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(Episode 6)

If I take the money now and bolt, it's 100,000 dollars.

If I last a month, I can get one million dollars.

(Camino de Santiago)

Goodness.

A crazy jerk. He doesn't appreciate his job.

He wants to go on a trip after quitting his job?

Life must be good for him.

"Santiago". "A month and a half".

It means he won't come back.

A while ago,

the CEO and Prosecutor Hong came in for a drink.

Things didn't look good.

What if Judge Han Soo Ho doesn't get hired for the next term?

It seems like he was thinking of resigning.

Is that so?

A while ago, he submitted his letter of resignation.

You know everything, right?

Anyway, aren't you going to get married?

Should I introduce you to a nice girl?

She comes from a nice family. She majored in piano.

You already played matchmaker for my dad. Is it my turn now?

Han Soo Ho. Why did he resign?

You two graduated from the institute together.

Why are you asking me about your friend?

Didn't you introduce him to Hanyoung Group's people?

Everyone knows Judge Han and Osung Group are buddies.

Who would do such a silly thing now?

You're right.

I'm probably the only one who could do such a thing.

They just shared a drink together.

Because of Park Hae Na and Ji Chang Soo's case?

How much will your drinks cost? That might be out of your range.

("Who Is Judge Han Soo Ho Who Imprisoned Lee Ho Sung?")

He's the judge in charge of our case.

I know.

Did he postpone the sentencing after knowing everything?

To restart our trial?

He's no ordinary judge.

Shouldn't we tell the truth?

You might not care about your life,

but I do.

I'll start acting, singing,

and filming commercials again.

They promised me I'd be able to do that if I did what they asked.

Will they hold their side of the bargain?

They're scarier than law.

I know.

That's why I'll do as they say.

Don't call me ever again.

(Court)

Excuse me. Is Judge Han not coming in today?

He will, probably.

I heard that he was going to resign yesterday.

Then he might not come in.

He doesn't change his mind easily.

Then he won't be coming in?

He might not. He became a famous judge now.

Isn't that a good thing?

After all, this is a governmental organization.

There are a lot of disadvantages when you become famous.

- Judicial Trainee Officer Song. - Yes?

I'm saying this out of concern.

- I have more experience than you. - Sure.

Being obedient works here.

Everyone says that they give you credit for being zealous,

but when you're opinionated, they give you a lower grade.

Did I come across as that opinionated?

I wasn't like that.

Hey! Read the files separately.

Judge Han doesn't like it when the pile gets messy.

What kind of disadvantages will a famous judge face?

- There's Judge Han Soo Ho. - There!

The public is showing a great deal of interest in your case.

Tell us how you feel about the sentencing.

What's the reason you decided to imprison him?

Please look over here.

Why didn't you consider his contribution to economic progress?

Judge Han, what do you think the law in this era means?

Hello.

I'm here to make money.

Let's do our best. All right.

Here.

Hey, let's do our best. We can do it.

A new star is born.

- All right. Give me one too. - High-five.

Why didn't you submit your letter of resignation?

I'll do my best.

What's wrong with you?

We won't see each other anymore. No need to be so polite now.

I'll fulfill my duty according to the law and my conscience now.

If you have any conscience left, resign.

You said you'd resign yourself.

No.

I know I shouldn't say this to you,

but don't you know how the result of the trial will come back to us?

Aren't you embarrassed to do this in front of a trainee?

What will she learn from you?

She'll probably learn many things from me.

You disregarded the sentencing guidelines. How can you say that?

Even the trainee wouldn't come up with that decision.

You, speak. Don't you agree?

- No, I don't agree. - What?

Judge Han rendered his decision based on the law and his conscience.

I believe the responsibility lies not only with him...

but also with all of society.

If society follows the decision, the decision was fair.

If not,

I think the weight of the crime was incorrectly determined.

You want to conduct a trial based on public sentiment?

No. The law should reflect the common sense of our society.

I believe this decision did just that.

Who are you?

Hello. I'm a trainee judge, Song So Eun.

I'll do my best.

Who is she?

She's a trainee judge, Song So Eun. I'll do my best to teach her.

What's this? You're perfect for each other.

Everyone, out!

I'm a judge, and so are you.

Just as you can't get involved in my trials,

I have zero influence over your trials.

- So, don't get me wrong. - Okay.

Do you know who's the happiest about your decision yesterday?

- The public? - The Assembly.

They're bringing up...

the proposal to prevent the court from rendering decisions on our own.

We should conduct trials based on the law and our conscience,

not within the confines that the legislators set.

That's right. Assemblymen are always the problem.

This may become a war between...

the Legislative and Judicial branches.

But your evaluation is less than a month away.

The Ministry of Justice may fail you for their survival.

And there was a complaint against you...

for taking a bribe.

"A bribe"?

I thought I was being a good judge.

If you don't get renewed,

you won't get any help even if you start your own practice.

It may be better to resign now.

I'll work just one more month and then decide.

Fine.

About yesterday's decision,

I personally think you did great.

I'm your senior, but I couldn't do it.

I'm ashamed, and I'm proud of you. I mean it.

I mean it when I say you should resign too.

You're suffering a lot because of your mom.

Judge Han resigned...

after making contact with Hanyoung Group.

The order is irrelevant.

Then what's relevant?

After Judge Han submitted his resignation,

he planned to go in-house at Osung.

However, they rejected him, so he went to Hanyoung.

Hanyoung used Judge Han to gain a more favorable position...

for the bid for the government business coming up,

and he gave an unreasonable sentence to Lee Ho Sung.

Is that true?

That is irrelevant.

Have a seat.

What is relevant to you?

Image.

We must change Lee Ho Sung's image...

from an assailant to a victim of an unfair sentence.

Because what really matters is not this trial,

but the government business.

Are you asking me to acknowledge your ability with this?

No. I'll obtain acknowledgment myself.

Anyone can come up with a plan like this.

The problem is whether you have the power to move the media.

I'll meet some reporters.

Plan the next steps.

I've scheduled the meetings with reporters.

You'll meet them?

As I said, I'll gain acknowledgment myself.

You're all riled up, aren't you?

That's your problem.

If a venomous snake went around showing its fangs,

people would avoid it before it can bite them.

It's useless.

Anyway, build up the judge more.

The higher he goes, the harder the fall.

So Eun!

Yes?

Do you know which occupation requires the most reading?

Being a judge?

And which writes the most?

- A judge. - You know your stuff.

My friend from the Training Institute said...

money kills lawyers, power kills prosecutors,

and overworking kills judges.

Let's split the work.

Okay. I'll do any homework you give me.

First, the postponed sentencing trials.

Would you write the decisions for me?

I will. Thank you so much.

I'll do my best.

All of them.

Okay.

Thank you.

Do you want to review the records too?

Sure. I'll give it a shot.

(Park Hae Na)

(Images)

Mr. Jo!

- Please call Park Hae Na in. - The accused?

A judge can't do that?

You can, but... I mean, yes you can. You just never did before.

Set a date. As soon as possible.

What reason should I say it's for?

About reopening the oral hearing.

You'll reopen the oral hearing?

This is Ji Chang Soo and Park Hae Na's decision.

Are you redoing the trial?

Would you look through the record for this?

I'm a judge!

I know. Your name, face, phone number, address.

What snacks you eat in your chamber,

how you take your coffee, everything.

I don't need money.

If the press finds this out, you'll commit suicide anyway.

It'd be easier on you if you think we're helping you with that.

(Judge Han Soo Ho Speaks About Law In This Era)

(Judge Han Soo Ho Speaks About Law In This Era)

I'll kill you.

Do you want to die?

Don't be arrogant,

or I'll kill you.

What are you doing?

I'm eating!

I almost bit my cheek.

(Judge Han Soo Ho Speaks About Law In This Era)

Kang Hoo, why you little runt.

Do you know Judge Han Soo Ho?

I do. He's still the most trending online.

Should we interview him?

Judge Han? Us?

The main news is trying to get an interview,

but they can't even get through.

Same for the other stations.

What if we call him to the studio?

He wouldn't come.

- What if he does? - If he does,

the main news would take him. They won't let us do it.

We won't let them. I'll get him to come.

Who will? You?

He's a friend's friend, so I've met him a few times.

That won't be enough.

You need to be more aggressive.

Shouldn't we create our own news segment?

Aren't you sick of reading off the scripts the journalists throw at us?

No, I'm not. I like it. It's convenient.

I have a great deal of respect for you.

I finished going over the record up to this case.

And I wrote up the legal issues.

I'm not sure if I did it right.

- Good job. - Don't mention it.

Thank you for letting me have hands-on experience on the career.

Gosh, I got more files to look at.

Aren't you going to go home?

I'll go home in a bit.

You didn't even have dinner.

I had a rice ball.

Come on.

Let's go and have dinner.

No, I have a lot of work to do.

You should get home.

You shouldn't work that long with the salary you get.

I've never worked this much over such a short period in my life.

I've never overcome this many problems too.

I did hear that the workload for judges is heavy.

How do you handle this much workload every day?

That's the problem, you see. Judges aren't supposed to overwork.

Do you think it makes sense they handle three cases a day?

Lives of the people involved in the case depend on the trial.

I wonder if they treat the trial with just the same gravity.

What about you then?

Me?

Well, I...

I bet my life on this trial.

That must be so hard.

The fact that you must render the final decision no one can refute.

I can't even decide on the food I want.

What do you want to eat?

I'll just eat anything. Anything delicious.

Restaurants nearby are always the best restaurants.

- Let's go. - Okay.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

What's your take on Park Hae Na's case?

She did drugs and admitted the act.

Just like the sentencing you wrote,

1 year in prison and 2 years of probation are appropriate.

What about possible organizations or groups relevant to the case?

Given the circumstance, there's no sign of any groups.

When you allowed the defense to make their case, I was surprised.

In this world, many events don't make it to our files.

For me, writing the sentencing...

of the drunk driving case for next week was harder.

The victim died in the car accident caused by the drunk driver.

The assailant couldn't settle and put down a ridiculous amount...

of money to get out on bail.

Our society is lenient on drinkers.

The victim's family has no intention to settle.

It's because they want more money.

Don't come close. If you do, I'll kill myself here.

Put that knife away.

Mr. Shin.

We need to talk.

- Put away the knife first! - No way.

If I don't do this, you won't listen to me.

I called you hundreds of times.

I visited the courthouse dozens of times, but you didn't meet with me.

Are you trying to ruin my business?

Get out. Whether you kill him or get killed, do it outside.

Get out now!

Do you know how hard I worked for this restaurant? Get out!

- Move aside. - My goodness.

Is this the justice that you talk about?

Answer me.

Is this the justice you all brag about?

You turned my life into pure torment.

Is this what you wanted?

What have I done wrong?

What have I done wrong? What?

Gosh.

His father is the victim of Lee Ho Sung's assault.

I met him at the factory.

You should bring me a gift for punishing your assailant.

But instead, you bring a knife threatening to kill yourself?

You guys killed us.

Unbelievable.

What is this about? Did something happen?

You were right.

My dad did get beat up.

But my dad wanted this.

He knew we had no chance of winning.

He said the lives of the living must go on.

You won the trial.

He got the punishment he deserved.

No, you guys won.

I didn't win.

You might be happy now that you're famous.

Do you know what happened to us?

Yesterday was the day he was to get a corneal transplant,

but he couldn't.

The hospital refused to operate on him all of a sudden.

Let me go.

The company...

lost the contract with Osung Group.

I got fired.

This all happened in a day.

Your trial...

destroyed my family's chance of surviving in this world.

How... How could that happen?

I told you to just let it be.

So we could make a living.

We were fine with the arrangement. Why did you have to mess it up?

My severance pay was seized too. If this keeps up,

my family is going to starve to death.

Please... Please help me.

Please save me.

Please don't cry.

I told you to just leave us alone.

I told you that we wouldn't be able to win anyway.

I told you to leave things as they were.

No, there must be a way.

That doesn't exist.

Judge Han.

You came to me because you had no other choice.

You don't have enough money to bring suit against them.

It will take two years for your lawsuit.

You have no idea how to survive until then.

You didn't even think about killing Lee Ho Sung.

But you have no courage to kill a judge either.

"Whatever. I don't know. This is all the judge's fault."

- Isn't this why you're here? - Stop it.

Am I responsible for how your life turned out?

Why are you so cruel to him? He was ready to throw away his life.

He didn't come here to kill himself. He came here to ask for help.

He thought we'd help if he came here weeping with a knife.

Am I wrong?

If he came here to ask for help, we should think of a way to help.

Why would we do that? It's his responsibility.

He came here because he couldn't find it on his own.

I'm sorry.

No, don't be.

So Eun, you don't need to feel sorry.

What is it that you want?

I don't know.

I want to live,

but I really don't know how I can do that.

It looks like dying is easier.

No, you do know how to survive.

You can fight against Lee Ho Sung.

You can't because you're scared.

Because no one has done it, you think it's not possible.

Listen to me carefully.

Slaves train the masters. Masters don't train the slaves.

Let's go.

Hold on.

- Let's go. - If we leave him like this,

what if he decides to take the wrong path?

We won't be of any use.

People who commit suicide don't know how desperate we also feel.

If you want to commit suicide,

go home and get permission from your wife and kids first.

Darn it.

I just need a job to make a living.

I wanted to live a decent and happy life...

without harming anyone.

From now on, our society...

will be free of people like Lee Ho Sung.

Please think that you were the first to start this momentum.

What good does it do if that leads to death?

If the world becomes a better place at the expense of someone's life,

is it okay for that person to die?

Is that the justice you talk about?

I won't ever visit you.

After going through this, people have become scarier.

People like Lee Ho Sung...

and you too.

I feel so insignificant.

Ji Yeon!

Ji Yeon! I'm scared...

- What was your reason? - Please, give a response.

Judge Han, what do you think the law is in this era?

I don't know the law very well.

What I do know for sure is this.

The law is a standard that divides this world.

Let's say this is the normal standard.

If you're afraid of the law, you're below it.

If the law is a joke to you,

you are...

way up there.

So Eun, I'm scared.

Life terrifies me.

So Eun.

After being through it myself, it's even more frightening.

It's as if people like us aren't even human beings.