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Your wife came to me about her case.

She wants us

to represent her for the trial.

Let's split up, Kang Tae-wook.

I just feel so sorry for you

and it pains me to watch you like this.

So,

would it be all right to proceed?

I'll take it.

I'll do it.

Hello.

I'm Kang Tae-wook. I'll be representing you.

What are you doing here?

I started at Kang Yul yesterday so I could take this case.

The trial is in five days.

The best lawyer in the world

couldn't prepare an opening statement

or draft a rebuttal to the prosecution's argument in just five days.

Win or lose, it's my trial and my case. I'll take care of it.

Is there anyone who knows more about this case than me?

I am the only lawyer at Kang Yul who can handle this case.

I'm the only one who can defend you.

-Tae-wook. -It's Mr. Kang.

That's how you should address me, Ms. Ko.

What are you doing?

From this moment forward,

I will think of you only as my client.

Can we...

start talking about the trial?

CONFIDENTIALITY

So, to summarize, we will take on Ms. Ko's case,

but as a part of Kang Yul Law Firm?

So basically, even though we're working from here,

we are employees of Kang Yul?

-Is that correct? -Yes.

Kang Yul will provide us

with the necessary resources for this case.

Does that mean

I can get a Kang Yul business card?

We need more information about the eyewitness.

Please find out whatever you can.

And please find out who is on the witness list

on Prosecutor Byun's end.

Of course.

First impressions make a lasting impact.

We must win our first case at Kang Yul no matter what.

I'll get moving on this case then.

War clouds are gathering. Kang Yul!

An eyewitness?

What do you mean?

Says who?

What did they see?

We don't know much yet.

We'll find out what the eyewitness saw once we get to trial.

It won't be an easy battle.

Prepare yourself, Ms. Ko.

I'm curious.

There is no one who hasn't heard of the Kevin Lee murder case.

Why did the eyewitness wait so long?

Why would you have waited so long?

Well...

One, I don't want to get involved in a scandalous murder case.

But two, I must still show them that justice prevails.

Maybe they were busy juggling these thoughts?

It's a bit stereotypical,

but that's probably the most sensible reason.

But seriously, isn't it a relief?

You've been pushing for Ko Hye-ran from the start

based on nothing but your gut and here we are.

They persecuted you, threatening to tarnish your career.

And the tides have turned.

Look at me, you bastards! What did I say?

You tiny piece of shit cowards!

You dare look down on a seasoned veteran?

Kneel down before me, you...

good-for-nothing scum!

They deserve as much. Hear, hear!

That should be enough, but...

Something's nagging at me, though.

What's wrong?

We even have an eyewitness, so why?

I don't know.

But...

I feel like shit.

DONG-HYUN

Dong-hyun.

Where are you?

Answer your phone.

Don't do anything stupid, okay?

Are these all the headlines we have?

Yes, that's right. You see, the entire country

is quite stable at the moment.

You know what they say.

Newspapers will go out of business in a peaceful world.

I apologize.

Warmer spring days are upon us

and it felt a bit drab to keep putting

Congressman Jung's story in the headlines.

Hye-ran.

Focus, will you?

Sorry, sir.

Are you acting up?

-That's not true, sir. -If it's not...

Don't tell me you're sitting there

thinking about your trial which is in two days?

How will you take on my role

when you can't separate work from your personal life?

What's wrong with this Society article?

Well... We haven't received the documents from the police yet.

As soon as you get it... Hye-ran,

you take responsibility and put it together.

I'll do it.

She doesn't have much to do anyway.

She should help out her busy juniors.

Make sure you filter what's not necessary as you compile it. Got it?

No, I'll do it.

Understood, sir.

I'll have it for you in a hour, categorized by degree of importance.

The 70-minute investigative piece.

Submit your ideas!

Yes, Mr. Jang.

What's going on?

Look at what you've done to the mood.

Enough is enough.

How dare you... You think anyone can be newsroom director?

Are you talking to me?

Speak louder then.

I'm talking to myself!

It's a free country, you know.

Then just mumble it to yourself and be done with it.

It's noise, not chatter, the moment it becomes irritating to listen to.

Fine!

Good for you!

Must be good to be you.

You live your life like that.

I'll live my own life.

What makes her so powerful?

She's a former anchor who was charged with murder.

The verdict is pending and her involvement in the incident

is reason enough for termination.

Yet she's been offered the position of newsroom director.

And that offer came from Mr. Seong himself.

Jeez, I'm sure he was startled.

She finished off Congressman Jung with a single blow.

You're saying he did it out of fear?

And Hye-ran grabbed the opportunity?

That's the part that worries me.

She's not one to just take any hand that's offered to her.

It's one of the two.

She's either so desperate that she'll take anyone's hand,

or she wants to screw someone over that much.

Screw who over?

That's also one of the two.

Either Mr. Seong or Mr. Jang.

MESSAGE FROM TAE-WOOK

I need to talk to you about the trial. I'm in the basement parking garage.

SEO EUN-JU

Aren't you going in?

No matter how urgent, we should still eat.

Let's talk inside.

It's been a while since you've come out for dinner on a weekday like this, right?

Where do you usually eat?

The station cafeteria?

-Tae-wook. -I'm sure you've skipped many meals.

For seven years, you haven't

had time for a proper dinner because of News Nine.

If it's not about the trial, I'd like to leave.

I made you out to be the bad guy.

From the baby issue

to our frigid married life.

You only cared about work.

I blamed you for only thinking about work and success.

For seven years,

I had blamed only you.

I used love as an excuse

to cage you in our marriage.

I forced you to live according to the answers I'd already decided on.

I gave you hell.

And I was upset

that you couldn't understand me or our marriage.

And as the pain deepened,

I acted more and more foolishly.

What is it you want to say?

I'm apologizing

for my foolish pride.

There's nothing

that calls for an apology.

Where we went wrong...

it wasn't caused by just one person.

We just had different expectations

of marriage from the beginning.

You said it was love.

You said

that you think it's love.

That's why I want to stop.

I know why you went to Kang Yul with your case.

And I know who your next target is.

Let me help you.

This has nothing to do with you.

I am the only person who can protect you.

No, I'll protect myself.

I'll take care of myself

as I've done until now.

Hye-ran.

This won't...

change anything.

We can't turn anything back, Mr. Kang.

-I know. -Then what?

I want to make it up to you somehow.

I want to try and make up for everything

that I messed up, Hye-ran.

Please let me.

What brings you here?

You know Baek Dong-hyun, right? He was Jae-young's agent.

I can't get in touch with him, not since yesterday.

He won't answer his phone.

I can't shake off this uneasy feeling.

You bitch.

DETECTIVE KANG

Kang Tae-wook speaking. How can I help you?

Are you okay?

Hye-ran.

Thanks.

I'll drive you to and from work from now on.

There's no need for that. I can call a cab.

I'll see you in the morning, Ms. Ko.

Good night.

What the hell is going on?

As I told you on the phone,

Kevin Lee's former agent Baek Dong-hyun--

So I'm asking you. Why is he threatening my wife?

He believes Ms. Ko killed Kevin Lee.

That's why.

Did you concoct this as well?

-What are you talking about? -You framed Hye-ran and threatened her.

You even tried to assault her at the station.

And now, you got someone else to do the dirty work?

Look here, Mr. Kang.

I'm the one who called you to prevent anything from happening.

You weren't taking my calls, so I came to see Detective Kang instead.

Why are you suddenly concerned about her?

I'm concerned about Dong-hyun, not Hye-ran.

It'll all be over once the court finds her guilty.

I didn't want him to get into trouble.

Do you think I'll lose?

I heard there's an eyewitness.

Even you, Mr. Kang, can't overturn the situation.

Tomorrow morning,

I'll file a restraining order against Baek Dong-hyun.

If he does anything like this again,

then I will formally file an intimidation charge against him.

Do you think I'll lose?

Hello, Mr. Jung.

Did you find out anything about the eyewitness?

He's not usually so tight-lipped, but he won't say a word.

I'm afraid Prosecutor Byun must've ordered him to keep his mouth shut.

He's making a fuss, saying one slip of the tongue

and his head will be on a platter.

He's been singing for about two hours now.

What do I do?

HA MYUNG-WOO

I forgot to buy kimchi.

Sheesh.

KANG TAE-WOOK

Damn it.

Yes, hello?

-You've been waiting, right? -Yes.

You can go.

-Thank you. -Ah, yes.

You can leave.

Mr. Jung, what brings you here?

You. I'm here to pick you up.

Mr. Kang was going to come, but he had to go meet Prosecutor Byun.

He went to see Byun Woo-hyun?

Yes.

It seems an eyewitness has emerged, but they're keeping it so tightly under wraps

that Mr. Kang said he'll go and find out for himself.

Shall we go? I will safely escort you to the station.

Let's go.

OFFICE OF PROSECUTOR BYUN WOO-HYUN

What brings you here?

I heard you have an eyewitness,

but he's not named on the witness list.

Wow, you've done your homework.

I made sure it wouldn't get out, but I guess you've already heard.

Who is it?

This eyewitness.

You'll find out during trial. What's the rush?

Even if you have an eyewitness,

it's useless if you can't substantiate his testimony.

That's why I'm so busy right now.

I need to package it nicely, logically and objectively

so that the eyewitness testimony doesn't become useless.

The truth need not be packaged.

It should be proven.

So...

How is it going for you, proving the truth?

You're only trying to cover it up.

You can at least disclose the identity.

What do you think you're doing?

I have yet to make an official reference to an eyewitness.

Obviously,

I cannot disclose the identity.

What on earth

are you trying to pull?

I don't know.

You can look forward

to how amusing it'll be.

Is that true?

There's a rumor that the prosecution has secured an eyewitness.

What are you saying?

It's all bull.

What do you mean?

Are you saying they made it up?

They were completely humiliated.

They made up their mind to indict,

so I wouldn't put it past them.

So what if it is a lie?

The prosecution sided with the privileged

and did despicable things to try and tame the media.

I want to reveal every single detail in the 70-minute investigative report.

The prosecution's ultimate objective is a guilty verdict,

but even if they can't get it,

it'll be a piece of cake for them to turn you into a total wreck.

They'll pay you back many times over.

But you want to make a story of the play-by-play?

I've already told you.

I have nothing to lose and nowhere to fall down to.

I have nothing to fear.

I said no!

I will never approve this!

A journalist must be fair and objective.

The moment you tip to one side and lose balance,

that's the end of your life as a journalist. Remember that.

No matter what you say,

-I will go forward with this. -I said no.

I'll do it.

There's nothing you can't do if you're willing to get sacked.

Do whatever the hell you want!

Made up a witness? Goodness.

Pure nonsense.

PROPOSAL

What are you doing at my desk?

I was just...

passing by.

Then you should keep on walking.

Why are you sneaking a look at my proposal?

That story...

You won't really do it, right?

Why wouldn't I?

Mr. Jang said it was reckless.

Not only did you sneak a look, you eavesdropped?

How can you go as far as saying they made up an eyewitness?

You think that makes sense?

I was arrested without warrant and charged as a murder suspect

when I didn't kill anybody.

Do you think that makes sense?

There's an eyewitness who saw you killing him!

That's why I'll dig into it! I'll find out who's lying.

You're saying my husband lied just to put you in prison?

I didn't kill him, but apparently someone saw me.

One of us is lying, but it sure as hell isn't me.

Then which is it?

You must've lost your mind.

You would too, wench.

What did you say?

Did you just call me a wench?

How dare you talk to your senior like that?

So you're as happy as the amount of love pounds you've put on.

Fine, it's all good.

But you were once a reporter

and you deliver news as an anchorwoman every morning.

You may love your husband,

but you should still be able to discern what the truth is.

Got it?

Honey, it's me.

We need to meet.

Yeah.

What are you saying?

The eyewitness was made up?

-Says who? -Hye-ran.

That's what she's been blabbing everywhere.

I think she's putting together an investigative report

to go head-to-head with you.

What'll you do?

An eyewitness is not the only evidence we have.

A news story?

Tell her to go ahead.

She'll only end up hurting herself.

You're confident, right?

Ko Hye-ran is finished.

That's all you need to know.

Still, you should be careful.

Ko Hye-ran... She's one psycho. Okay?

I'm busy.

Oh, right. Go on in, honey.

Then what?

Ko Hye-ran's side is saying that the eyewitness was made up.

That's how they're setting it up.

What shall I do?

Prosecutor Byun, you worry too much.

Pardon?

You're in charge of prosecuting a murder case.

However will you do great things

if you worry over every little detail?

-That's not what I meant. -I set the table for you.

Must I spoon-feed you as well?

I understand, sir.

I'll run with it.

I am sorry to have worried--

We'll reveal the video we secured tomorrow during trial.

Tomorrow, sir?

Think of the first trial as the last.

Let's cripple them.

HAN JI-WON'S NEWS NINE

Tomorrow is finally upon us.

Judges read the defendant's eyes.

The prosecutor will try to shake us up.

Whatever they say,

don't be flustered or get agitated.

You will

get hurt again during this trial.

I don't care.

"No matter what anyone says, I'm innocent.

So say whatever you want."

Just sit there with that mentality.

I'll take care of the rest.

You can just trust me, Ms. Ko.

-Can I ask you something? -Anything.

Why are you going this far?

Because I'm Ko Hye-ran's husband.

"In joy and in sorrow. In sickness and in health."

I vowed to stay beside you

when we got married.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Up until now...

and from this day forward,

I will continue to be sorry.

That's okay.

Dong-hyun.

Eun-ju.

Where are you? I was so worried about you.

You're okay, right?

Eun-ju...

Please be happy.

-Dong-hyun. -Jae-young was a scumbag.

He was like a brother to me,

but he shouldn't have treated you that way.

Where are you right now? Let's meet.

I called you to hear your voice for the last time.

Please be happy.

Dong-hyun.

Dong-hyun!

KIND EUN-JU

FIRST DAY OF TRIAL

You can come directly to the courthouse.

We can decide as the trial proceeds.

Okay.

Ko Hye-ran will not make it to court today.

HYE-RAN

TAE-WOOK

UNDER MAINTENANCE

SEVEN MISSED CALLS FROM TAE-WOOK

Hye-ran, where are you?

I'm still at home. Why?

Stay put until I get there.

What is it? What's going on?

Just do as you're told.

Don't go anywhere! And don't let anyone in, okay?

Are you listening? Hello?

Hye-ran!

Yeah,

I'm listening.

I'm leaving now. Call me if anything happens. Got it?

Die, you son of a bitch!

What brings you here, Detective?

You know Baek Dong-hyun, right?

He went off the radar for a few days and then called Ms. Seo last night

to say goodbye.

So what?

I came to provide protective detail just in case Baek Dong-hyun

tries to attack you, Ms. Ko.

It's a big day.

We couldn't let that happen.

You concerned yourself for nothing.

All's well, as you can see.

If you happen to see him...

Excuse me.

Hi, Honey. It's me.

It's me, Hye-ran.

It's Myung-woo.

Myung-woo...

Why are you...

Mr. Kang's been hurt.

You should rush over to the hospital.

What?

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

Kang Tae-wook.

I'm his guardian.

-Mr. Kang Tae-wook? -Yes.

-He's inside. -Thank you.

What happened?

Where is he?

What do I do? Why isn't he here?

Honey...

Hye-ran.

You... You're...

Are you all right?

Are you really okay?

Yeah...

Thank God.

Honey.

It's okay.

I'm okay, Hye-ran.

Die!

It's all good.

This is enough.

Ha Myung-woo!

I killed him.

No.

I don't know a thing.

Do you think I'll lose?

No comment.

Bloody hell.

This is crazy.

Sorry? Ha Myung-woo?

You want me to check when he was released from prison?

That's right.

He went to prison 19 years ago for the Nakwon Jewelry murder case. Yeah.

Check his release date.

But shouldn't you be at court?

Ko Hye-ran's trial starts today.

I'm on my way.

The trial for Ko Hye-ran, who was indicted for the murder

of professional golfer Kevin Lee, starts today.

It's Ko Hye-ran!

There she is! She's here!

MAKING A BRIGHT WORLD WITH FAIR AND JUST EYES

Prosecutor Byun.

All rise.

JUDGES' BENCH

Case No. 2018-KA-230.

We'll start the trial of defendant Ko Hye-ran.

Prosecutor,

you may begin your opening statement.

PROSECUTOR'S BENCH

According to the defendant's testimony, defendant Ko Hye-ran

met with victim Kevin Lee alone on the day of the incident.

A brooch that defendant Ko Hye-ran wore of the day of the incident

was found in the victim's vehicle.

According to a family member's testimony, defendant Ko Hye-ran

and victim Kevin Lee were old lovers.

It was discovered that victim Kevin Lee

had been using this fact to blackmail the defendant.

It is this prosecutor's opinion that

defendant Ko Hye-ran

murdered Kevin Lee and staged an accident

to cover up this truth.

Defendant, you have the right to refuse to answer unfavorable questions

and your testimony

may be used as evidence for a guilty verdict.

Defendant,

would you like to make a statement?

I cannot accept the prosecution's indictment

or the charges against me.

Prosecutor,

is your witness present?

Yes,

he is.

You asked for me, Mr. Jang?

Welcome.

Prosecution, you may question the witness.

WITNESS STAND

Witness,

please state your name and occupation.

My name is Oh Min-chul.

I am currently retired and I do a bit of gardening.

Where were you between the hours of 2:00 and 3:00 a.m.

on January 18, 2018?

I had parked my car to rest at a construction site off of a Guri-bound

side road near Maechang-dong.

What did you see?

I saw two people arguing.

Did you recognize their faces?

I'm a big fan of golf. I'm certain it was him.

So the person you saw was...

It was Kevin Lee.

Did you see who he was with?

Yes, I did.

I have a request.

What is it?

Please ask the eyewitness this.

The second person that you saw. Was it a woman?

No.

It was a man.

Could you please repeat what you said?

That night...

The person who was with Kevin Lee...

Are you sure it was a man?

Yes, it was a man.

I'm certain.

My husband died.

I heard someone killed my husband.

Were you two in a common-law relationship?

Please answer.

Did you think

you could go to the Blue House if you got rid of Kevin Lee?

Thank you for everything.

So this is difficult for me.

From the best anchor in Korea to murderer. The fall of Ko Hye-ran.

You'll really strike her like this?

I'll be stabbed in the back by you.

"I will kill you." "You try losing everything too."

You gave a testimony favoring the prosecution.

Wrap up this case.

Make an example out of her. You should ask for at least ten years.

No matter how good the lie, it cannot beat the truth.

They overreached,

just to get me.

I sincerely hope this trial will determine

who it is.