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(Episode 29)

Defendant.

Please give your final statement.

I...

I decided to become a judge...

out of anger and resentment...

caused by the society for being an orphan.

As I read the case files and rendered rulings,

I realized that...

the anger and resentment I had...

could become love and hope in the eyes of the law.

When I was in my robe,

it was...

the happiest moment of my life.

10 years ago, on the night of the incident.

Please save me.

From the other side of the call,

- I ignored her desperate cries... - Save me, please.

to be saved.

And I strangled...

the girl instead.

For what did I commit such a monstrous act?

I will not claim that I committed such an act for my family.

The life I had built as a judge, my reputation, and accomplishments.

Ironically,

in order to save those,

I threw away the law, my conscience,

and...

myself, who always followed...

the law and my conscience.

Why are you my mother?

I know the law very well.

Knowing the law...

is most dangerous to those without a conscience like me.

Our society is bleak with people who try to stay above the law like me.

This society isn't capable of punishing people like me.

There aren't any preventive measures anymore.

However, in the end,

the tightly-knotted net of the law has caught me.

I stand here to be judged by the stern people...

of this country,

And in this courtroom,

there is my other half...

whom I cherish like my own daughter.

In order to keep my career, I pointed my sword at her.

But I wished...

that she would point that sword back at me.

I desperately wished...

she would bring me to court and punish me.

If the fear of an incorrect verdict stops you from seeing the truth,

you must resign.

This is just a reasonable doubt.

As long as the assemblyman has an alibi...

His alibi...

is fabricated.

I'll make sure it happens.

- Pardon? - Choi Kyung Ho's retrial.

I'll make sure it happens.

This is a war now.

Professor Yoo.

My testimony will be your finishing blow.

Now, I daresay that...

my standing in this very courtroom while wearing a prison uniform...

proves that...

the law and justice are still served...

in Korea.

To prevent our society...

from suffering due to people like me, who try to stay above the law,

I'd like to ask you all...

to judge wisely...

and execute me.

By order of the court,

I hereby sentence Yoo Myung Hee,

the defendant, to death.

I'm sorry,

but you can't do that.

Pentobarbital sodium.

This is enough...

to euthanize a person.

And you'd have about four minutes left to live.

However,

you will not receive...

the four-minute sentence you gave yourself,

but the sentencing of the court.

Just as the stiff bamboo cannot bend and breaks,

the defendant chose suicide...

to pay for her crimes,

but that is not receiving punishment according to the law,

but arrogance and an attempt to escape...

disguised as a punishment.

You stand here...

as a defendant accused of murder...

and not as a judge.

You paid a guard...

to bring you the drug?

The world and the law will no longer be manipulated...

by you.

You must atone for your sins...

to the victims who had to live in pain for years...

because of your actions.

You cannot sentence yourself.

In the trial...

of Hanguk Law School's professor, Yoo Myung Hee,

for the murder of Kim Ga Young 10 years ago,

only the sentencing remains.

Both Yoo Myung Hee and her husband,

Assemblyman Do Jin Myung,

previously claimed to have committed the murder,

which caused a setback in the case.

(Case No. 2017916, Murder)

(Yoo Myung Hee's Sentencing)

I will read the order of the court.

Applying the most severe sentence...

permitted by law 10 years ago, at the time of the murder,

we order the following.

By order of the court,

we hereby sentence Yoo Myung Hee,

the defendant, to 15 years in prison.

(Do Jin Myung Call Records)

(Do Jin Myung DNA Test)

Are you sure about this?

- He's still your father... - Please.

Okay. Take a short break, and come back.

Okay.

What are you doing? Why aren't you sleeping?

I'll go to sleep.

Treat Yoo Myung Hee as your enemy,

who killed your brother, like Kim Joo Hyung.

Why should you get hurt because of a scumbag like that?

Go to sleep. You have to work tomorrow.

Assemblyman Do Jin Myung, prosecuted for charges including...

raping a minor and soliciting murder...

was sentenced to prison time.

Assemblyman Do was once thought to win the presidential election,

but he is now headed to prison instead.

The court found that there was sufficient evidence to prove...

the rape of Kim Ga Young, solicitation of the murder...

of Seo Gi Ho, and more.

Do you want a drink?

- Yes, I'll have some. - Here.

Eui Hyun.

I'm going to close down my law firm.

I want to close it down and take a break.

I'm going to stay a few months at the orphanage...

that your grandfather used to run.

If that's what you want.

You'll be okay without me, right?

I'm sorry.

For what?

For everything.

I'm sorry too.

I think I can finally understand why you couldn't turn your back...

on Han Joon's parents.

Don't ever understand that.

I always felt like I was indebted to them,

but don't you ever feel that way towards anyone.

Don't think...

they ended up that way because of you.

I won't. Of course.

But why does it feel like you're my father?

Let's drink.

Okay.

Good.

(Courthouse)

(From: Yoo Myung Hee)

Isn't that a statue of Lady Justice?

(From: Yoo Myung Hee)

Would you like me to treat you to lunch today?

All right. Let's dig in.

Judge Sah,

since when were you suspecting Professor Yoo Myung Hee?

And how did you find out that she was going to commit suicide?

I had a criminal law professor at Harvard Law School.

The professor committed suicide with a pistol in the office.

A novel written by the professor was discovered.

The novel centered around the professor.

A perfectionist professor committed perfect crimes...

and tipped off some clues of the cases to the police.

The novel is about playing a game of catch with the police.

In the novel, the professor...

decides to commit suicide right before...

the police are about to apprehend the professor.

When I looked at Professor Yoo,

I was reminded of that professor at Harvard.

Would I ever be able to forgive Professor Yoo?

If you were in my shoes, Judge Sah...

It won't be easy to forgive her.

It's just that...

it would be hard for you to be around Han Joon.

Han Joon came to my house the other day.

He told me that it was his last time seeing me.

I couldn't tell him...

that it wasn't our last time and to stop talking nonsense.

I must meet with Professor Yoo.

Should I come with you?

It must have been hard for you to come here.

Thank you for visiting me.

Why did you send me the statue of Lady Justice?

I cannot understand no matter how much I think about it.

You helped me become a judge...

because of your guilt towards my brother.

How could you have instigated him to murder my brother?

I came here for your answer to that.

To become a judge,

I tried really hard as if my life depended on it.

And I finally earned my judgeship.

But...

if it had been revealed that...

my husband raped a female middle schooler after getting too drunk,

I would have had no choice but to forfeit my judgeship.

To keep your judgeship,

did you murder Kim Ga Young and violate the law?

Yes.

That's when I made my first mistake.

Meeting you...

in the restroom because of your brother's case file.

After you became a judge,

you were assigned with Jang Soon Bok's petition for retrial.

I thought it was all fate.

If you, as a judge...

and my other half,

punished me,

I thought I would be able to accept my punishment. That's why...

I wanted you to uncover the truth I had concealed.

So I helped you with Jang Soon Bok's retrial.

Then instigating my brother's murder doesn't make sense even more.

But the more...

The closer you got to the truth,

I became more afraid.

Even if I would lose everything, including my status and reputation,

I thought I would be able to reveal the truth,

but I was wrong.

The thought of the possibility that...

the truth behind Choi Kyung Ho's case would be revealed...

frightened me to death.

At that moment, I wasn't myself.

So...

after all these years,

you're saying that you tried to destroy yourself...

out of guilt for murdering my brother, right?

I have...

committed an indescribable crime toward you, Jung Joo.

In the end,

I was your ticking bomb.

A bomb you could neither keep...

nor throw away.

I will pay for what I had done to your brother.

If you thought...

you could pay for what you did by committing suicide,

you will never be forgiven.

Pay for your crime every day.

Face the consequence...

of what you had done.

(Dongseong Prison)

Did you see her?

Yes.

I guess she accepted your request for the meeting.

I heard she refused my dad's request.

Let's go.

Why did you come here?

You should go see your mother instead.

Why didn't you...

tell me about her wounds?

How could I?

You know how much I hated you because of the misunderstanding.

Think about how devastated your mom must have felt to harm herself.

I am the cause of her pain.

How could I have told you the truth?

Your mother...

treated her judgeship as her vocation.

She lived her whole life with the pride of being a judge.

I think...

I can understand why she must have done what she did.

She is straight as an arrow and knows no compromises.

It's a relief that she didn't try to kill herself a long time ago.

It's all my fault.

So don't hate your mother.

I'm leaving Seoul.

What?

Han Joon.

I won't kill myself. Don't worry.

I can trust you on that, right?

Yes.

I don't know when it will be.

But stay healthy until we meet again.

I'll go now.

I'm sorry.

Bye.

Your blood pressure medicine...

Don't forget to take them.

Father.

(Contact List)

(Han Joon)

- Hey. - You pick up...

even before it rings now.

- When did you come? - Just now.

I was just about to call you.

Hey. Do you want to sleep over?

What?

Come in.

Look. I cleaned for you.

The house feels so empty since no one is here.

It feels cold. Sit down. Sit.

I've been drinking too much lately, so I feel too sick to drink.

Are you hungry? Should I make some instant noodles?

It's okay. Sit down.

- Why? Let's eat... - I want to talk to you.

What is it?

Judge Lee...

went to see Professor Yoo.

I know.

She's so thoughtless. How could she go there?

She shouldn't be visiting my mom now.

How did you know?

I went to see my dad too.

"Dad"?

I can't call him "Assemblyman Do". He's no longer an assemblyman.

Sure.

You did good.

What was that?

Gosh. I never thought I'd ever hear you say I did good.

I'm feeling too good. I need a can of beer.

Do you want soda?

- Yes? - Okay.

Okay, have some soda.

Thank you.

The chicken's here.

Gosh. It's nice and hot.

Okay.

It looks delicious.

Cheers.

That's nice. How long has it been since we last did this?

Sorry. I didn't even eat chicken with you all this time.

Don't be sorry. So much happened recently.

Kyung Ho died, and then the retrial...

Are you okay?

Of course not.

Eat this.

Eat this, and let the bad memories fly away.

Have a wing.

This is hot.

Thanks.

I didn't think you'd actually sleep over like this.

Hey, Eui Hyun.

After tonight, I'm leaving Seoul.

What do you mean?

Just.

I keep thinking about my mom and dad here.

It's also too hard to stay close to Jung Joo.

If you weren't here,

I would've been too worried about her to leave,

but I can leave without worrying because you're here.

Take good care of Jung Joo.

You make her laugh, okay?

Do you know how pretty she is when she laughs?

Why me?

Listen to him. Hey. You don't know, do you?

Do you know how you look when you look at her?

It's just like how you look at me.

What that means...

is that you care for her very deeply.

Whatever. I'm going to sleep.

You should sleep too. You have work tomorrow.