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We want the accused to be judged properly.

We demand the abolishment of the Juvenile Act

as it has no regard for the victims.

The results of the first trial in the Yeonhwa Child Murder case

have been an issue to the general public.

One of the culprits of this heinous crime,

received a 20-year prison sentence

while the other received a two-year prison sentence...

- Right. - ...due to his age.

What do you think about that?

Well, I agree that the two-year maximum sentence

should be extended to five years.

It's a simple threshold adjustment.

However, that does not mean I agree with...

abolishing the Juvenile Act.

Without it, all crimes committed by minors would be ruled by criminal law...

...and that's unrealistic.

I just got a call from the court-appointed assistant.

Seong-u's mother refused to appeal.

She'll accept the results from the first trial.

Is that so?

All right, then.

Let's talk more tomorrow.

Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.

Yes?

There's a girl here. She's looking for you. What should I do?

You can send her up.

ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S OFFICE

You...

Where is Judge Cha?

Judge Cha?

Cha Tae-ju...

Yu-ri!

Hey! Wake up!

Wake up, Yu-ri!

Yu-ri!

Are you here, Judge Sim?

- Come on, wake up. Wake up, Yu-ri! - Oh.

- Yu-ri! - Seo Yu-ri.

What's wrong with her?

Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance. Hurry.

Okay.

- He's here! - He's here! He's here!

This trial has tested people's trust in the system

which has been getting a lot of criticism.

How do you feel?

Do you agree with the controversial amendment of the Juvenile Act?

What we all learned from this case is that...

juvenile criminal cases are no longer a personal matter.

It's time for society and the state to step up.

I was just doing what needed to be done.

Hmm. Thank you.

- Wait. - One more comment, please, sir!

- One more comment. - Please, please, sir.

- That way. - Please fill out the registration first.

Judge Sim, I can...

EMERGENCY ROOM REGISTRATION FORM PATIENT NAME: SEO YU-RI

What is your relation to the patient?

Why do you ask?

Here they are.

Oh, Judge Cha?

Oh.

An assault?

We see many cases like this.

We're instructed to call it in if we suspect the patient's a victim of assault.

We're dispatched immediately when we received a report,

but most assault cases end without leading anywhere.

It can get too deep into other people's business

and usually, the victim refuses to report it.

Please let us know when she wakes up.

Thank you so much.

It's probably not domestic abuse.

She doesn't have a guardian.

Her parents divorced when she was 12,

and she was raised by her grandparents ever since.

- Is he coming? - Yes.

- Is Jun-seop coming too? - I think so.

- Let's go. - Do you have a thing for him?

Her grandfather is currently hospitalized with dementia,

and her grandmother is sick as well.

Come here!

Her parents haven't been in touch with her for a while.

Fucking asshole. You...

You fucking bitch!

Yu-ri!

What?

- You fucking hit me! - Yu-ri!

So what do you think is going to happen to her now?

Her wounds looked really bad to me. I wasn't expecting that.

This whole thing will probably end up in smoke.

Taking on a juvenile case like this just isn't really worth it.

It's not like anyone will give a damn.

- Wake me up at the station. - Okay. I will, sir.

She was on probation with the history of theft and prostitution.

Her name is Seo Yu-ri.

Oh. Seo Yu-ri? She's infamous.

It's been a while since she went off the grid.

I was going to report it to you. You're the judge in charge, right?

We call her every night to check if she goes home

but she hasn't picked up tonight.

She hasn't even shown up to the weekly attendance check.

She's not at home, she won't pick up calls...

she's a real troublemaker, this girl.

Sure. Okay, thanks.

You're still here?

Oh, yeah.

So I've tried reaching out to Yu-ri's friends,

but they said they hadn't seen her since she got a job at a hair salon.

She goes to work early and goes home late at night.

Isn't that a violation of the Labor Standards Act?

Oh. I'm not really sure.

I guess we'll find out when she wakes up.

It's getting late. You should get going.

- Aren't you gonna go? - Mm-mmm.

I have a lot of questions for her when she wakes up.

We'll know for sure once the test results come in,

but it seems like she has a fractured rib and a contusion on her left wrist.

Her inflammation levels are high.

This isn't the result of a one-time abuse.

She probably suffered for a long time.

Hey, are you awake?

Hold on. Let me get the doctor.

No...

I...

I must have gotten a little confused.

I'm actually fine so...

I should get going.

You went all the way to the court

in the middle of the night

and you're fine?

You wanna talk to Judge Cha.

- I make you uncomfortable, I get it. - No, don't worry about it.

I'm really okay.

You say you're okay,

but your wounds say otherwise.

Maybe if I hadn't seen your wounds, I'd let you walk out,

but I can't let you do that.

I'll give you a day to think about it.

If you change your mind, call me.

If you don't, I'll handle it my way.

Also, I recommend you stay here and get treated for now.

I covered the bills.

Finally, the United States is one of the countries

that uphold human rights

so they respond to domestic violence cases with severity.

Therefore, most judicial authorities in the United States

are required to sentence the assailant within 24 hours of the report

and impose strong criminal penalties on the perpetrator.

Also, during the trial,

contact between the victim and the perpetrator is minimized

so that the victim's safety is ensured

and they are aided through the lawyer support system.

All of these efforts were based on the sole fact

that domestic violence is a crime.

That'll be all.

Well, Judge Lee Jeong-seok, thank you so much for your presentation.

Uh, would anyone like to say a few words

or ask any questions regarding his presentation?

Yes?

Judge Sim Eun-seok?

So...

what's your conclusion?

Are you proposing we mimic the US?

According to MOGF,

53.8 percent of Korean families experience domestic violence,

and more than 93 people fall victim to it every year,

where their lives are seriously threatened or even taken from them.

If we count the cases that haven't been reported,

there are much more.

But what's even more sad about it

is that no one knows when domestic violence...

will actually be brought to a halt.

Picture a teenage girl who's suffering from domestic abuse.

The hospital and her school both report it to the police.

But her family claims it's not domestic violence,

that they're wrong.

The moment they deny it,

the police can no longer intervene and the investigation ends.

Even to this day,

countless domestic violence cases are closed

due to such reasons.

Given the reality, how do we minimize the contact between assailant and victim

and have the assailant stand trial within 24 hours?

So, is this even possible?

We could at least revise the way in which domestic violence cases are handled.

That way, seminars like these

could focus on, let's say, more practical matters.

Doesn't Mr. Kang set any boundaries to these judges?

Judges these days have no such respect.

She has some nerve saying those things

when a chief judge is giving a presentation.

That rude, little...

The world is going to the dogs.

What on earth is wrong with you?

Don't you know how touchy the chief judges can be during the seminar? Huh?

Do you like the sensibility to tell when you should

and when you shouldn't share your thoughts?

Isn't that the whole point of the seminars?

Still, you were way out of line.

Even college kids don't give presentations like that one.

He just looked through some books and did a little research online.

He brought no actual value to us.

They say time is money.

I wasted a lot of money today.

Come on, Eun-seok.

Seminars are held so that ideas can be shared regardless of age and rank.

And you know I wasn't refuting anyone's arguments.

I was merely sharing my opinion.

That's the problem though.

Jesus, do you have any idea how big a mess you made, huh?

You see this?

Hey.

Mr. Lee.

Yes. Sure. Okay.

Judge Cha, there's someone in the lobby waiting for you.

Me?

Who?

Hey, Mom.

Tae-ju.

Mom, you should've called.

I packed you some food.

I... Wow, that is so much food.

Where's Mr. Cha?

He's in the lobby. His mother is down there.

She packs some food and he sits outside and talks to her.

When Mr. Cha is in a trial, I go instead.

Her timing was spot on today.

- I see. - You know, it's actually a little odd.

Judge Cha and his mother are very close. Almost like friends.

That's not something you see every day, right?

I don't know. I guess he just grew up with a whole lot of love.

I wish I could have that kind of relationship with my son.

Just like Judge Cha.

You weren't talking about me now, were you?

No.

My mother cooked up a storm again. It's enough food for all of us.

Oh, that's amazing. I was craving your mother's food.

- Tell her I said thank you. - Hmm.

Ah. Oh. She made some for you, too.

I'm okay. Give it to someone else.

I never have meals at home.

Um, did I do something wrong?

No. I don't know what's gotten into her?

Oh my. This looks delicious.

Welcome. Do you have a reservation?

I'm from the Yeonhwa District Court.

Seo Yu-ri works here, right?

Work abuse?

I admit our workload is intense compared to other salons,

but it's not abuse.

Did she say we hit her or something of the sort?

No, I'm just checking the facts. That's all.

Was Yu-ri usually well-behaved?

I told you it's 8874, not six.

Ah...

You got it wrong again?

Can't you even clean up properly? These products can't go together.

I had to keep an eye on her.

She would mess up often, sometimes she wouldn't even show up.

The hair designers aren't too fond of her either.

Things are pretty tense at the salon because of her.

And, uh, when does she get on and off work?

Well, that depends on which shift she's working.

Since she's a minor, the longest shift she can do is seven hours

in accordance to the law.

Are you sure?

Should I show you the security footage now?

Hey! Excuse me!

I...

I, uh, have something to say to you.

- Welcome. - Come on.

Some strange man came to see Yu-ri at the salon multiple times.

I don't know if he hits her,

but I noticed her face was bruised every now and then.

Whenever she missed work, it was because of him.

Every once in a while, I would switch shifts with her

because she seemed badly hurt.

And he looked much older than her.

But he seemed a little...

I'm not sure if I should be saying this...

but it seemed like prostitution.

Sir, please turn the car around.

Would you please take me to Yeonhwa Hospital?

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, I'll change the disposition. Please let me know how it goes.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

Didn't you go to, um, Busan Middle School?

Sorry?

You're Cha Tae-ju.

It's me, Jeong Jin-mo. I used to live next door to you.

I... I think you have the wrong person. I didn't go to school in Busan.

I'm sorry. I mistook you for someone else.

I have a friend named Cha Tae-ju and you looked like him.

I'm sorry.

YEONHWA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM

Sim Eun-seok speaking.

Can you check if Seo Yu-ri was involved in a sex crime since her release?

By tomorrow morning.

I'm telling you, no.

How many times do I have to tell you?

No one hit me. I just fell. I was on my own.

That doesn't make any sense.

Why go to the court if you just fell?

How do you get hurt like this from falling?

Why do you care? Just stay out of it.

Who is that man anyway?

I heard he hit you a few times before.

- You've been asking around, huh? - That's not all.

Just say the word. I'll send you to a facility right away.

Yu-ri.

Ah, there you are.

Uh, who are you, ma'am?

- I'm Judge Sim from the District Court. - Ah.

Are you her grandmother?

Oh, my goodness. I'm so ashamed, ma'am.

My sweet Yu-ri...

Oh, my, I should offer you a drink or something. I'll be right back.

No, that's okay, ma'am. I was about to leave.

About Yu-ri's injuries...

Yes. Oh, she fell pretty badly, didn't she?

It's just that she's, um, such a clumsy and frail girl.

- What? - It... It's true.

She falls all the time.

Right, Yu-ri? Isn't that true?

- But, ma'am... - Oh, dear. What am I doing?

The nurse said she wanted to see Yu-ri immediately.

Uh, may we go now?

I'm, I'm sorry. Please excuse us, ma'am.

Let's go.

I'm so sorry, ma'am.

Hey, Mr. Kim.

Oh, I'm still at the courthouse.

Dinner?

Okay. I'll check my messages.

MESSAGES HANWOOL DAILY REPORTER KIM

GYEONGHWAWON, 7 P.M. RESERVATION UNDER EOM JUN-GI

ASSEMBLYMAN EOM JUN-GI

The by-elections will be held in October.

You'd be the perfect fit for our political party.

So I thought it'd be a good idea to set up a meeting

so I could talk to you in person.

Uh...

I've worked in the courthouse for 22 years.

I feel more at home enforcing the law...

...in the courthouse

than enacting and revising it.

Uh, being in the courthouse...

...suits me better than being in congress.

I see.

I heard something shocking recently. Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Of all the juvenile crimes that take place,

only one percent of them are severe enough to be aired on TV.

They also say 85 percent of them are crimes derived from poverty,

domestic violence and family trouble.

And the rest are school offenses. Is that true?

Well, I can't be 100 percent certain that all of that is true

but those under less fortunate circumstances

definitely tend to be overlooked.

Uh...

The court is well aware of that fact.

Then that's even better.

Juvenile welfare and the revision of the Juvenile Act

are duties of the NA.

If you take into account what can be done for our youths,

I think it'll be better for them

if you were at the National Assembly.

Since more young adults are now beginning to vote

our party desperately needs you.

It's time the Assembly opened its ears to the youths.

Although only one to two percent of the voters are 18 years old,

all social media is practically run by them.

We can't underestimate their influence.

"Juvenile criminal cases are no longer a personal matter.

It's time for society, and the state to step up."

It's time for society and the state to step up.

I'm asking you to step up.

At the Assembly, not the courthouse.

If you do come to the decision to do that...

we'll take care of the rest, Mr. Won-jung.

We'll make sure you're more suited for the Assembly than the courthouse.

WOORI HOSPITAL WOORI CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL

I'm from the court.

I'm looking for a patient.

LOUNGE

PATIENT KANG DONG-GWON

PATIENT CHOI BYEONG-GIL

PATIENT SEO GWON-CHUN

Uh, can I... can I help you?

We stay here with the elderly all day long.

We can't help but to get an idea of what's going on with their families.

To the extent of knowing what their son does

or even how many spoons they have at home.

You're here because of their granddaughter?

Yes.

Stop talking!

Wait, wait, Yu-ri.

Why does it always have to be me?

Why should I put up with it?

Kids these days don't care about their sick grandparents.

Yu-ri.

It's easy to tell, you know.

She has red hair, she reeks of cigarettes,

and she yells at her grandmother all the time. She's so rude.

Okay. You're all set.

I've never seen anyone like her.

There's probably more to her than that.

If she really didn't care, she wouldn't even visit her.

And she wouldn't have given her grandfather a haircut.

She's here almost daily, right?

Well, yes.

I wondered why she always went home late

when she only works seven hours a day.

I think I just found my answer.

What about her parents?

Do you know anything?

Of course, I do.

Everyone in this hospital knows about her dad.

He has such a temper.

He makes a scene every time he comes.

They need funding from the government to be able to pay their fees

but he's still asked them for money.

They barely make ends meet as it is.

I thought they weren't in touch with him.

That's not true at all.

Yu-ri just hates talking about her dad, that's all.

Some strange man came to see Yu-ri at the salon multiple times.

Yes, she fell pretty badly, didn't she?

It was her dad.

Sim Eun-seok speaking.

This is Ko Gang-sik from the Juvenile Police.

Was Seo Yu-ri discharged from the hospital?

She wasn't. Why do you ask?

Her father came to the police station.

He wants to file a report claiming that she ran away from home.

Come again?

In this cases, we normally dispatch as soon as we get the report,

but something seemed a bit off.

Seo Yu-ri is a victim of domestic violence.

Her father's the assailer.

She cannot come in contact with the assailer.

Do what you can to dismiss the runaway report. No matter what.

Where do we go once I get discharged?

You know, he's probably looking for us right now.

Please don't be like that.

I'm sick of living at a motel.

We might as well run away to somewhere far.

Do you even care?

He's the reason why I'm in the hospital.

I do feel bad.

I feel so bad that my heart is in a thousand pieces for you, sweetie.

But, Yu-ri...

he's still your father and my son. Right?

Yu-ri. Yu-ri.

Can't you just put up with him a little longer? Huh?

It's not... It's not his fault he's like that.

Yu-ri.

Yu-ri.

Yu-ri.

How can I help you?

Hi, this is a delivery for Judge Cha Tae-ju,

from a youth detention center in Busan.

- Busan? - Yeah.

Juvenile Criminal Collegiate Division.

Yes, I'm calling from the Youth Detention Center Busan.

This is the Juvenile Criminal Courthouse, right?

Oh, yes. You're calling about the delivery, aren't you?

I'll make sure Judge Cha gets the plant. Okay?

Really? That's great. Thank you so much.

He's been donating money for the kids here for over six years now.

I've always wanted to repay him but he always refuses.

Oh, I see.

Well, anyway, please make sure he gets it. Okay?

Okay. I'll make sure he does.

- Good morning. - Judge Cha.

Good morning. There's a delivery for you.

THANK YOU, JUDGE CHA TAE-JU BUSAN JUVENILE REFORMATORY

Could you do me a favor?

Could you return this to the sender? I'll call him to let him know.

But he asked me to make sure that you received it.

It's the thought that counts.

I can't accept this.

- So can you help me with that? - Okay.

Um, sure. I can do that.

These are Seo Yu-ri's documents you asked for last night.

Mm.

- Did she have any records? - Not really.

Except for violating her probation.

Take care.

NAME: SEO YU-RI

What is this? That's a new plant, right?

Yes, but we didn't buy it. It's from someone in Busan.

In Busan?

Who is it for?

Wasn't Yu-ri hospitalized? Why are you checking her records?

Things have changed.

She's suffering from domestic violence.

- And her father's the assailer. - What?

Did you report it?

Where's the father right now?

What did the police say?

Hey, Judge Sim.

Yu-ri is refusing to file a report.

CRIMINAL RECORD NAME: SEO YU-RI

Then why are you checking her records?

It's not what I think it is, right?

VIOLATION OF PROBATION SUBJECT OF GUIDANCE: SEO YU-RI

It is.

It's exactly what you think it is.

Seo Yu-ri will be separated as a status offender.

Are you serious?

Don't you think Judge Cha is incredible?

He's been donating for...

Well, but he made me return the plant to the sender.

He said it's the thought that counts.

Well, it doesn't surprise me. It's just who he is, a good man.

Yeah, I mean...

How do you raise a kid to turn out like that?

But don't you think it's a little strange?

Why Busan of all places?

Think about it. This was the first juvenile court he was ever assigned to.

And we're only associated with other courthouses in Seoul or Gyeonggi.

So why would he donate to a detention center in Busan for so long?

Is it his hometown?

- Oh, yeah. Maybe that's it. - Yeah.

She's a victim, okay.

Yu-ri needs protection. Don't you care about her at all?

How can you...

even consider separating her by sentencing her?

She didn't do anything wrong and even if she did,

she needs to be protected right now.

You should convince her to report the assault.

Why are you cornering her like that out of the blue?

This is my case and mine alone.

And I wanna sentence her. Isn't it within my right?

Yeah. Sure, it's within your right but, still, this is too much, so...

I won't let this slide.

What do you mean won't? What's your plan here?

Do you plan on impeding my jurisdiction?

This is Sim Eun-seok.

This is Yeonhwa Hospital. Are you the judge in charge of Seo Yu-ri?

Are you with her right now?

Her discharge date has been set

but when I went to tell her, I realized she wasn't there.

Her legal guardian isn't picking up either.

Have you seen the patient from Room 523?

We'll, uh... we'll look for her and let you know.

What? What's going on?

The hospital called. Yu-ri's gone.

EUN SO-HUI WHERE ARE YOU?

This is Sim Eun-seok. I spoke to you at the convalescent hospital.

If you happen to see Seo Yu-ri or hear anything about her

please call me back as soon as possible.

Uh, no, it's nothing serious.

Yes.

Yes. Please call me if you do.

She was here when we checked her vitals this morning.

I checked the security footage and she did leave the hospital.

And her legal guardian?

She went looking for her with the hospital security team.

Okay, thanks.

RESTRICTED AREA NO ENTRY EXCEPT FOR VISITING HOURS

Let's split up.

I'll make some calls and look for her.

Okay, I'll go check some places she usually goes to.

- Mm-hmm. - I'll call if I hear anything.

Hello, the probation center.

I'm Judge Sim Eun-seok.

A juvenile went missing.

Her name is Seo Yu-ri. Date of birth is December 1st, 2004.

Please hurry.

NAME, PHONE NUMBER

STAR COIN KARAOKE

- Have you seen her around here? - No, I haven't.

I'll just take a look around if you don't mind.

Sure.

What the hell?

- Oh. - Get out of here.

Come on, pick up the phone.

You really didn't tell anyone, right?

I'll just stay for a few days.

Yeah. Of course, I brought the money.

Hold on.

JUDGE CHA TAE-JU

Ugh.

Yeah. I'm almost there.

Damn, why is it so cold today?

Am I at the right place?

Yeah, I think I am. I think I am.

Hey, So-hui.

I thought you were alone.

Hey. Frisk her.

- Move. Get out of my way. - Hey, wait, bitch!

- Damn it. - Where are you going?

- Let me go! - Give me my money!

Get off me!

Let me go, damn it!

- Let... Oh! - You bitch!

No! It's my fucking money!

Give it back!

- Fuck! Give me my fucking money back. - That's not my problem, bitch.

Give me my fucking money back!

How can you do this to me?

It's your fault. You fucking fell for it.

Jackass.

- You fucking bitch! - What did you just fucking say?

JUVENILE POLICE ACADEMY

Judge Sim.

You know Maybe Yu-ri's dad went to the hospital and took her.

No, I don't think so.

He doesn't even know that Yu-ri was hospitalized.

I see.

I'll keep looking. Please let me know as soon as you hear anything.

Sim Eun-seok speaking.

I'm calling from the convalescent hospital.

Yes?

Mr. Cha. I just got a call.

WOORI CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL

I think I found Yu-ri.

What are you crying about?

What is it?

Oh, my god, Yu-ri, what happened to your face?

Who did this to you?

What's wrong with my life?

Why is my life so shitty and awful?

I wanted to have a fresh start.

I wanted to finally get away from all of it...

but it seems like I can't ever do that.

Yu-ri.

I'll help you. Huh? Let's tell the police everything.

Come on. What difference will that make?

A restraining order. That will keep him away.

He won't see you or reach out to you. He'll finally leave you alone.

- You can leave home and stay at a shelter. - No, I don't want to go to a shelter.

I'm the one who's been putting up with him.

So why do I have to leave now?

I was the one who got hurt,

why am I always the one that has to leave?

"Get restraining order", will the police protect me everywhere at all hours?

You know they won't.

What if that bastard suddenly gets angry and tries to get revenge and hurts me?

I can't tell the police, I'm too scared.

It's not that I won't wanna do that. I can't do it 'cause I'm scared.

And if you don't?

What will happen to you?

You'll run away with no money if he hits you again

so you'll resort to stealing.

It's none of your business.

I'm sick of this.

Do you know how many people were looking for you?

And now you act like that and you really making me mad.

Judge Sim.

Fine. I can't force her into doing anything that she doesn't want to do.

I've tried to do my part but it didn't work, right?

I found her. Convalescent hospital.

Yes.

Who was that?

By the way, those friends of yours...

they're in a gang, right?

Yes, but I'm the victim here.

Save it for the police.

- So, uh, the phone call just now... - The Juvenile Act, Section 4, Clause 1.

"Juveniles prone to committing criminal offenses

will be taken into custody."

- Judge Sim! - Yes, I admit it.

I thought I might have taken it too far just like you said.

But you just admitted that you're a part of a runaway gang.

I didn't commit any crimes, Judge Sim.

You should have, so I could send you to juvie!

I didn't break any laws.

Yu-ri, it's okay. Stop crying.

- Just calm down. Can you stand up? - I didn't do anything wrong.

WOORI CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL

It's okay. Hmm?

YEONHWA DISTRICT COURT

How could you do that?

Don't you have any compassion?

Yu-ri has nowhere else to go because of her abusive father.

So she ran away from a hospital and joined a runaway gang.

Shouldn't you be asking why did you join them

rather than how dare you join them?

Judge Sim, I've been wondering for a while now.

I'm really curious about it.

Why do you hate young offenders so much?

What?

Why do you always hurt them with your words?

Why do you always try so hard to find a fault in them?

Why are you so anxious to see them fail?

They break the law.

They dared, unabashed...

even at such a young age.

Let me ask you something.

Is this something to be so upset about?

Why do you always try so hard to defend them?

Do they have something on you?

- Judge Sim! - Then tell me, what is it?

Why do you keep interfering with my case?

Come out!

Come out, you bastard!

Come out!

Yeah, I borrowed some money from your jerk teacher.

I know it's a bit. He can earn money.

But how dare you yell at me?

- Please, Dad. - Come out!

- Come out, you bastard! - I'm sorry!

- Come out! - I'm sorry!

Come out! You bastard!

Huh? Come out! You bastard, come out!

Come out!

Please, Dad. I'm sorry! Please stop!

Because it weighs on my heart.

Because I see you and most other judges taking it the wrong way.

She's a child who suffered from abuse.

Children like that never grow up.

Ten years? Twenty years?

Time will quickly pass by, yeah,

but she'll still be an abused kid, she'll still carry that weight.

No one cares about these kids.

That is up to us judges

to give them a second chance.

That's what's meaningful and important about being a judge.

That's why I decided to become one.

- Thirty minutes until the trial. - Okay.

What's wrong with this? Ugh.

The battery must be dead.

Uh... I'll go get new ones.

- Hurry up. Go. - Okay. Okay. Uh...

- You're getting sloppy, you know. - I'm sorry.

Judge Cha. Are you okay? I'm sorry.

- It's okay. - I'm sorry.

- Judge Sim's the judge today, right? - Yes.

Go ahead. You're gonna be late.

- Yes. I'm sorry. - Oh, Wait, wait, wait.

Is it Yu-ri, uh, on trial today?

The trial is now in session.

Wasn't Yu-ri standing trial as a status offender?

Well, you're half right, Mr. Cha.

The reason Seo Yu-ri was separated wasn't because she's a status offender.

With the power vested in me by the court,

in accordance with the Act on Special Cases

for Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes

along with the child protection case against Seo Won-sik,

who has been taken into custody.

I hereby order that the offender be isolated from the child.

- Mr. Seo. - Uh, yes?

Are you aware of the reason why you're here?

Yes.

And what would be that reason?

Well, this is awkward.

Domestic violence.

Do you admit guilt?

I was forced to admit it when I was under investigation,

but it's preposterous.

I was parenting my child in my own way, so what do you have to do with it?

What's the court done for me?

What I did was discipline her.

It's within my rights as her father.

PHOTO EVIDENCE OF SEO YU-RI'S ABUSE

The meaning of discipline is to give

intellectual, moral, and social guidance to someone.

Do you really think that what we're seeing with the pictures is discipline?

Something that was in your rights as her father?

There's only one reason why I lock you up.

To make you stand trial.

SEO YU-RI ADMITTED: JANUARY 21, 2022

All I want is to show you

how a perpetrator can be punished

and not the victim who doesn't deserve it.

The victim will get to stay home

and the perpetrator will be punished.

I'll show you that...

it can happen.

Oh, come on, I'm being set up.

You saying I did that? Can you prove it?

This is the statement Seo Yu-ri gave at the Juvenile Classification Home.

In this statement, she describes how she was beaten with a bat

and kicked while she was down.

And witness?

Detective Ko Gang-sik from the Juvenile Division.

POLICE STATION

What will you do with Seo Yu-ri?

I dismissed the runaway report, but...

Detective...

you've already offered a helping hand to me before.

Can you help me again?

How can I be of service?

Do you remember how Yu-ri was at the ER?

Yeah.

I need you to describe that in the report.

Will you investigate Yu-ri's father?

This is a voice recording from the day she was rushed to the ER.

I found it while investigating her domestic violence case.

- Huh? - I don't have it!

I guess you need another beating then.

Stop! Stop it!

- I don't have it! - It's not that much money.

Go make your own money!

Go make your own money!

Don't talk to me like that.

...for Christ's sake.

Where's my money?

I don't have...

- Keep talking. Don't move. - Oh, my god.

Stay where you are.

Just kill me...

- Dear God, stop! - Fucking hell with all this.

- Do you have a death wish? - Stop it! That's enough!

- That's enough! - Stop it!

Hey.

Don't act like you're something because you have a job. Where's the money?

I don't have it.

- Give me the goddamn money. - I don't have it.

Just kill me.

- Just kill me already. - You fuck shit.

- You want me to kill you? Fine. Just die! - No!

Die, you bitch!

- No! Stop it! - You piece of shit! Die!

Try talking back now! Try talking back now!

I was about to report her when she ran away,

but you stopped me from doing so.

You were all in on it, weren't you?

Who the hell are you? You're cop?

- Are you even a cop? You bastard. - That's enough.

What?

You'd better sit down.

This is... this is ridiculous.

Your Honor.

I'm sure you know that she's, uh... been selling her body to men.

She stood trial because of it.

So I just gave her a little beating to bring her back to her senses.

I disciplined her as her father.

What's so wrong with that?

Disciplining someone isn't wrong.

But...

that's not discipline, is it?

There's...

something I wanted to understand...

while proceeding with this trial.

I just don't get it.

Why do you seem...

proud of being like that?

It's all my fault. It's all my fault.

I... I failed to raise my son properly.

Yu-ri's father, my son,

is exactly like his dad.

He was also abused at home when he was growing up.

Why are you telling us this now?

Because he doesn't even know that.

Yu-ri was planning on doing this.

She wanted to report it to the police.

She wanted to do it for so long but I asked her not to.

I could lose him so I told her not to do it.

How could she do that to her own dad?

I'm the one to blame here.

It's all my fault.

It's because... it's because I didn't teach him well.

I'm the one who should be punished.

Oh, so...

you are the one who sold me out.

Oh, my god.

- I told you to leave it alone. - Grandma!

- What's wrong with you? - You crazy bastard!

- Shut your damn mouth. - No! Stop it!

What do you think you're doing?

- Let her go! - Shut the hell up!

Let her go!

Stop it!

Cha Tae-ju!

THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE SHOW ARE FICTITIOUS