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LATE CHOI GYEONG-HO

Jeong-ju,

don't you have a question for me?

If there's anything

you'd like to say in front of your brother, say it.

If you can't, I will do it.

I must have grown attached to you these past years.

It's hard for me to say this.

Mr. Choi

I'm giving you this now.

I'm sorry about this.

LATE CHOI GYEONG-HO

I should have found him not guilty ten years ago in court.

I only wrote the ruling.

It has been in my safe for the past ten years.

Kim Ga-yeong's underwear from ten years ago was

kept by me.

Lee Jeong-ju.

Look at me in the eyes.

From the start,

I knew your brother wasn't the real murderer.

Ten years ago,

when you tried to destroy his case file,

I knew even then

that the case file had been fabricated.

I knew,

but I rendered the wrong verdict.

No.

I misheard, right?

Please...

Please say it isn't true.

You could never.

It makes no sense.

Think only about what I did to you

and what you must do to me...

from now on.

SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT

THE DEFENDANT IS FOUND NOT GUILTY BELOW ARE THE MAIN POINTS OF THE RULING

THE DEFENDANT IS FOUND NOT GUILTY

So...

you'll take the blame

for everything?

That's right.

You don't need to do that.

You didn't...

kill Ga-yeong.

What are you talking about?

It was me.

I killed her.

Mom...

-Hey. -Let go.

What did you say? I misheard, right?

-That's right. You misheard. -Let go.

I want to hear it directly from her.

Mom, say something.

Who killed Ga-yeong?

You?

She did not.

Yes, I killed her

that night ten years ago.

I choked her and killed her.

Mom.

Mom? What's wrong with you? Snap out of it.

You must be in shock because of what that man did.

That man put you up to this, didn't he?

That man told you to say you killed Ga-yeong.

That's it.

But Mom, that's not right.

You have me.

Mom, look at your son.

Look at me.

Look at your son.

Mom, at times like this,

you need to be mentally strong.

I told you

there's more than meets the eye.

No way.

You're now seeing

what you couldn't see before.

Look now.

You must see from now on.

I'm sorry.

Han-jun.

Han-jun!

I'm sorry.

SON

What do you want to hear from me?

Was the person who promised to get you off on insanity

Professor Yoo?

She won't be able to keep that promise.

What do you mean?

That's why I even killed a person!

Choi Gyeong-ho's murder

and Judge Lee's hostage situation

were all instigated

by Professor Yoo, right?

-I'm done with this visit. -Why?

From what I know,

Professor Yoo cares a great deal for Judge Lee.

Why did she instigate those things?

If I tell you,

will you get me out?

Hello? Judge Lee?

Where are you?

Judge Lee.

Is she really okay?

Yes. She's temporarily unconscious due to acute stress.

She may go home after receiving the IV.

Judge Lee.

Are you awake?

Are you okay?

Yes, we're in a hospital.

I had a nightmare.

What was it about?

It was an absolutely ridiculous dream

about Professor Yoo...

Professor Yoo said

she knew from the start

that my brother wasn't the killer.

She knew, but...

It's ridiculous, isn't it?

So...

it wasn't a dream, right?

No.

It wasn't a dream.

I know it's not easy,

but you must accept the reality

and regain your levelheadedness.

Under any circumstances, we must face the reality.

If we lose our composure,

it will put everyone in an uneasy state.

I also tried to face the truth.

Every moment,

I tried not to let my fear get to me.

I was determined to uncover the truth,

but right now,

I'm so scared.

I can't be levelheaded.

MY LOVE, MYEONG-HUI, MY FRIEND, JIN-MYEONG

JIN-MYEONG

Yes?

What did you say?

Okay, I'm on my way now.

I'm going to go in now.

Thank you for your help today.

Will you be okay?

Go inside and get some rest.

Judge Lee.

It didn't hit me as hard as it hit you,

but I was quite shocked too.

I realized I was also subject to all those incidents and accidents

I read in the case files.

I doubt that this would comfort you right now,

but you are not alone in the brutal reality...

you're facing now.

I just want you to remember that.

Hey, Han-jun.

Han-jun!

Hey, Do Han-jun!

Let me get you some water.

I don't want water.

Get me some alcohol.

-Han-jun. -Eui-hyun.

Tell me.

Did you know about it?

About what?

Remember what you told me?

You told me there's more than meets the eye.

I asked if you had seen things I hadn't seen.

I guess you saw it now.

Yes, I did.

Kim Ga-yeong's underwear was

evidence fabricated by my mom.

She also murdered Kim Ga-yeong.

But...

I shouldn't have found out.

So you only believe what you want to believe?

Eui-hyun, you know how important

my mom is and what my mom means to me.

If only I had never found out...

Then what about Judge Lee?

If you hide the truth with lies just for your sake,

Judge Lee must live her life without ever knowing the truth.

You're right. Jeong-ju was in this mess too.

I must tell Jeong-ju about this.

Not now.

She'll find out anyway. It's better to know sooner than later.

There's something you don't know.

What is it this time?

The one who made Kim Ju-hyeong kill Choi Gyeong-ho was...

Professor Yoo.

Isn't this...

You'd better talk.

What are you talking about? Get out of my way.

Hey, would you be able to tell Judge Lee that too?

Hey.

Let go of me.

Gosh.

Drink a glass of water.

Why didn't you tell me she harms herself?

She wanted me

to take this

to the grave.

Are you all right? I think there's a wound on your neck.

I don't know where she gets her strength.

When I try to stop her,

both of us end up with wounds.

When did this start?

Now that I think back,

it must be after Choi Gyeong-ho's trial.

I wondered what could stress her

to the point of harming herself.

Jeong-do,

you must

defend Myeong-hui.

Myeong-hui won't be punished regarding Kim Ga-yeong's underwear.

Hey,

she told me she killed Kim Ga-yeong.

-What did you say? -That's why

she couldn't stop hurting herself.

Have you gone mad?

How could Myeong-hui murder someone?

I don't know what's going on either,

but since that's what Myeong-hui said,

we need to be prepared.

I'm sorry. Did I wake you?

No, I couldn't sleep either, so I was tossing and turning.

What is it?

Did you hear from Han-jun?

He called earlier.

HAN-JUN

4 MISSED CALLS

You shouldn't answer tonight.

Is something wrong?

Let's talk in the car.

Did something happen to Han-jun?

Han-jun received

shocking news today as well.

What...

HAN-JUN

HAN-JUN

TURN OFF PHONE

Tell me.

I wanted to tell you once you've calmed down a bit.

I thought it would be better to hear it from me than from Han-jun,

who is in emotional shock right now.

What is it about?

Kim Ju-hyeong.

I went to see him.

His letter about someone putting him up to it kept bothering me.

I wanted to go see him as well.

Listen carefully to what I'm about to say.

It'll be very shocking,

but you need to know the truth.

I can clearly see the pain you'll suffer

from knowing the truth,

but I won't make you suffer alone.

I'll be by your side as your trustworthy colleague.

Who was the person

who made him do it?

Professor Yoo.

Mom,

you have to live.

I'll be fine in prison,

so you have to get surgery and live too.

Jeong-ju, aren't you going to court today?

Don't you have a trial?

My gosh. She's burning up.

Jeong-ju, are you okay?

Jeong-ju.

Wake up, Jeong-ju.

The phone has been turned off. Please leave a message

-after the tone. -She won't pick up?

Her phone is turned off.

The trial starts in ten minutes, but we can't reach her.

How could she not show up?

Forget this.

Let's delay the first trial

and get someone to fill in...

I'm sorry.

What are you doing? Get your robe on.

Okay.

Are you okay?

-Let's go. We'll be late. -You don't look well.

I'm fine. I took some medicine.

I can't believe this.

KOREAN JUDGES ARE SO CORRUPT SHE'S PURE EVIL

Why are you out here in the cold?

People are picking me apart.

For denying the arrest warrant request?

Someone said you're pure evil.

Unbelievable. How could they--

So I replied to that comment.

"She may be a pain at times, but she is not pure evil."

-What did you say? -Let's take a walk.

There's no risk of him

destroying evidence or fleeing.

If there are grounds for debate, we can't detain him.

What could I possibly do?

I was also annoyed at Assemblyman Do

because he insisted he couldn't remember,

but I made my decision objectively by the law.

Some commented that your husband is lucky

to have a pretty and smart judge as his wife.

They say he must've saved the country in his past life.

"Pretty and smart..."

Really?

Then again, not all comments are wrong.

Even if I had to evaluate Assemblyman Do's arrest warrant,

I would've rendered the same decision as you.

So don't worry about online comments like those,

and please worry about what to cook.

You've made kimchi stew for a week now.

All right. I have a trial to attend now.

At times like these, he is comforting.

All right. I won't read online comments anymore.

What's this? There are 200 more comments?

Judge Lee, will you be okay?

Yes.

I don't think so.

Why don't you go to the infirmary first?

Okay, I'll take her.

I'm fine.

You still have a fever.

At this rate, you can't attend the afternoon trials.

I can do it.

I'll drag you there if you keep insisting.

Even the nurse says you should go home early.

You should go home.

No, I'd rather just work.

You are so stubborn. You're not even well.

Because I'm sick,

my heart seems to hurt less. That's why I'm being like this.

Then at least have some hot tea.

If Professor Yoo was...

going to do that,

why did she tell me to become a judge?

Why was she so nice to me?

If it was from the guilt

of killing Ga-yeong,

and rendering the wrong verdict which sent my brother to jail,

I could try my best

to try to understand her.

But my brother...

Let's not try so hard to understand.

Accepting the situation takes priority.

At first,

I felt so betrayed by the professor

that it made me sick to my stomach.

But now,

all I can do is wonder why she did it.

This is my personal opinion,

but you're much stronger than you appear.

I expected you to be drunk,

completely out of it, and unable to come to court.

You're sick, but you do everything you need to do.

You even seem to study the case files more carefully.

Reading about the incidents in the case files

helps me realize

that I'm not the only one facing a cruel reality.

I'm using that to hang on for the time being.

Drink that before it gets cold.

SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT

DEFENDANT IS FOUND NOT GUILTY

DELETE MESSAGE

HAN-JUN

I'm outside.

Han-jun.

Hey.

It was really hard for me to come here.

I know.

I heard from Judge Sah.

All right.

It's better to hear it from Eui-hyun than from me.

Jeong-ju.

It's really tough, isn't it?

I know how hard it must be for you right now.

That's why I can't ask you to forgive my mom.

How could you forgive her when I can't?

But...

don't suffer too much.

I won't be by your side anymore,

so I hope the pain won't last too long.

I was so happy thanks to you.

That's why I wanted to make you happy too.

In order to do that,

this has to be the last time I see you.

I realized this too late, didn't I?

I'm so dense.

Han-jun.

Jeong-ju.

Can I...

Can I hug you one last time?

I'm sorry.

I'll be staying at the villa for the time being.

Just stay here.

You waived your right to a hearing regarding your arrest warrant.

You'll be arrested soon anyway. Why bother going to the villa?

Just stay here.

Choi Gyeong-ho's not-guilty decision?

Was that why?

Mom, this is an overview of the guilty decision I wrote for Choi Gyeong-ho.

-Take a look. -That's not right.

That would be cheating.

You're so mean.

Then

why don't you try writing a not-guilty decision instead?

Not-guilty decision? Eui-hyun is writing that.

You try it.

Then I'll give you some tips.

-Really? -Of course.

Okay then. I'll ask Eui-hyun tomorrow.

Why will you give me tips for a not-guilty verdict

but not for a guilty one?

The reason is...

I'll tell you later,

far into the future.

Is that why you told me to write it?

And this? What about this?

What about this?

NEXT? KIM JU-HYEONG, NOT SELF-DEFENSE MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

Why did you send this?

NEXT?

MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

NEXT? KIM JU-HYEONG, NOT SELF-DEFENSE MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

Why did you do it?

Why did you...

Why did you do that to Jeong-ju?

If Jeong-ju

hadn't insisted on granting Jang Sun-bok a retrial...

You're the one who told Jeong-ju to become a judge.

You shouldn't have been so nice to her then.

Was it out of guilt for framing her brother?

I may have crossed the bridge of no return,

but I hoped Jeong-ju could take my place.

I see. Gosh.

So for your sake, you hoped Jeong-ju would

become a judge who could make even Lady Justice cry?

I see.

So if that's what you wanted from Jeong-ju,

it's only right that she went after Jang Sun-bok's retrial, right?

Yes,

that's right.

Then why did you try to harm Jeong-ju?

In order to save my reputation, I gave up the law and my conscience.

I pushed myself to the end.

Then why did you help Jeong-ju?

I was terrified of what lies in the end.

I wanted Jeong-ju...

to put brakes on me through the law.

Mom,

you should've compromised.

If you broke the law and committed an unlawful act,

you should've just lived like a scumbag,

forgotten about the consequences,

or kept pretending to be kind and innocent until the end.

STAMPS, SNACK BAR

DAEHAN DAILY, SHINMIN DAILY

PROFESSOR YOO MYEONG-HUI CONFESSES AND GETS ARRESTED

Are you sure you don't want me to defend you?

I may not seem so, but I'm a good lawyer.

I don't want to turn a good lawyer into a useless scarecrow.

Besides, I don't need a good lawyer.

Whatever my defense is, it would be a lame excuse.

You seem at ease.

I shouldn't be.

I hurt the people I love.

Myeong-hui.

I...

I'm sorry because I feel responsible for what you've become.

I don't even deserve to be sitting in front of you.

But even if I were to go back in time

and render my ruling knowing he was your father,

I don't think it would've made any difference.

I'm sorry.

I get it.

That's like you.

That's why I liked you, Jeong-do.

Jeong-do,

if you can, you should be a judge again.

Even if it was difficult,

you were happiest when you were a judge.

Even after the incorrect ruling of Choi Gyeong-ho, I persistently

and shamelessly tried to keep my judgeship.

On Jeong-ju's

first day of her judgeship...

Chief Yoo,

it's my first trial today,

and I am so nervous.

Why did you come to me though?

To make me feel less nervous,

please help me put on my robe.

The chief judge of your panel is supposed to help you with that.

Do you think I came without asking?

I already asked the chief judge if it was okay with him

and got his permission.

Please.

Okay.

I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.

It's the happiest day of my life.

At that moment,

I thought, "All right.

I must resign as a judge now."

I desperately and pathetically

tried to keep my position,

but I realized then that I wouldn't be able

to keep it.

You must've been in hell.

I'll go to hell when I die anyway.

I won't be able to wear my robe then.

DO JIN-MYEONG, YOO MYEONG-HUI

All of these cases are assigned to our panel?

We're not the only panel in this court.

Of course, I acknowledge that our panel is quite competent,

but this is too much. How could they assign us to all these cases?

Gosh, this is driving me crazy.

To be honest, I don't feel comfortable taking on Yoo Myeong-hui's case.

So I asked the head chief's panel to combine

this case with Kim Ju-hyeong's cases

that they are handling,

but he turned me down right away.

Judge Lee, you must feel even more uncomfortable about this.

Do you plan to recuse yourself?

If that's what you want--

No, I meant it would be hard for you emotionally.

I wasn't suggesting that you should recuse yourself.

Are you confident

that you can make a fair ruling without your feelings involved?

In my opinion,

it's only right for our panel to take on this case,

since it was assigned to us.

I agree with that.

If we give it to another panel,

it may raise suspicions of a fair trial.

Then let's do it.

Let's take on this case.

Oh, right. Ms. Kang Seon-yeong sent us...

a letter.

Why don't you two read it?

RECIPIENT, 73RD CRIMINAL JUDICIAL PANEL

Is it from Ji-seon's mom?

Yes.

Dear judges, Happy New Year.

I'm aware that I committed irrevocable acts,

but thanks to your favorable arrangement,

I got to cook my daughter

some tteokguk for New Years,

so I was very happy.

In desolate darkness,

I had no choice

but to commit an unlawful act towards my beloved family.

Thank you for giving me a chance

to repent my crime as a mother

who can help her daughter live.

Dear judges, I will wear this pretty hairpin.

I will hurry and get better

so I can become a cool judge just like you guys.

From Ji-seon.

Recusing yourself is an option if you're not confident.

But if your principles are firm,

facing it instead of recusing yourself is another option too.

Yoo Myeong-hui has turned down the visit.

Can you go ask her one more time, please?

She knew you'd say that.

She said she'll see you in court.

Wait...

Judge Sah,

who helped you put on your robe for your first trial?

It was...

My dad helped me.

Were you on the same panel as your dad?

I wasn't.

He came to my chambers and asked the chief for permission.

But why do you ask...

For your first trial...

Yes.

Professor Yoo helped me put on my robe.

I want to become a judge that can make even Lady Justice cry.

Well, I'm not confident, but I will try.

I respect you.

You can do so well that you can make

even Lady Justice cry, right?

We will now begin

the trial presided by the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel.

This is case number 2017G916 for murder.

Defendant Yoo Myeong-hui, step forward

and take your seat.

You have the right to refuse to speak

or to answer the questions being posed.

You may speak on matters

that are advantageous to you.

Everything you say in this courtroom

may be used to prove your guilt.

I will confirm the identity of the defendant.

What is your name?

By order of the court,

the defendant is sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Defendant?

Yes.

My name is Yoo Myeong-hui.

Prosecution,

please explain the grounds for indictment.

Defendant Yoo Myeong-hui

witnessed her husband, Do Jin-myeong,

rape a teenage girl, Kim Ga-yeong,

at the Gwangdeok Reservoir

ten years ago.

In order to cover up her husband's crime,

she choked Kim Ga-yeong to death.

Thus, under Article 250, Clause One of the Criminal Act,

the prosecution charges the defendant for murder.

Counsel,

what is your position regarding the claim?

The defendant had refused to meet with her counsel--

I accept

all charges.

We will review the evidence.

Prosecution, please proceed.

Yes, Your Honor.

TEST RESULTS

I will call the witnesses according to the witness list.

What is your position regarding the evidence?

Because I was unable to meet with the defendant--

I agree with all pieces of evidence submitted

by the prosecution.

Since the defendant agreed, we will accept the evidence.

We will now proceed.

It includes the defendant's confession during questioning

that she choked the victim, Kim Ga-yeong, to death.

It also includes Kim Ga-yeong's underwear,

which she took from the crime scene.

Your husband, Do Jin-myeong,

stated during the questioning that he raped

and choked Kim Ga-yeong to death.

He says you are mistaken due to the trauma

of witnessing his actions.

That is not true.

I killed her.

The testimonies of the two people who were present

at the scene of the crime are in conflict.

If the defendant has no other comments,

we will question Do Jin-myeong,

the witness called by the prosecution.

What's the next case?

It is case number 2017G25,

Choi Gyeong-ho's retrial.

In the retrial hearing,

Kim Ga-yeong's underwear with Do Jin-myeong's DNA was submitted.

He confessed to raping her

and was indicted.

Professor Yoo also

confessed to killing Kim Ga-yeong.

Considering all the evidence,

Choi Gyeong-ho appears to be not guilty

of the rape and murder of Kim Ga-yeong.

It rather appears to be Do Jin-myeong and his wife.

The first trials of Do Jin-myeong

and Yoo Myeong-hui have not been decided yet.

Furthermore, since both of them insist that they did it,

doesn't that confession lack credibility?

Witness, you insist

that you killed Kim Ga-yeong.

You consistently insisted that you couldn't remember,

but you remember choking her to death?

That's correct.

Even if people judge me,

I will accept it.

I...

killed Kim Ga-yeong.

Do Jin-myeong is committing perjury.

I will submit into evidence an analysis from the National Forensic Service

proving that the hands that had choked Kim Ga-yeong

belonged to a woman.

Where is...

that evidence?

My son has it.

If your father

keeps insisting that he killed Ga-yeong,

give this

to a prosecutor or submit it to the court.

Do you have

those files now?

As per the defendant's wishes,

I will submit it into evidence.

CHOI GYEONG-HO NOT GUILTY, CHOI GYEONG-HO GUILTY

CHOI GYEONG-HO IS NOT GUILTY

CULPRIT MAY BE FEMALE

COURT IN SESSION

Defendant,

please give your final statement.

By order of the court,

I hereby sentence Defendant Yoo Myeong-hui

to death.

Subtitle translation by Ji-min Lee