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(Episode 8)

Wear this.

Why? Where am I going?

You asked me once.

Joo Eun, do you need a judge or me?

Will my answer make a difference?

If it's the former, I can give you legal advice.

If it's the latter, I'll drop the honorifics.

Drop them.

But, please give me legal advice should I need it.

I said those cheesy lines to you?

Aren't you embarrassed?

That's annoying.

Today, I need you as a judge.

I have to go to work today.

Today is Saturday.

Darn it.

You know...

Wait. Hold on. Hold on a second.

Hey. Gosh, what's this?

Darn it.

What do you think you're doing? You should've told me in advance.

If I did, you wouldn't have come.

I can't be on the news.

Everyone around will try to take a piece of you.

If you're on the news, no one can touch you.

That's the power of media.

We'll only record the segment today. It will air on Monday.

You know what I mean, right?

No.

Since it's only a recording, it's okay to make mistakes.

- Be comfortable. - How can I be?

This is no place for me to be comfortable.

And don't look at the camera. Just look at me, naturally.

We're rolling. 3, 2, 1.

He sentenced Lee Ho Sung, the heir of Osung to seven years in prison...

putting him in the limelight. We have invited Judge Han Soo Ho...

of Individual Criminal Department from Seoul Central District Court.

Thank you for joining us.

Did we already start? Without giving me a signal?

We'll try it again.

Just be yourself.

I can't be myself here.

Let's start from the top. We're rolling. 3, 2, 1.

Good job. You didn't do as well as I thought you would.

Let's break up. Okay? Don't ever visit me again.

Everyone can't think straight during their first appearance on TV.

Fill this out.

(Receipt)

(Name, Resident Registration Number, Address, Phone, Account)

Since it's not the main news program, it won't be much.

(Name, Resident Registration Number, Address, Phone, Account)

After you fill it out, let's go have lunch.

Forget it. I don't want this petty fee.

Take it. The TV station is paying you anyway.

I said I don't want their money!

Why are you whining? It's unlike you.

How cute.

(Han Soo Ho)

What is your mother like?

- My mom? - Why does she annoy you?

You're a good son.

My mom...

is good to me because I'm a judge.

You said you hate that.

I wondered why you said you wish you had no family.

You just have to sign it.

(Han Soo Ho)

There are times when my parents annoy me too,

but I've never wished I didn't have them.

The jerk Han Soo Ho...

It's because I'm a real selfish jerk.

He has no idea how thankful he should be that Mom lives for him.

He doesn't know what it's like not to be accepted by your family.

Stop self-reflecting.

You seem like a different person.

It's strange.

Sign that.

(Mother)

- You can take that. - Forget it. Later.

(Mother)

Darn it.

- I'm busy. I'll call you later. - Hello, Judge.

I'm your brother Kang Ho's friend, Jin Wook Tae.

I can't reach Kang Ho.

I had no choice but to ask you for your help.

I'm sorry for calling like this.

- Stop it. - Get off!

If you don't stay still, I'll kill you right now!

Do you want to die?

What are you doing, punk?

"Punk"?

Fine. You're my friend's big brother, after all.

May I call you "Bro"?

Just get to the point.

I have money to get from Kang Ho,

but your mother signed a contract putting her house as collateral.

I was going to sell it,

but it's in both your names.

So?

I thought I'd ask you for help,

and if that doesn't work, I'll set the house on fire and die here.

What's the use in living without money?

Wait. I'll send the police.

I poured gasoline all over. What will happen if the cops come?

Ask Kang Ho...

whether or not I'd set it on fire.

Set it on fire.

Okay. The judge's order is the law, so I'll have to obey.

Your great oldest son says we should die.

I was just about to ignite my lighter, Bro.

- Tell me what you want. - Your seal.

Or 100,000 dollars.

- Wait. - I can't wait long.

This gasoline is very volatile,

so it doesn't light very well if you wait too long.

Does she want money?

That's not right to ask all the time.

You send her money every month, too.

You send her a lot, too.

Let's go eat.

Next time. I need to go to work.

Go after you eat.

My mom didn't ask for money.

Don't talk about her like that.

Soo Ho.

You really are twins.

You look exactly alike.

Come in.

Come out.

I didn't want him to bother you, too.

Stay here. I'll talk to him.

Such charisma. He's so cool.

Wait for me, Bro.

Look.

My gosh.

Thank you.

I said to look, not to take it out.

I'll send you my medical bills.

Want me to press charges?

Kang Ho told me.

You stole a car being exported and sold it without papers, right?

The statute of limitations hasn't expired yet.

Should I tell a prosecutor friend?

This is the problem with...

privatizing the government.

Let's close this out.

Take it out.

He said it's 50,000 dollars each for the crime and settlement.

Is that correct?

I gave him a friends discount.

Give him a bigger discount. Just take 50,000.

That's not right.

Let's go to the police.

- You're going to be like this? - Want it another way?

Get in. I'll introduce you to a tough prosecutor.

Please calm down.

Open it.

Take it out.

Close it.

Don't come near my mom or my brother ever again.

I will come by to see you another time,

Judge.

Soo Ho.

Soo Ho.

Listen to me.

I'm so sorry.

I really wanted to take care of it myself this time,

but every time your brother got in trouble,

I had to pay the other side and pay the lawyers...

That alone is hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I tried so hard not to ask you for money.

Soo Ho, I'm sorry.

But you're his big brother.

Call your brother and make him come to his senses.

I know it's bad, but Kang Ho needs to live too.

Do you hear me?

You're listening, right?

Eat before you go. I'll whip you up something quickly.

Eat before you go. Soo Ho.

Where's your brother?

Kang Ho!

Come back!

Darn it.

Why are you here?

Why are you driving your brother's car?

I came because Soo Ho threw a fit.

He said it'll work if I pretend to be a judge.

Do you mean it?

Your brother called you? He lent you his car?

Why can't you believe me?

He said to give it to you. He can't come on your birthday.

Use that to buy a cake.

What about Soo Ho?

He's okay, right?

He's busy. Too busy to even answer the phone, so don't call.

Bye.

Why don't you tell me to eat?

You did nothing to deserve it.

Forget it! I don't want it!

Want some instant noodles?

I don't want it!

(The Beginning of Hope. Nambu Penitentiary)

Not a single punk showed up?

Hold this.

Life is hard.

Wear it.

You need to preserve in life, okay?

(Mr. Sa)

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

What?

You're where?

Gosh, Ms. Song.

Long time no see.

Give me back my money and go back to prison.

Did you find your sister?

Listen.

I would've been the president if finding people was the standard.

I don't need to hear that from you.

You said you only needed three months to find her...

and took 3,000 dollars as a deposit for my case.

You turned off your phone. I couldn't reach you.

I was sent to prison because of that.

That's not an excuse. What about your employees?

Don't they have a job to do?

You know that everyone works alone in this industry.

Anyway, if you drop the charges, I'll find your sister...

in a couple of months. And I will only accept...

half of the remaining fee, so you should give me...

5,000 dollars.

You're conning me.

Even if I wanted to con someone,

I have to be smart whom I try to con.

You'll be a prosecutor or a judge. Why would I dig my own hole?

Name, address, and resident registration number.

If you don't find her within three months, you'll refund the deposit.

Write a memorandum, and sign it.

Then I'll drop the charges.

Gosh, unbelievable. Our relationship is based on trust.

If you shove this paper to me like a cold-hearted person...

- Write it. - I must then.

(Memorandum)

Mr. Sa.

Please find my sister.

I don't care how much it costs.

I'll get a job after I graduate from the institute.

I'll give you my salary.

Making threats...

is more effective in this world than asking for favors.

What I mean is that...

if you don't pay me, I'll kill you.

This will scare people all right.

Anyway, I don't know how to write.

(Welfare Center for Senior Citizens)

Ji Yeon, what's your wish?

Getting a good job and making a lot of money.

Falling madly in love with a handsome man.

Goodness.

What's yours?

Mine is...

that this bracelet breaks off quickly.

Give me. I'll cut it.

- That's fine. - No.

I'll make your dream come true. Give it to me.

- No, I don't want to. - I'll make it happen.

Stop it.

(Court)

Judge Han.

- I need your approval for this. - Sure, sure.

You don't seem to have energy.

How should I put it?

It feels like I just lost 110,000 dollars within a few days.

Do you gamble?

Park Hae Na and Ji Chang Soo will make their case today.

Just like you requested, it will be a private trial.

It's time for the trial.

Let's go. I must hold the trial to make money.

Okay. Okay.

- Let me know if you need more. - Okay.

Goodness, you finished ssamjang.

- It's so good. - It's very delicious.

Goodness.

Her smile is like micro dust.

It's quite lethal.

Goodness, how have you been?

All right. This is our last hearing. Let's have a nice hearing.

Good luck.

- Defendant. - Yes?

Going through this trial must be hard on you.

You can't appear on shows. I'm your biggest fan.

Your Honor, since we didn't receive grounds for retrying our case,

we couldn't prepare anything.

Please help us make our case with thorough preparations.

I ask you to grant us a court order of explanation for our preparation.

What are you asking?

A court order of explanation for our preparation.

Your Honor.

We're not in the army. What order?

I'll ask the defendants a question today.

Depending on their answers, I'll decide whether to continue...

the trial or present the ruling.

If we didn't meet in court,

I would have asked for your autograph and a photo with you.

Thank you.

I really like your songs too.

I watched all the episodes of the drama you were in.

I downloaded your magazines too. My goodness.

Didn't you do drugs with Lee Ho Sung?

No, I wasn't with him.

Who is Lee Ho Sung?

Sorry?

How do you know him?

Well...

Weren't you referring to the Director of Osung Group?

Why do you think I would be asking about him?

I bet there must be several people who have the same name.

What's the nature of your relationship with him?

That question is irrelevant to the case.

The judge will decide if it's irrelevant or not.

(Defendant)

What's your relationship with him?

(Defendant)

According to the interrogation report of the defendant,

it says an unidentified woman gave her the drug in a bathroom...

at a club, and thinking that...

the drug helped her sober up, the defendant took the drug.

Is this possible?

The fact that the defendant is a famous celebrity,

I evaluated that...

there was a possibility a civilian could have approached her.

"Gosh, there's a celebrity. I must share my drugs with her!"

Just like this?

If you put it that way... Yes.

"Yes"?

This is a fact we discovered during the investigation.

Crush his ego from the get-go.

I'll buy you a drink once you're done.

I just figured out what kind of a prosecutor you are.

Usually, when you investigate a drug case,

there are a lot of people involved.

You're required to look into people related to suspects.

Did you seize the defendant's phone and investigate that?

No, a misguided investigation can violate human rights.

Is that so?

I issue a search and seizure warrant for the defendant's phone.

- Make sure you record it. - Yes, sir.

We'll resume next week on the 26th.

It will continue to be a private trial.

Bring in the next defendant, Ji Chang Soo.

(Mr. Shin)

My father and I both fell for Lee Ho Sung's appeasement...

and made false statements.

If we reveal the truth, we'll be punished too, right?

It's okay even if that's the case.

We'll tell everything when we lodge an appeal.

We'll fight until the end.

And here.

This is for you,

and this is for the male judge who was with you.

It's okay. We're not allowed to accept these.

I wanted to buy you some dress shirts,

but I heard it's against the law on gifts, so I just bought socks.

It's quite all right. You can't give us things like this.

Thank you for the thought.

The male judge gave me money.

Sorry?

I'm sure it was his voice.

He said not to worry about paying the bills and to fight.

He said not to even think about committing suicide.

Our judge...

gave you money for the filing fees and your bills?

He said it was half of his life's savings.

It was so much money, I didn't know what to do,

but I'll fight till the end...

just as he said, even if I'm afraid.

Please tell him that I'll work very hard...

and pay him back every penny.

- What's this? - They're socks.

Mr. Shim asked me to give them to you to thank you.

The guy who came with a knife?

How did he know exactly what I needed?

He wanted to give you a bigger gift,

but he couldn't because of the anti-solicitation law.

The Kim Young-ran Act?

Our mom really likes Kim Young Ran.

"Tears of the Dragon," "Apgujeong Midnight Sun,"

and... What else was there?

A present.

Judge Han.

Would you like to grab a beer?

No.

Can't you have just one?

I have no money. I blew my life's savings. I'm penniless.

Then I'll treat.

- What about food? - I'll treat you to that too.

Do you think everyone in law is a colleague?

Sang Chul.

Yes?

That jerk Soo Ho isn't qualified to be a judge.

Let's get him kicked off the bench.

Help me.

That's not right.

I'll get him kicked off the bench.

You help me.

Deal.

I still don't know what I should do.

A prosecutor catches bad guys, but can't make decisions.

A judge makes decisions, but can't catch bad guys.

And lawyers have to help even the bad guys.

Do what makes money. That's the best.

Why did you become a judge?

I just ended up here somehow. I wanted to make a little money.

You're right.

If you get experience and join a law firm or go in-house,

you make more than you could imagine, from what I hear.

But you'll just end up being a slave there.

This is nice.

This is the type of place I should bring a date.

Do you have a boyfriend?

Isn't it considered rude to ask someone that?

It is, but do you have a boyfriend?

That question in itself is rude.

I said I know it's rude.

If you know it's rude, you shouldn't ask.

I asked, although I know it's rude, so you should answer.

What about you?

How could someone like me have one? I'm busy just trying to survive.

Same for me too.

Why do you live like that?

Every minute you spend not loving is being wasted.

Don't you know that?

I haven't heard that before. Who said that?

I'll tell you later.

- Let's go there. - Okay.

Gosh.

You don't make that much money.

Once I finish a big project, I'll repay you with a nice gift.

What gift?

I don't know what you like,

I'll pick a store and buy everything there for you.

You can just ask what I like.

What do you like?

I don't like anything. I don't need gifts.

I heard you need to get a woman something if she says that.

Who said that?

Men who got dumped for believing that and not buying anything.

In that case...

buy me a case of beer.

You're so cool.

Cheers!

You're so cool. I like that.