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Who are you?

Ms. Kwak Young-shil?

Sorry?

Do you know

who I am?

No, I don't.

I've known you

for a very long time.

I didn't know

you were alive.

Ms. Choi.

Why are you out here?

Where's Young-shil?

Doctor. Gyung-sun--

I mean, Young-shil

disappeared.

What do you mean? You said my mom was here.

NEW MESSAGE

We tracked the number that sent the text, and it was a burner phone.

I asked Ms. Son to track the phone location.

You'll get a call again.

He wants something, seeing as he threatened you with the photo.

What does he want?

Who are you?

Ms. Ma I-deum.

Jo Gab-soo.

Are you the one

who took my mom?

So why did you push me

over the edge?

Do you know how I got where I am now?

If anyone tried to trample on me,

I killed them

and stepped on them to get here.

I'm not someone a kid like you can take down.

Whatever. What did you do with my mom?

-She's still alive. -Hey, you!

You rotten scumbag.

If you touch my mom,

I'll kill you!

I'll hunt you down and kill you!

Ms. Ma.

Your mom first.

Let me see my mom.

Let me talk to her. Now.

If you want to see her,

bring me the journal.

What?

Baek Sang-ho's original journal.

Don't remove a single page,

and bring it to me.

Did you

abduct my mom for the journal?

What can you do with the journal now?

That's up to me.

You just have to bring me the journal.

No.

Send me my mom first. Then I'll give you the journal.

You really are a funny little girl.

What?

Do you

want to see your mom dead?

I killed her once already.

I can kill her again.

Jo Gab-soo!

I'll give you exactly one hour.

If you want

to see your mom alive,

bring me

that journal.

Ms. Ma.

I'm sorry. Without this, my mom may be killed.

I heard.

Calm down first.

He can't hurt your mom until he gets the journal.

-Ma'am. -Trust me.

If you go now, you'll only lose the journal. Your mom won't be safe either.

She's right. He won't hand over your mom that easily.

Where did you agree to meet him?

Near Yongpa Mountain.

That burner phone you asked me to track

was located in Juyoung-dong.

Juyoung-dong?

-Are you sure? -Yes.

He's planning to take the journal without handing her over.

You go to Juyoung-dong,

-and find her mom. -Yes, ma'am.

Then I'll take the journal to Jo.

Don't go alone. Go with Mr. Koo.

No. I'll go alone.

If he gets suspicious, he may hurt my mom.

It's too dangerous.

Don't worry. I won't give him anything.

Once you find my mom, I'll bring the journal back.

Please.

I'll do whatever it takes to buy time.

I'll find her as quickly as I can.

I'll get going.

Where's my mom?

Did you bring the journal?

I need to make sure my mom is alive first.

You're in no position to make demands.

Same goes for you.

I have

what you want too.

You won't hand it over easily,

is that it?

Let me ask you something.

Why are you doing this to my mom and me?

What do you mean?

What do you have against us?

Your mom's the one who started it all.

I warned you

to stay out of it!

Jo Gab-soo.

You think you'll be fine if you have this?

Don't make me laugh.

Even without this,

we have plenty of evidence against you.

You can never get out of it.

If we add abduction and death threats, you'll get a life sentence.

What are you doing?

There's not much time left.

Make your decision.

Forget it if you don't want to.

Since you two separated 20 years ago,

you must not love her anymore.

-Cheol-yeong. -Okay!

I'll give you the journal, so tell him to move away.

Did you hear that?

Leave the place.

Tell me.

Where is my mom?

I got it.

Burn it all down.

Mom!

Mom!

Jo Gab-soo! Tell me!

Where is my mom? Where is she?

Where's my mom?

Mom!

Mom.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

It's hot.

Help! Mom?

Mom!

Ms. Ma, move aside.

Mom!

Mom!

-Ms. Ma! -Mom!

Mom!

Be careful.

-What about Park Cheol-yeong? -He was just arrested.

He's being questioned.

Have we located Jo Gab-soo?

We're tracking him right now.

Please tell Ms. Min that we saved

Ms. Ma's mom.

Mom.

Are you okay?

You must have been scared.

The doctor said

that you breathed in a lot of smoke but will be fine.

It's been such a long time,

hasn't it?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

-I-- -It's okay.

I know.

You're more beautiful in person.

You saw me?

I became a prosecutor instead of a doctor. Do you remember?

I told you I'd make a lot of money to make you live in luxury.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

What's with "ma'am"? I'm your daughter.

It's okay. Do as you wish.

It's okay if you don't remember.

I remember it all.

I told you, it's okay.

That's not it.

Strangely, whenever I see you,

my eyes tear up.

At least, your eyes

remember me.

Maybe this picture

will jog your memory.

Look. You haven't changed a bit.

You look exactly the same.

Don't go anywhere from now on.

Okay?

Hey.

Are you feeling okay?

How long were you planning to hide her?

I'm sorry.

Let's say you hid her because of Jo Gab-soo.

But what about when I went to Bujin Island?

You should've told me then!

This is absurd.

Ms. Ma.

I'm really sorry.

I did something horrible.

But I treated Gyung-sun

like she was my real sister.

Thank you…

for keeping

my mom alive.

Excuse me.

Are you Ms. Kwak Young-shil,

Ms. Ma's mom?

Who are you?

My name is Min Ji-sook.

I used to be Ms. Ma's boss.

I see.

You must be startled.

Thank you

for…

being alive.

Have we

ever

met before?

We almost did

20 years ago.

If we'd met back then…

Anyway, I'm so glad.

Ms. Ma has missed you so much.

Yes, Ms. Son.

Okay. I'll be right over.

They found Jo Gab-soo.

Stay with your mom. I'll go.

What are you talking about?

Of course, I have to come.

Ms. Ma.

I will catch him with my hands.

But--

I'll keep Young-shil safe here.

Park Myeong-hoe has an illegitimate daughter

between him and Madam Kim from Myungwolgwan.

He loves his daughter very much.

She's attending an arts middle school

and majoring in piano.

He requested sponsorship for her recital,

so I sent 20 million won in cash.

Do you still not get what's going on?

You're blackmailing me into stopping the investigation with that?

Prime Minister.

To be blunt,

I'm already covered in mud.

I'm not afraid to let the world know about my beloved daughter.

If people find out about your illegitimate child,

I'm afraid

your political career

will be hit hard.

Hit hard?

What would be worse to be known? Taking care of my illegitimate child,

or being entertained by women as young as my daughter?

Don't ever come to see me again.

Wait.

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

Let go!

Let go!

BAEK SANG-HO

BAEK SANG-HO

Gab-soo. Is it getting hard?

Sang-ho.

I'm sorry.

I…

I shouldn't have done that to you.

After losing you,

I lost everything.

I'll serve you from now on.

Come with me.

Okay.

All right.

Let's go together.

He's in Dukyeong Mountain.

He stopped moving there.

Since the key subject of the investigation had an unexpected incident,

the special investigation

came to an end before completion.

I sincerely apologize for this.

SPECIAL PROSECUTION

SPECIAL PROSECUTION

She's here.

Gosh. What's with all the long faces?

We didn't lose.

It's a little unfortunate.

Sexual favors are only seen as coercion,

so most of them already got out of it.

We still have the trial left. So keep working hard.

Yes. Most of the time, the prosecution is in charge of trials,

but this time, we'll be in charge.

We're a one-stop service. Just like Crimes Against Women and Children Unit.

-Ms. Ma. -Yes?

-Mr. Yeo. -Yes?

I'll trust you two. Please wrap up the trial well.

Case No. 2017GO8771.

A case of obstruction of business.

Case No. 2017GO8776.

Obstruction in exercising a right.

Case No. 2017GO8960.

Murder.

Case No. 2017GO8992.

Instigation of murder.

The trial will cover the said cases.

Is the defendant here?

Yes.

Jo Gab-soo!

No!

No!

I can't let you die this easily.

You have to pay for your crimes.

Prosecution. Proceed with your statement.

Defendant Jo Gab-soo

created an illegal lobbying space and obtained unjust profit.

He forced female staff to do sexual favors

and threatened he'd kill them if they disclosed it.

Between Hankuk University and high officials, he solicited

illicit college admissions.

In the process, he also gained profit.

In addition,

in order to cover up his past crimes,

he attempted to murder his victim several times.

To get rid of the evidence of his crimes, he instigated murder.

He was shameless with committing crimes.

He even committed murder himself

to get rid of evidence.

To this, the prosecution will raise following indictments.

Article 326 of Criminal Law.

Obstruction to exercising rights.

Article 129, bribery.

Article 132, receiving bribery.

Article 123, abuse of authority. Article 231, forging documents.

Article 314, obstruction of business. And Article 253,

murder by deception.

Also, applying Paragraph 1 of Article 250, instigating murder.

We would like to indict him for the said eight charges.

Jo Gab-soo, the former mayor, was said to be ill after attempting suicide,

but he appeared at court today.

Due to his health, Jo requested a suspension of execution of confinement,

but the request was declined after his doctor confirmed his condition.

Jo Gab-soo's indictment includes

abuse of authority, bribery,

blackmailing, and accepting bribery, eight crimes in total.

On top of the charges previously indicted,

murder and instigation of murder were added,

which is a shock to the public.

-Jo Gab-soo? -According to prosecution,

Jo Gab-soo abducted and confined a victim who tried to testify

for the Hyungjae Factory Case in 1996.

He also gave the order to murder her.

In 1996?

Gyung-sun.

Tell me.

You must know what Jo Gab-soo did to me.

Gyung-sun.

How can you be like this?

How much longer will you keep it from me?

Gyung-sun!

I feel

so sorry for I-deum.

Her mom showed up after 20 years

just to be a nuisance.

Gyung-ja.

I need to get my memory back.

So please tell me. What happened between Jo Gab-soo and me?

-I can't tell you. -Gyung-ja.

Please let's just bury it.

It was 20 years ago.

Besides, Jo Gab-soo has been caught.

You're safe now.

Yes?

Ms. Kwak. What brings you here?

You said we almost met

20 years ago, right?

Yes.

I--

I want to know what happened back then.

I was

a victim of sexual torture?

Yes.

And I was the prosecutor on the case.

When Jo Gab-soo found not guilty at his first trial,

you called me

said you had information for me.

I see.

I'm sorry.

It's because

I couldn't catch him back then…

that you've gone through such terrible things

for the past 20 years.

You attempted suicide at the Dukyeong Mountain lookout, correct?

Yes.

Why there of all places?

You could've chosen your house or the river.

Must I disclose such things as well?

Answer the question.

Ask proper questions first.

Prosecution.

Where are you going with this?

It's to establish his relationship with the late Baek Sang-ho.

Defendant.

Answer the question.

Fine.

I chose the place because it was one of my favorite places.

The Dukyeong Mountain lookout.

You went there with Baek Sang-ho as well, right?

"October 16th, 2017.

I went to the Dukyeong Mountain lookout with Gab-soo after a while.

He said everything would be okay from now on.

I promised to serve him with all my heart."

Just before attempting suicide, you tried

to survive one last time by using the journal.

Once everyone turned their back on you,

and nothing worked,

you must've been reminded of one person.

The person who was loyal to you for many years,

Baek Sang-ho.

Stop writing a novel and just ask your question.

Did you see what that loyal Baek Sang-ho

wrote in his journal about you just before he died?

"To save Min-ho,

I'm meeting Jo Gab-soo to get the video.

I hope

this will not be

my last."

Baek Sang-ho knew

that you may kill him.

And yet, he clung onto a sliver of hope

and went to see you.

But what did you do to him?

You put this pen in his hand,

used his brother as bait, and made him write a suicide note,

making him take the blame for your crimes.

And then, you killed him with your own hands.

Am I wrong?

I didn't kill him.

Baek Sang-ho killed himself.

We have this pen with your fingerprint,

and there's a record that he went to see you.

But you didn't kill him?

I told you already.

That's right.

I wish Baek Sang-ho had committed suicide.

What did you say?

If he was murdered by a worthless scumbag

with no sense of loyalty or conscience like you,

how sad would that have been for him?

Isn't that right?

TRIAL FOR INSTIGATING KWAK YOUNG-SHIL'S MURDER

Prosecution.

Question your witness.

When did you

first meet Kwak Young-shil?

It was in May of 1996.

What was your occupation at the time?

I was the director of Senal Mental Hospital.

What was Kwak Young-shil's condition at the time?

I am asking your opinion as a psychiatrist.

She was

extremely normal.

And?

She said she had a daughter

and begged me to let herself go.

She pleaded and cried every day.

Doctor! I'm not crazy! I mean it!

You know that too.

Please let me out.

She said she wasn't crazy

and that she had been abducted by someone.

By whom?

By Jo Gab-soo.

At the time, did you know who Jo Gab-soo was?

No.

Not until I looked him up online.

He was the Commissioner General

and on trial for the Hyungjae Factory Sexual Torture Case.

I thought that perhaps he had abducted her

because of that, and--

You thought that, and--

In 2003,

Baek Sang-ho demanded that I kill Kwak Young-shil.

That's when I knew for sure.

He said a former Commissioner General was running for office

and that

he didn't want Kwak Young-shil alive.

Who did he say ordered the murder?

Jo Gab-soo.

Your Honor.

We'd like to call Jo Gab-soo to the stand.

On May 12th, 1996,

you abducted Kwak Young-shil at Dongyang Hospital, right?

Do you admit it?

I don't remember.

Baek Sang-ho, who was with you at the time, wrote this.

"Found Kwak Young-shil, Mr. Jo Gab-soo's sexual torture victim, in the elevator.

Abducted her to prevent future problems."

Do you have proof that what's written there

is true?

Your Honor.

We submit the journal entry describing the crime,

and the newspaper article proving the defendant was discharged that same day

as evidence.

You also tried to kill Kwak Young-shil

last November, right?

I did not.

Your Honor.

We submit into evidence a recording of the defendant ordering Park Cheol-yeong

to commit murder.

She's alive, is that it?

Kill them both.

Just one week ago, you tried to kill Kwak Young-shil again.

-That's not true! -Your Honor.

We submit into evidence a recording of him threatening to kill

Kwak Young-shil to her daughter.

I killed her once already.

I can kill her again.

He's tried to kill the same person three times.

Defendant.

Did you think Kwak Young-shil

was some bug you could stomp on anytime, not a person?

Otherwise,

how could you destroy her and her family's life like that?

Defense.

Do you have a final argument?

I'm not sure.

Your Honor.

May I make a closing argument myself?

Go ahead.

When I was 17 years old,

my dad passed away,

and this is what he'd said often.

"Sacrifices are necessary to accomplish big things,

and progress is made through certain people's hard work."

I wanted to live by those words.

I wanted to sacrifice myself

for the benefit of the world.

That is why I worked hard.

I never once lived for myself.

I lived for the nation

and the society.

If anyone was sacrificed in the process,

that was unavoidable.

As I looked at the faces

of the people judging me and resenting me in this courtroom,

I looked back on my life.

I also asked myself what it was

that I did wrong.

All I did

was work hard

and look toward the future.

If that is a crime,

I will gladly

accept that judgment.

However!

I have no regrets.

Prosecution. Make your closing argument.

In 1986,

a woman was sexually tortured by the defendant,

and that woman tried

to tell the world about that nightmare.

Kwak Young-shil.

But that woman

was abducted by the defendant,

and for 20 years,

she's been separated from her family.

Why did the justice department

forgive the defendant who'd committed

such a heinous sex crime back then?

If the law at the time

had heeded the victims a little more

and applied the law equally to the defendant,

perhaps the woman's misery may have been prevented.

Moreover,

perhaps we could've prevented

the tragedies of an actress committing suicide

due to sexual humiliation

and the murders of minors

being covered up.

As I watched the defendant

refuse to make a single excuse

and repent in the slightest in this courtroom,

I asked myself this one question.

When will the law judge that defendant

who believes it is only natural

to stomp on and use the weak,

and never once repented for what he did?

When will it judge him?

I believe it is now.

The defendant

believes his only crime was working hard.

Thus, we must make him forfeit the right to work hard

and remove him forever from this society.

Now is the time for the law to properly punish him.

Thus, the prosecution

requests the maximum penalty allowed by the law,

a death sentence.

The court has made a decision.

This court sentences defendant Jo Gab-soo

to death.

What? What do you mean?

Me? To death?

This trial is concluded.

Wait. Your Honor! Answer me!

Why do I get a death sentence?

Why do I get a death sentence? Why?

Let go! Who are you

to judge me?

Do you know what justice is?

Do you know what true sacrifice is?

I can't die.

I can't die like this!

I'm Jo Gab-soo!

I'm Jo Gab-soo!

I won't die like this!

I won't die like this!

I-deum?

I-deum.

I-deum.

Mom.

I-deum.

Mom is here.

Mom is here.

Mom.

I'm sorry, I-deum. I'm so sorry.

Mom…

I'm sorry.

Mom.

1 YEAR LATER

LET'S LIVE A MORAL LIFE

Hey. Tae-kyoo.

What--

Tae-kyoo. Hey.

Tae-kyoo.

So we meet here again.

Jo Gab-soo--

No.

Number 8380.

-I told you not to buy me more clothes. -Isn't it pretty?

Try it on.

-Is it the same as yours? -Yes.

-Let's return it if it's too big. -Yes.

-So? Should we return it? -Oh, my.

How did you know my size?

So you don't want to return it, right?

-I'm hot. I'll go get the drinks. -Okay.

Two coffees, please.

-Babe, have you decided what you want? -Gosh.

-I'm sorry. -What's the matter?

What? I mistook her for you.

She looks nothing like me.

She's right.

It's so warm.

I-deum. I have to go to work now.

-Let's drink on the way. -While walking?

-Hold on. Wait. -Okay.

It's cold out. Put it on.

-Is that good? Good. -Yes.

-I'll carry that. -Okay.

I'm a prosecutor-turned-lawyer.

You…

OH SOO-CHUL LAW OFFICE PARK HOON-SOO

Oh, my gosh.

I-deum, are you having any legal problems?

What if I am? I should hire Mr. Oh to represent me?

Right?

Mr. Oh is a bit--

Change wet tissue brands.

-This one is really dry and stiff. -What?

And when you do something like this,

wear something like this.

Since it's humiliating.

You really are an ace.

Let's not see each other again.

We should once in a while.

I'll get going.

She hasn't changed.

-Work hard. -It's cold. Go.

Okay. Bye.

-Ms. Ma? -Ms. Son!

-Are you back? -Yes!

-Have you been well? -Of course.

What about you?

I'm on paternity leave.

Ha-ra, say hi.

-This is Ms. Ma I-deum. -Hi.

Why don't you hold her?

-Let's take a picture. -Okay.

Okay. It's cold, so let's hurry.

One, two, three.

Yes. He took it.

But here, look.

-Didn't it come out nicely? -Wow.

But

you can see the office too.

They came out nicely.

-It's so cold. -Come here.

Is everyone doing well?

Of course.

JEONGSO LAW FIRM

-Thank you. -Sure.

You don't need to worry too much. It'll be fine.

You heard, right?

After the special investigation, Ms. Min's law office is doing really well.

"The above named investigated, uncovered the truth behind a case

in which the testimony of a sex crime victim was distrusted,

and pursued justice. For this, she is awarded.

Signed, Kang Min-soo, Minister of Justice."

Ms. Jang received an award for being a top humanitarian prosecutor.

And Ms. Seo--

Your Honor.

We request that the defendant,

who shows no remorse,

be sentenced to life in prison.

She seems like a real prosecutor now.

What about you? How have you been?

Are you a lawyer again?

Me?

MA I-DEUM

Ms. Son. The Im Won-jin case--

-Ms. Ma. -It's been a year.

Are you returning to the Prosecutors' Office?

Of course.

Gosh. I-deum.

I told you, right?

That I would return as your superior prosecutor and--

Rearrange the naive brain of mine?

My goodness.

What is this?

It's not much. Don't read too much into it.

Think of it as a pie from a new neighbor.

A pie?

This is too expensive.

Then drink with me to celebrate my return.

Gosh.

Drink slowly. No one's chasing you.

Okay.

I'm ready now.

For what?

I'm ready to accept your feelings for me.

What do you mean?

You must know better than anyone about how you feel about me.

Must I say it myself?

I don't understand.

Okay.

Look.

ARE YOU ASLEEP? WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

Why do you send me messages like these?

And you do when I'm asleep.

I sent these because I really wondered if you were sleeping well.

That's your way of saying you miss me.

It is not. That's not what I meant.

I'm serious. I wondered if you were sleeping.

Okay. Then,

why did you join the unit again of all departments?

I've worked there before, so it's easier to adjust.

And I'm going to apply for the Special Unit later.

Special Unit.

You have such diverse excuses.

You can't talk your way out of this one.

You know what it means to gift a guy

a watch, right?

I told you not to read too much into it.

I told you to think of it

as a pie from a new neighbor.

My gosh.

Hey.

Is that it?

Hey, you.

This is it?

Is this really it?

You should finish what you started.

Hey, you. Are you bailing on me?

God, I can't believe this.

Ms. Ma?

Hey, Mr. Yeo.

What are you doing tonight?

What else? I'm working late.

What are you doing after work?

What else? I'll get off work.

Then let's get off work together.

Well…

Why?

Why else?

I want to be with you on our way home.

Your time

belongs to me now.

Are you insane?

I-deum.

She's so cute.

Are you ready?

I'm a second-year now.

This one is very dangerous.

Let's go in.

I said I'd come when I was first summoned. Get me the Prosecutor General! Now!

Why you-- Hold on. I'll call you back.

What year are you guys?

Don't you follow procedures and order here?

How dare you order me to come here and try to make me--

Keep it down.

I suggest you tell the truth from now on.

Because I'm Ma I-deum, the famous prosecutor.

SPECIAL THANKS TO LIM CHANG-JUNG FOR HIS SPECIAL APPEARANCE

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