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- Isn't it your friend's birthday? - Yes.

They throw birthday parties at a place like this?

How rich is your friend?

He isn't rich. His dad is.

That's just like you.

It's been a while.

How have you been?

This is Kang In Gyu. This is So Eun, a friend from school.

Song So Eun.

- Friend or girlfriend? - I'm still just a friend.

I don't know what will happen later, but...

May I intrude in the unknown future?

Not a chance.

She's studying for the bar right now.

- You'll never get to see her. - Hey!

How have you been? It's been so long.

Hey.

Hi, brother.

Long time no see.

How have you been?

Let me introduce...

What's wrong?

So Eun. Are you okay?

(Your Honor)

I'd make you some braised short ribs if I had gone shopping.

Can you wait a little? I'll go shopping right now.

This is plenty.

It is not. Who knows when you'll be back?

This is soy sauce potatoes. This is radish kimchi.

I made it this morning, so give it a few days.

And I stir-fried beef and peppers,

so it'll bring back your appetite if you don't feel like eating.

Why did you make so much?

What? Take them to your brother.

What about me?

You can take them to your brother and take a little.

Should I pack them separately?

Whatever! I'm not taking them!

- I'm not a delivery boy. - Why you...

Go straight to your brother.

Put these straight in the fridge. Okay?

Fine.

And... You really borrowed the car, right

You didn't take it from him, right?

Don't you feel bad about saying things like that to me?

Answer me.

You didn't take the car from your brother, did you?

How could I take a judge's car? I'd be executed.

Go in! It's hot. You'll get heat stroke.

- What - Drive safely.

Okay?

Don't scratch up your brother's car.

Darn it.

Hello, Judge Han.

Sorry to bother you on your day off. Where are you?

I'm... I'm home.

My mom packed me a lot of food, but I can't eat it all.

Can you come down for a minute?

No.

I'm okay.

Are you sick?

No.

You sound sick.

Hello? So Eun.

So Eun! Are you home?

So Eun!

So Eun!

So Eun!

So Eun. Are you okay? Are you very sick?

You're sweating a lot.

Do you have something... You need me to do?

Did you see a doctor? Do you have medicine?

I'm fine.

I'm sorry.

(Ambulance)

Female, mid-20s.

She appears to be in a lot of pain especially in the abdominal area.

Yes. Her blood pressure and pulse are normal.

We're almost there. Hang in there.

She has acute gastritis.

We're giving her fluids and a painkiller.

She'll be fine in a few hours.

Gastritis?

Did she eat something bad?

That could be it. Or it may be from a medicine she took.

It may also be from overwork or stress.

You can get gastritis from that?

She shouldn't eat anything raw for a while...

and finish her prescription even if she feels better.

Wait a minute.

- Is that all? - Pardon?

She's a judge. Aren't you going to run a comprehensive examination...

to see if anything else is wrong?

Tell her to take all of her medicine.

You can't stay here. Please wait outside.

I'm a judge as well. I'm with Seoul Central...

Please wait outside.

A few hours.

(Sang Chul)

The person...

Judge Han.

No, no. Don't get up.

No, I'm all right.

Hold on.

Are you okay?

I don't think you are.

I'm fine. I can stand up.

Hold on a second. Let me get the nurse for you.

Cover up with the blanket.

I will pay you back for the hospital bill...

and the medication at work.

Did you eat something bad?

No, I don't think it's what I ate.

Is there medicine you regularly take?

No.

I didn't take any medicine recently.

Then it's the stress.

I gave you a lot of work, didn't I?

It's not because of the workload.

Well, that doesn't mean my workload is light.

Since you got sick because of me, you don't need to pay me back.

I didn't get sick because of you.

If it wasn't food or medicine,

the cause has to be the stress and the heavy workload.

Something bad happened,

but it wasn't about work.

Was it that bad?

Yes.

I didn't know it'd hurt this much.

I don't know what to do.

Should I ask more and try to comfort you more?

Or should I wait until you share it with me?

I almost thought that I figured you out, So Eun.

I almost thought that I figured you out, So Eun.

Now that this is happening, I know nothing about you.

Except for the fact that...

your parents immigrated to the Philippines.

It's Singapore.

Right. Singapore. It's located below the Philippines.

It's below Malaysia.

Don't do that.

When I laugh, my stomach still hurts.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

Get some rest. I'll wake you up when we arrive.

But Judge Han,

were you standing up the whole time?

Stand up where?

There wasn't a bed or a chair for the guardian.

Were you standing there for hours?

I had to leave to get my car while waiting for you. I was busy.

I didn't stand for a long time.

I'm sorry. You didn't get to rest because of me.

For the time being, it's better to eat rice porridge.

You cannot eat raw food.

Even if you think you're recovered, you must take it until the last one.

You must rest up and not get stressed out...

to boost your immune system.

The doctor said it'd be helpful if you can take 3 to 4 days off.

Don't come to work on Monday and Tuesday.

I'll be better by then.

Rest up when you can.

If you pass out, then who will take care of all that work?

- I'm going to go. - Okay.

(You have 4 missed calls.)

I cooked you rice porridge.

Don't take the medicine on an empty stomach.

Three meals a day.

(Three meals a day)

(You can't drink soju, beer, or eat canned tuna.)

(You can eat stir-fried anchovies and braised beef...)

(You can't drink soju, beer, or eat canned tuna.)

Anyway, Judge Han, why did you lead such a clean life?

No one would hold a grudge against you.

I barely managed to put together a list.

Two people who were acquitted in the higher court...

after you ruled their first trials.

And the hired help by Hanyoung Group that ties up its loose ends.

("A Mysterious Suicide of a Death Row Inmate")

One person who committed suicide after the trial with you.

Defendant, Park Jae Ho...

will be executed.

Honey.

- Wait! - Honey.

- Honey. - Come this way, please.

No!

Honey!

(Park Jae Ho, South Jeolla Province)

(Park Jae Ho, South Jeolla Province)

- What's this? - It's pentane.

It's mixed with halothane.

It's sleeping gas.

I'm going to install it near the air conditioner in his car.

If I put in too much, he could die.

When will you do it?

I have a few places in mind. I've been tailing him for some time.

Those places don't have surveillance cameras.

I'll install it when the time is right.

I'll join you starting tomorrow.

I'm fully recovered.

We have to...

go this far, right?

Did you change your mind or get soft?

I don't know.

He...

did commit murder after all.

You know that he was sacrificed to cover up the celebrity drug case...

because the son of a conglomerate, politician's son,

and a son of the hospital's director were involved.

The truth of his case got exaggerated and distorted.

After knowing all that, the judge still decided to...

give him a death sentence.

Even if the prosecution deceives and the press tells lies,

at least the judge must keep his eyes open.

The words he spits out is the law.

It won't take long. I'll bring him.

But you kill him.

Don't address me like that.

I'm your sister-in-law.

It's not like you and my brother registered your marriage.

After this is over, I won't see you again.

Don't pretend to be my family.

(Courthouse)

- Good morning. - Hello.

So Eun can't come in today and tomorrow.

Don't call her. She's sick.

(Judge Han Soo Ho)

There's so much. There's so much work.

The documents are here.

- What is all that? - Documents for the new cases.

Why does new work keep coming in?

I don't mean to intrude, but why don't you look into it?

Your workload has been cut down drastically.

This is after it was cut down? That's absurd.

I'm already doing this much.

If you give me this much more, how am I supposed to do all of this?

They should give judges time to think, not just work!

Don't you agree?

Yes.

It's time for your trials.

Mr. Jo.

Where did the chair go?

- I put it away. - Who?

Me.

If you keep a chair here, people will sit and chat with you.

I can put up with everything else, but that not.

Who put that chair there, anyway?

It didn't have a tag.

It's time to go to your trials.

You're being transferred?

- I am? Where to? - I just knew it.

I knew you'd be the first to succeed among your peers.

(Joo Eun)

(Wartime Announcer)

- Joo Eun. Congratulations. - Congratulations.

Your Honor.

Here're the lab results you requested.

What lab results?

You asked for the fingerprints.

Drop that while I'm being nice.

Where should I put this?

Find out whose prints these are.

- Me? - Who else?

We need to file an official report...

and request an investigation to find out the person's identity.

But that's out of my jurisdiction.

I don't need an investigation. Just do it quietly.

As you know,

fingerprint checks go through the National Police Agency,

so it can't be done quietly.

Just take a cop that you know out to lunch,

and ask him to slip it in when identifying homeless people.

You know what I'm talking about.

Don't play dumb.

Why don't you want to take the proper course of action?

It'll be easy if we ask the Prosecutors' Office.

Please, do this for me.

You can use my name to pay for the meal.

Why do you keep doing this to me?

Anyway. When do you go on vacation?

I'm waiting to go when you go.

Go when you want.

Time it with holidays, to make it as long as possible.

I'll plan around you.

Because you're very important to me.

Very important.

Actually,

my mother-in-law keeps asking when I'm taking time off.

My gosh.

It would be wrong to use our influence like that.

It's not right.

I wonder if it's okay.

(Joo Eun)

- I have a call. - Go ahead.

- Thank you. Let's do this. - Let's do this!

Sorry. I'm a little busy.

Sorry for calling when you're busy.

Okay. Let's talk later.

Can we meet for a short while today?

- Well, today is a bit... - I know.

I do. That's why I didn't want to call,

but I'm so frustrated. I want to run.

I may go crazy otherwise.

I think it's good for your development...

to overcome hardships alone once in a while.

I understand.

Okay, then.

Let's meet just for today.

I'll overcome them on my own starting tomorrow.

I was transferred today.

Did the send you somewhere good?

Wartime announcer.

- What's that? - When a war breaks out,

I'll go to the underground bunker and announce the news.

Hello, this is wartime news.

Our soldiers are facing off against enemy troops...

and are winning battle after battle, and are marching onward.

Congratulations. You won't die even if a war breaks out.

You should be safe in the bunker.

- And if no war breaks out? - It shouldn't.

We'd all die if a war broke out.

I had high hopes for this round of assignments.

And I had reason to feel that way.

I thought I'd be assigned to the main news.

I still do my own makeup and borrow my clothes on my own.

But if you're a main anchor,

the studio gives you a makeup artist and stylist.

I always envied that.

I swore I'd make it there someday.

But I'm a wartime announcer.

I'm completely useless.

At least you got something.

If a war breaks out,

my voice will be the sole source of hope to the people.

It's an extremely important position,

but I feel like it's useless.

Why am I so selfish?

Why am I so shallow?

I knew you wouldn't say anything.

You don't know how to console others.

But... Why did you want to meet up?

It's immature to fight back when you miss someone.

It's not like acting cool, like I'm fine even if I don't see you...

will make me more valuable.

Why do you miss me? What do you like about me?

I told you.

At first, I liked you because you were a judge,

and then, I was drawn to you because you seemed so sad...

for a judge.

This isn't the time for this conversation.

You should be saying something, anything, to me right now.

- It'll all work out. - That isn't comforting.

You'll get a better job.

That isn't encouraging.

Hang in there! You can do it!

I feel zero affection.

There's someone that I know...

who isn't afraid of anything.

You're a judge.

I question your attitude for teaching me.

She's a pro at talking without thinking.

Juge Han. You're a bad person.

She's a great liar, too.

I can do it.

I'm not afraid.

But...

she's very honest.

She's like water.

If you look at her, you can see what's inside.

Are you saying I'm different on the outside than the inside?

Yes.

That's so comforting.

If you want to cry, cry.

If you want to curse, just curse.

Wartime broadcast? What?

The people find hope in your voice?

That's only after a war breaks out.

Why are you bad for coveting a good position?

Why is it shallow to want to climb high...

and enjoy all sorts of benefits?

You need to break through and climb if you want to survive.

I'm surprised. I thought you'd lecture me.

They should take responsibility for giving someone expectations.

Hey. Go to the president's office and cause a scene.

- I'll get fired. - So what?

Han Soo Ho will take care of it.

How?

Why are you asking me? Ask him later.

What will he say if I ask later?

Probably, that he'll take care of it!

It isn't comforting, but I feel like I was comforted somehow.

Should I go to the president's office and make a scene?

The penalty is stiffer if you cause trouble at night,

so do it during business hours. And try...

not to use any weapons.

Soo Ho. Now, you're going back and forth between being...

responsible and reckless.

I need to go. I have too much work to do.

Okay.

What are you doing? This is a public place.

Is it illegal to kiss in a public place?

A judge shouldn't break public order.

Is kissing against public order?

What?

Let's run to the parking lot.

It's the perfect day to run. It's really stuffy today.

Let's go!

Come on. What are you doing?

Hello, Judge Han.

Are you feeling better?

Yes, I'm feeling a lot better.

Is there anything you need me to do?

Did you finish the rice porridge?

Yes, thanks to you, I really enjoyed my meals.

Right. I finished my medicine too.

If you finished the pot, what about tomorrow?

I know how to cook rice porridge too.

Well, I might not be good though.

I'll buy the rice porridge for tomorrow...

and drop it off when I get off work.

No, no. That's all right.

Do you not want that?

It's not that I don't want it. I just feel bad.

Don't feel bad. It won't take long. I'll be there soon.

- You don't have to. - But I can do it.

- Okay. - See you later.

(Nambu Police Station)

Lift your head.

Don't pretend that you're sorry. Lift your head.

Do you not remember this?

Hello.

I'm Song So Eun. I'll be your trainee judge starting today.

I'll do my best.

I know it's considered rude, but do you have a boyfriend?

That question in itself is rude.

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

What about you?

How could I even dream?

How dare I like a student from the judiciary institute?

I'm sorry.

I'm busy with work. I don't think I can make it.