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THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

YEAR 1996

This way.

Go.

-Guns ready. -Okay.

Freeze. We're the police.

Hey.

Don't you think he's overdoing it a bit?

Yes, a little.

On TV, they catch the bad guys without using their guns.

You're right. Don't things like that only happen in Hollywood movies?

Yes. And real detectives are

too busy to come to these places.

You're right. Se-na's dad must not be busy. Right?

Okay. Who wants to try on these handcuffs?

-Me! -Me!

-Me! -Me!

Isn't it kind of wrong to put handcuffs on an innocent person?

You're right.

Hey. Ma I-deum. Jang Yoo-mi. You're just jealous, aren't you?

-We are not. -We are not.

As if.

If you're so bitter, bring your dads too.

That's right. You don't have dads.

Tease-ya!

Why you--

That hurts! Dad, shoot her.

No fighting.

IDEUM'S NOODLES

Let's get revenge.

How?

Ask your mom to make you a new dad.

A cop like Se-na's dad.

My mom?

-I take it back. -It's okay.

If kids without dads like us don't want to be looked down on,

we have two options.

What are they?

Do crazy well in school,

of become an extremely pretty Miss Korea.

That makes sense. Then I'll become Miss Korea.

Yes, I think you have potential.

Mom!

Where did you brat hear such bad things?

You always complain about not having a dad.

What? It is true that I don't have one.

Do you want me to lie then?

At least you have a mom.

Imagine if a brat like you didn't have a mom either.

I don't have a mom either.

You have your grandmother.

She adores you so much.

Anyway,

you shouldn't whine about what you don't have.

You should be thankful for what you have.

That's how you make progress.

-Breaking news. -Okay.

The court found Chief of Police Jo Gab-soo not guilty

for sexual torture at the first trial.

He was accused of wrongful imprisonment

and sexual torture of female factory workers

for leading an illegally strike at Hyungjae Factory in 1986.

The court stated there was insufficient evidence of his guilt.

-Please give us a statement. -Please tell us.

How do you feel?

Will you return to the force?

A dog may bark,

but the train must go its way.

Will you appeal?

What do you think about the verdict?

I strongly regret

that the court listened to the assailant's excuse

instead of the victim's testimony.

We, the prosecution, will not give in to this result.

We'll prove the hideous crimes

Jo Gab-soo committed to innocent women.

We'll wait for the victims in hiding to make courageous decisions.

Meanwhile, Seo who claimed to have been raped by Jo Gab-soo

left a will complaining about the verdict

and jumped from the roof to commit suicide.

The victim was a member of the union at Hyungjae Factory in 1986.

She participated in a strike where she was arrested by the police…

Mom, the knife!

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

-Move out of the way! -Step back.

Move!

There are too many news reporters outside.

You should be discharged tomorrow morning.

They never give up.

Also…

It's regarding the victims.

Will you really sue them for false accusations?

It was hard to get the current verdict.

If you provoke them, it might cause a problem.

Listen, Mr. Lawyer.

As you probably heard, I passed the bar too.

Instead of becoming a judge or a prosecutor,

I chose to become a police officer.

It means if I ever retire from the police,

I'm a lawyer just like you.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Maybe I should teach you something as your senior.

If found not guilty, it's a false accusation!

This is basic when it comes to rape cases.

Yes, sir.

I'll proceed with the complaint.

How did it go? Did you find her?

Well, not yet.

You were found innocent, so I think you can rest easy.

When we went to her house ten years ago

to make her promise not to sue me,

I saw a cassette.

That's what still bothers me.

If she had evidence, she wouldn't have stayed quiet all this time.

She might have an ulterior motive.

Hey! I hate that medicine.

-No, you need it. -It stings too much.

Hold on. Just a little bit then.

Hold on.

Here I go.

That stings! Come on. Do it more gently.

You're such a crybaby.

It's almost done.

Ma I-deum.

Yes?

Are you jealous of kids who have dads?

Well, I guess I am these days.

Then should I

marry a handsome guy

and make you a new dad?

Why would a handsome man marry you?

The world is not that easy.

You little rude brat.

Come on!

Hey.

-Hey, I-deum. -What?

Play with me!

I'm reading a book!

Gosh. What are you trying to become that you study so hard?

-A doctor. -A doctor?

Sure, a doctor. That would be nice.

You can help the sick.

And you can go volunteer to help people

-at remote areas. -Volunteer?

I'm not going to do that.

You want to be a doctor.

Yes, and I'll become a rich doctor.

All you talk about is money.

People might think you have a beggar mom.

I'm not doing this just for myself.

I'm doing it for your sake as well.

You don't know anything.

Is that so?

-Gosh, then study hard. -Stop it.

Let me live a luxury life thanks to you.

Come here.

Please, stop it.

That hurt.

I told you to stop. What's wrong with you?

It still hurts.

NOVEMBER, 1986 JO GAB-SOO

We'll prove the hideous crimes

Jo Gab-soo committed

to innocent women.

We'll wait for the victims in hiding to make courageous decisions.

THE LATE SEO JUNG-SOON

Jung-soon,

I'm sorry I came so late.

I'm so sorry.

This is the Special Unit.

Am I speaking to Prosecutor Min Ji-sook?

Yes, this is she.

I have information to give you.

Yes, go ahead.

It's regarding Jo Gab-soo.

I have

a tape recording of Jo Gab-soo

admitting to what he did ten years ago.

Look who it is.

Isn't it Min Ji-sook, the just prosecutor?

Did you sleep well last night?

Yes, I slept very comfortably.

I guess this is why people say you can't live well with a guilty conscience.

You sure live up to your legend.

You probably forgot

that the corpse of the late Seo who committed suicide

is just below us.

You should have done a better job then.

The trial isn't over yet,

Mr. Jo Gab-soo.

Did that woman

come here on purpose to annoy me?

Well?

NOVEMBER, 1986 JO GAB-SOO

Excuse me. One moment, please.

I'm sorry. It's an emergency.

This is Min Ji-sook.

I'm here. I'll wait for you.

The trial isn't over yet, Mr. Jo Gab-soo.

Mom!

I'm going to the market.

I'll be back by 8:00 a.m.

Go eat breakfast at Yoo-mi's.

We checked the CCTV footage,

but the resolution is low, so it's hard to tell.

I think it was a prank call.

Grandma!

What's wrong, sweetie?

Mom!

Mom hasn't come home.

-What? -She didn't come home.

Kwak, a woman in her mid-30s who runs a diner in Janghyeon-dong,

hasn't come home for 15 days. The police are under investigation.

Have you seen a woman that looks like this

walking past here?

Look at it carefully.

-I don't think so. -No.

This is my mom. Please call if you see her.

This is my mom.

This is my mom. Please call if you see her.

MISSING

-It's okay. -Please.

Excuse me, this is my mom.

MISSING PERSON NAME: KWAK YOUNG-SHIL

MISSING PERSON NAME: KWAK YOUNG-SHIL

MISSING PERSON NAME: KWAK YOUNG-SHIL

IDEUM'S NOODLES

YOOMI'S AGUJIM

Mom?

Mom.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

SEOUL, YEAR 2017

Hey, do you have a cigarette?

I quit.

Come on. How long are you planning to live?

Gosh, I'm dying. How long has it been?

-Shoot. Oh, no. -We came here

two days ago at 8:00 a.m. with the arrest.

It's 4:00 a.m. now.

So it's been 44 hours.

It looks like that doctor knows the ins and outs.

But his bank account is empty.

Exactly. Someone claims they paid him, but we have no proof of it.

Our warrant request will be rejected for sure, so he's holding out.

Exactly my point.

Isn't Ms. Ma amazing?

How did she manage to bring up the corruption at the hospital

with small medical negligence?

I admit she's really good.

She's an ace.

If she succeeds with this case, will she beat Mr. Woo and get a promotion?

She won't succeed.

I bet he'll be enjoying his honeymoon in Macau in four hours.

Macau? I'm so jealous.

It's been so long since I took a vacation.

-What did you say? -Hey, why--

You talked about his honeymoon.

Macau?

Macau.

Macau.

You're dead meat.

Ms. Son.

Lee Do-jin's travel records. Hurry.

Yes, ma'am.

Come again?

Lee Do-jin. Macau.

Okay.

There's no use denying it.

I can't find anything suspicious. What do we do?

This is why

I told you to wait until we had solid evidence.

Who arrested him without anything?

Where's Ma I-deum?

Hey, Ma.

What will you do about this? He won't say anything.

We're going to look like complete idiots.

I'll take care of it.

What, punk?

Why that--

Why don't we stop now? I should be heading to the airport.

It's an international flight, so I need to get there three hours early.

You seem to like to travel.

What? Is that a problem too?

Which of your trips abroad did you like best?

What are you trying to do?

I got curious, so I looked into it.

Last January, Hong Kong, Macau.

Last May, Hong Kong, Macau.

Last July, Hong Kong, Macau.

You must love Macau.

I checked where you like to go domestically,

and it was Jeongseon, Gangwon-do.

And I found some nice pictures

that you took there.

I went to just watch.

And don't touch Mee-jin.

Your fiancée isn't the one you should worry about.

Do you know where I was before coming here?

Special Unit, Chuncheon Office.

Wasn't she in the Criminal Trial Department at Eastern Office?

She's playing her tricks again.

I saw tons of jerks like you while working there.

Want to make a bet?

I bet that I'll find out which gambling houses

you went to, what you played and borrowed

in 24 hours.

What should we do?

If we add illegal gambling on top of illegal medical practice,

you'll lose your medical license.

Will you give us a list of names and get just one,

or will you deny it and get two?

Of course, it's better for me if you get two.

The performance evaluation is soon.

How generous will you be if I give you the list?

-It's working. -Good work, sir.

Good job, kid.

It has been found that certain people received

unnecessary shoulder surgery from an orthopedist in Gangnam

to avoid mandatory military service.

Among them were celebrities,

athletes, and children of high officials,

which has caused a stir.

We'll give you more details soon

after the briefing by the Prosecutor's Office.

We will pursue the harshest punishment.

That ends the briefing.

Finished!

There's a ton of reporters here.

Are you going out like that?

Oh, my. Eye boogers.

Oh, no. Dark circles. Darn it.

Tap, tap.

Tap, tap.

-Ms. Ma? -Yes?

There.

When did that happen?

Forget it.

How do I look?

They have performed shoulder surgery

on perfectly healthy shoulders,

issued false diagnoses,

and made a profit of 300 million won in total.

I'm the one who found out about the corruption

and caught him when he tried to flee the country.

I'm the one who got him to confess with evidence! Me!

So? What could we do?

Mr. Oh said a woman who never went

to the army shouldn't be giving the briefing.

He sees me as a woman only at times like these!

Let Woo have this one. He's senior to you.

Senior, my foot.

We believe there are more people involved

and plan to investigate further.

I heard there was an important informant

that played a big role in getting the list.

Who was that informant?

Please tell us how you were able to get the list.

That's not important.

As the prosecutor in charge of the case,

I think we should clarify that matter here.

Sir.

Hello.

I'm Ma I-deum, a prosecutor with Criminal Unit 2.

There was no informant. But the suspect's fiancée helped us.

She appealed to her future husband,

and his conscience was moved.

We were able to use that to get the list of names.

We caught the suspect trying to leave the country

using his honeymoon as an excuse.

I know it stinks, but let Woo have this one.

He's senior to you.

I'm sorry.

Isn't this that doctor, the suspect of this case?

Who's the woman next to him?

I can't tell you right now.

Is she an informant?

Please ask during the briefing.

We hope this will help root out improper avoidance of military service.

Once again, I am Ma I-deum from Criminal Unit 2.

That concludes the briefing.

Good job, Mr. Oh.

Thank you.

So you're Ma I-deum.

-I hear you're good at your job. -Yes, sir. I'm kind of good.

And I'm going to do even better.

Thank you, Mr. Oh.

-She's good. -She knows how to have fun.

She's awesome.

When will you disclose the list to the public?

Please help me get an exclusive this time.

Of course, I'll help you all the way, Ms. Han.

Well,

when a reporter from J Daily got an exclusive,

I was almost fired, you know.

Word spread among reporters that the source was you.

I don't remember.

Please don't be like that.

Can you at least give me the initials?

For free?

Really?

Then how about a love shot?

Forget that.

Ms. Han. Why are you so stiff today?

If you want an exclusive, you need to provide

some intimacy with the informant.

Stop, sir.

Sir.

Stop, sir.

Sir.

I should chop off his hand.

Come on. Let's go.

-Sir. -What?

Excuse me.

-Come on. -Oh, my gosh.

-Mr. Oh, you're drunk. -What?

-Please. -Hey.

-What? -Stop it.

Stop what?

Stop.

Stop it.

You should've been careful.

Come on.

-Careful. -Hey.

Careful.

-Hey. -You get in first.

-Goodbye. -That hurts.

That hurts.

-Good night. -Good night.

Get home safely.

It's exhausting.

He's wasted. He must've fallen down the stairs hard.

He didn't fall.

He was kicked.

What?

I'm going home.

Sober up.

Eighth floor.

Excuse me. Aren't you going to press it?

Pardon?

What floor are you going to?

The eighth floor.

I'm sure you are.

Seriously. This is a night filled with perverts.

-Pardon? -Pardon what?

I'm talking about you.

-Why is that? -I knew you were weird.

You waited over there, but once I pressed this,

you got into this one to follow me.

I didn't know that one was for odd floors.

-What about this? -I live on the eighth floor.

Good. Let's go then.

I'll call the police if you're lying.

Look.

Don't you think you're going overboard?

So let's go and find out.

Look at that sweat on your back.

Just confess.

Where are you going? That's my place…

Satisfied?

This is so embarrassing.

Darn it!

This is that rat Oh's fault.

This is so embarrassing. Oh, my gosh.

What do I do?

That reporter…

No.

It's none of my business.

It's none of your business, I-deum.

It's none of your business, I-deum.

2 WEEKS LATER

SUBPOENA

What's this?

Ms. Son. What's this?

It really came.

-What is it? -Joonga News' Ms. Han.

She sued Mr. Oh for sexual harassment.

Who's in charge of this? I'm sure it's one of Mr. Oh's people.

No. I think Mr. Oh is going to get it this time.

The person in charge of this case

is Mr. Kim from Criminal Unit 8.

The one whose promotion Mr. Oh took.

On top of that, the investigator is supposed to be awesome.

You punk.

Look at this bastard.

Don't you touch girls when you're drunk?

Hey.

If this is considered sexual harassment,

every man in Korea needs to be locked up!

This is so frustrating.

What's that psycho's name?

Prosecutor Yeo-- Something.

Yeo?

PROSECUTOR YEO JIN-WOOK

What? He looks normal for a psycho.

It's you, isn't it?

In that elevator.

You do seem vaguely familiar, but no.

I'll begin.

You're a busy person, so I'll be quick.

I hate getting involved in other people's business.

It isn't "other people's business" if you saw it.

Can you hear what I'm thinking?

It's written on your face.

I don't remember

what happened that day.

I was so wasted.

I can't remember random parts of the night.

Ms. Ma. Do you know something?

Witnesses to crimes often suffer as much as the victims mentally.

In front of the elevator,

I was carrying a plastic bag with water in it

and wearing sweatpants and slippers.

It was obvious

that I lived in that building.

But what did you say as soon as you saw me?

Seriously. This is a night filled with perverts.

That night,

you probably saw Mr. Oh sexually harass Ms. Han.

You saw it clearly.

You couldn't have liked watching that happen to a fellow woman.

And sex offenders

usually have their own patterns.

I'm sure

you experienced something similar.

Good job, kid.

Hey, Ma. You're the only woman on our team.

I want our only woman to pour me a drink.

That's why you were much more confrontational,

and you overreacted when you saw me. Right?

Please tell me.

You saw, didn't you?

Yes.

Good.

No.

-You just said, "Yes." -I did?

No. I said, "No."

I'm done here.

I was too drunk to remember anything about it.

Really?

That's awesome.

Okay.

I got to go.

Ms. Ma.

Yes?

I just heard something very interesting

about Mr. Yeo.

He used to be a psychiatrist.

He was top of his class all through law school.

And he scored the highest on the bar exam.

Isn't that incredible?

He was a psychiatrist?

No wonder.

Why?

Did you tell him everything you saw?

Come on, Ms. Son.

Do you think tricks he uses on petty offenders would work on me?

On me?

Hello? Ma I-deum speaking.

Yes, sir.

You saw the deputy at the briefing, right?

Mr. Park is getting promoted to director.

He's considering you and Woo for the last spot on the Special Unit

of the Central District Office for the upcoming assignments.

You've been applying to move to the Special Unit

-every time there was an opportunity. -Yes.

If you take care of

the Han case for me,

you may be able to join that unit.

I already gave my statement that I don't remember

to the prosecutor in charge.

That's not enough.

You know the disciplinary hearing is in two days.

I don't care if you beg or threaten Ms. Han.

Get her to drop the charges.

Since you're both women, you'll get through to her.

Take care of Ms. Han,

and let's go up together.

Mom.

Who is it?

Mommy.

Come here.

Drop the charges?

I've got to hand it to Mr. Oh.

He got my boss to tell me to drop the charges,

and now he sends a prosecutor to my home?

You saw what he did to me that night.

Aren't you angry as a fellow woman?

He said the same thing.

That as a fellow woman, I'll get through to you.

Three years ago, a female reporter was sexually harassed

by an assistant chief prosecutor.

Other female reporters were there too,

so she had a much stronger case than you.

What do you think happened?

The prosecutor on the case delayed investigating,

and eventually suspended the indictment.

The assistant chief prosecutor who was sued is now a chief.

That woman quit,

got therapy for depression and is now preparing to move

to Australia or New Zealand.

Be wise, Ms. Han.

You people are incredible.

When a 70-year-old man kissed a 7-year-old girl since he found her cute,

you guys gave him one year.

But that scumbag who hugged a reporter, touched her,

followed her to the restroom,

and forcefully kissed her is innocent?

If you don't drop the charges, he'll sue you.

Mr. Oh can destroy a reporter without breaking a sweat.

How dare you threaten me?

Hit me.

What?

Pretend I'm Mr. Oh and hit me as much as you want.

You're unbelievable.

Do you want to succeed this badly?

I don't care what you say. Drop the charges.

That's the only way you and I can survive.

Mr. Oh will never apologize.

Either you lose a year later or you drop the charges now.

The result will be the same.

Hit me.

It's 3,000 won.

Thank you.

My goodness.

-No. -Wait!

-Sir. -Good.

I'll open the door for you, sir.

Please look kindly on Woo.

I'm closing the door. Be careful.

Get home safely.

Let's go.

-Thank you. -Sure.

-Let's go. -Let's go!

-Thank you. -It's a done deal.

SUPREME PROSECUTORS' OFFICE

I was drunk, so I don't remember,

but I apologize if Ms. Han was offended.

However, please know that I didn't kiss her

against her will or anything like that.

Ms. Han.

Mr. Oh apologized, so why don't we end it here?

-What? -That's right.

We'll have to keep seeing each other.

Don't be mad, and let's get along.

That is not right.

What, punk?

We have clear proof of Mr. Oh's sexual harassment.

Please take it into consideration.

Prosecutor Yeo Jin-wook.

This is a disciplinary hearing, not a trial.

We aren't here to argue what's wrong or right.

Sir…

I'm Ma I-deum.

I will testify about what happened that day.

Good.

Tell them everything that happened.

Yes, sir!

Ms. Han entered the room around 11:30 p.m.

She came to ask about the list of offenders.

She sat next to Mr. Oh and asked him about it.

Mr. Oh touched Ms. Han's thigh three times,

rubbed her shoulders twice,

and hugged her against her will once.

She couldn't stand it anymore,

so she went to the restroom at 12:10 a.m. to avoid Mr. Oh.

But Mr. Oh followed her,

shoved her roughly against the wall, and kissed her.

I also saw Ms. Han stamp on his left foot

with her heel.

What are you doing?

Stop that.

Here's the evidence.

You also told me to settle this case

if I wanted to join the Special Unit with you, right?

I've been working for you for two years,

so if you apologize sincerely to Ms. Han now,

I'll keep quiet about that.

What will you do, sir?

-Are you insane? -I know you lied to me.

-What? -To be honest, I was tempted at first.

But I started to doubt whether you,

who hated me for two years, would take me with you

to the Special Unit.

And coincidentally, as I left Ms. Han's apartment,

I saw you and Woo with the deputy-- No.

I saw you two kiss up to Director Park.

I looked into it,

and it was contrary to what you promised me.

Is that why--

I can't bring you success, but I can ruin you.

I can't get into the Special Unit anyway.

You shouldn't either! That's only fair!

Why you…

Since I'm sorry anyway, let me add on rudeness.

What?

Hey, you. Oh Soo-chul.

Don't touch me.

Do you know why I always sing at our team dinner?

You touch me whenever I sit next to you.

And stop blowing air into my ear, pretending

you're saying something important when it's not!

I'm not a balloon!

Seriously.

-Why you little-- -Oh, right.

At my first team dinner,

you grabbed my face and kissed me, saying I was like a daughter.

I should sue you for sexual harassment too.

I'm leaving.

She's dropping the charges.

And she said she was grateful

for what you did at the disciplinary hearing.

I see. Okay.

Ms. Ma.

I see that you're a very good person.

So?

Well, let's meet under better circumstances next time.

I don't think that'll happen.

And I hope we won't meet again.

Congratulations.

You're finally a "PWNF."

What's a "PWNF"?

"Prosecutor With No Future."

Says who? I haven't given up on my future.

Sure.

A person needs to have hope.

I'll do that later.

I'm packing my things.

I'll end up where you go, so I'm packing in advance.

Chicken and beer tonight?

Yes!

NEW EMAIL

NEW EMAIL

MA I-DEUM: CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNIT

Ms. Son.

What's the "Crimes Against Women and Children Unit"?

Oh, that unit?

Ms. Min Ji-sook made the unit.

Min Ji-sook?

The icon of justice, conviction, and demotion.

She's passed up promotions for 20 years and worked only on sexual assault cases.

But everyone is trying to avoid that unit.

I'm going to lose my mind.

Don't tell me

you were assigned there?

CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNIT

So we meet here, Ms. Ma.

CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNIT

You hate being here?

How could I not?

I volunteered.

You volunteered to join the unit everyone avoids.

-Are you saying he raped a female teacher? -I won't talk.

Will you submit to it after we get a warrant

or do it quietly now?

We have to investigate it further.

Give me evidence I can see.

Don't make me laugh. I never did that.

There's a new rape case.

-Who's the prosecutor in charge? -I refuse to testify.

We should focus on punishing criminals. Must we consider victims' personal life?