kwon So Ra)

(Written notice of the case)

(Name: Yoon Seon Woo, Crime: First-degree murder)

(Grounds: Lack of right to an arraignment)

Prosecutor.

Can I tell you something?

Stamp it.

- Excuse me? - I know this...

since I've been here 10 years longer than you.

If you make a wrong step from here,

you won't ever be able to recover yourself.

You can run investigations only until you are a prosecutor.

Are you going to resign after this case?

Plan for the future.

Traditionally, there's no shame in following orders...

from the organization as a governmental employee.

(Prosecution)

All right. This is what I'm talking about, Kwon So Ra.

Don't think that losing this one case is unfair.

Don't you know how prosecutors are?

We are hunting dogs who move with one mind and heart.

We only bite when our masters tell us to.

We have to let go when they tell us let go. Right?

You did the right thing.

What?

(Subpoena as a testier)

(Testifier: Im Jae Tae)

That's my name.

(Testifier: Im Jae Tae)

What is all this?

I'm a purebred hunting dog, so once I bite, I never let go of my target.

- What? - If you ever...

tell me to close a case again,

for bilateral obstruction of justice,

we'll be able to exchange complaints.

Please keep that in mind.

What?

Hey, you ungrateful imbecile! You, Kwon So Ra!

You come back here at this instant!

Let's see if you can be a toad!

(Director Gu Tae Won)

Look! The number of views is hiking up!

What about the website?

It's on the website.

("A Person Instigated Me to Perjure in Yoon Seon Woo Case")

Oh, my goodness. Our article is already getting so many hits.

Our website exceeded the traffic.

I think this is crazy.

Don't let your guard down. Daehan Newspaper will counterattack.

You, check out the responses.

Don't even miss a news brief about this.

Okay. Oh, my heart.

(Detective Unit 1)

Hey, Detective Choi.

Did you read the article from Aeguk Newspaper?

Song Tae Joon's confession interview is posted.

What? Then Yoon Seon Woo was telling the truth?

Yes.

It's not like he can undo his suicide.

What a waste.

You're right.

Mr. Han Mu Young, come out.

You have a visitor.

A visitor?

Aeguk Newspaper's interview has been posted.

Should I counteract right away?

Okay. Get it started.

Why did you come all the way here?

Is there something left to say to me?

The reason I came to see you today...

is because...

We have breaking news for you. Daehan Newspaper has reported...

that they obtained the will of the fugitive, Yoon Seon Woo.

According to their report, Aeguk Newspaper was the reason why...

Yoon Seon Woo had decided to commit suicide.

Yoon Seon Woo wrote on his will that he chose to commit suicide...

because he felt pressured, and was frightened of Aeguk Newspaper.

The police have currently...

requested the NISI to confirm the handwriting of the will...

to check if it was really written by Yoon Seon Woo.

I can't believe these jerks.

Do you remember Kang Ki Hoon's case...

which was also known as the Korean version of the Dreyfus affair?

Of course.

The prison sent...

Yoon Seon Woo's belongings to his attorney.

There was a will inside.

(They made me do it.)

(They made me do it.)

He tried to commit suicide once when he was in prison.

(They made me do it.)

Get to the point.

The Dreyfus affair...

and Kang Ki Hoon's case have one thing in common.

The public was strongly against the government,

so they made a political scapegoat...

to turn the tables around and get out of that crisis.

The public had no way of knowing the truth,

so they immediately started criticizing the fake culprit.

I thought you were just a naive lamb.

But I finally feel like we're on the same page.

I'll take that as a compliment.

So Aeguk Newspaper provoked...

Yoon Seon Woo's suicide saying that...

it will be the only way to let the world know about your sad story.

This will be enough to turn the tables around to our advantage.

People will be reading this on the first page of the newspaper.

Then Song Tae Joon's story...

will be thought of as trivial gossip.

We shall cover...

the case with a bigger one.

We just need to change one subject.

That will make this into a completely different story.

It was Aeguk Newspaper...

who made him do this.

(Aeguk Newspaper made me do it.)

Here.

We have breaking news for you. Yoon Seon Woo, the culprit...

who was charged for murder, and has been claiming his innocence,

- has... - Is that...

- left a will... - true?

This is war.

It's a fight against who's going to...

succeed in making the public turn their backs on the opponent.

Aeguk Newspaper.

We can't just sit back and watch anymore.

We need to make more noise than the speakers at the DMZ zone.

Let's make sure they can never call themselves...

journalists again.

Yoon Seon Woo wrote on his will that he chose to commit suicide...

because he felt pressured, and was frightened of Aeguk Newspaper.

The police have currently...

requested the NISI to confirm the handwriting of the will...

to check if it was really written by Yoon Seon Woo.

(Journalist Na Sung Shik)

(The first duty of journalism is about the truth.)

Let's make sure they can never call themselves...

journalists again.

Well...

(Last night)

But sir, don't you think...

we should release this after reviewing it a bit more?

This is just too big.

Sung Shik.

Yes, sir.

I heard you had a hard time because of that fabricated video...

regarding Park Eung Mo's case.

Pardon?

No, I didn't have a hard time.

This is how a true journalist should be.

In order to achieve a goal,

a journalist must sometimes become an agitator and a swindler.

Most importantly,

I highly respect you for making the right decision...

for your company.

Would it be okay...

for me to trust you again?

Yes,

of course.

No.

I promise to...

do my best no matter what.

Congratulations.

Nice article.

Congratulations.

Hey, congratulations. You did great.

It's nothing.

Why does it have to be you again?

This is completely absurd.

Is that...

true?

Answer me, Mr. Han Mu Young.

I asked you first. Why did you come here?

Are you here to accept my offer?

I'll think about that after I listen to your excuse.

If this is how you're going to be, you can go back.

I don't need you.

Hey.

Hey!

Listen to me, Prosecutor Kwon.

Are you a fool?

Do you think everything that's being broadcasted on the news is true?

You saw Song Tae Joon admitting that he made a false testimony.

You witnessed so many things go back and forth until now.

I'm here at the police station so that I can find the real culprit.

But do you choose to believe that puppet who's reading a script?

Aeguk Newspaper is their target...

because we're digging up something they're trying to cover.

They're going to start coming after me too.

They'll investigate every word I said,

find every cigarette butt I threw away,

and even dig into why I got eliminated five years ago.

They'll attack and accuse me for everything they can.

Are you going to doubt me even then?

I don't want to repeat myself over and over again,

so if you can't trust me, just stop right here.

(Episode 12 will air shortly.)