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BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

Wichai isn't home. He's in Trang right now.

A new court officer just moved in next door.

I'm here to give you my answer like I promised.

In Western cultures, people don't just date each other.

They actually try living together before they get married.

If you want to stay here,

your presence here should serve some kind of purpose.

If you can get the people here

to give you five compliments with the word "very" in them,

then I'll believe that you truly belong here.

If you receive five compliments like that, we'll get married.

I've always been flirty,

but this is the first time that you got jealous.

It finally worked.

Considering the nature of the defendant's action,

I therefore sentence him to three years of imprisonment.

Thank you so much. Do you have other sweets?

No one has lived here in a long time, so the wires are damp.

The house needs to be rewired.

Can you help take care of it?

Sure. I'll get it done as soon as I can.

Hello, Mrs. Warathabut.

I have to go now. I'll be back to rewire the house.

I think I'd better get used to being called Mrs. Warathabut.

For your own safety,

I guess I'll allow it.

But you can stay with me only temporarily.

You'll have to move back here

once the house is rewired.

But if I can get five compliments from people,

you'll let me live with you as your wife, right?

I'm surprised you're still confident

after your failures today.

Are you thinking naughty thoughts about me?

Of course not.

I wouldn't mind if you do.

You've never had those thoughts about me,

yet you have no problem fantasizing about other women.

Well…

Anong.

Why do you have this magazine?

About that…

It's Luang Sak.

He gave it to me before I came here.

I didn't buy it myself.

Luang Sak gave it to me as a gift.

He shoved it in my bag.

I'll throw it away.

Wichai.

You don't have to throw it away.

I'm glad to know

that you still have needs.

Give me that. You shouldn't be looking at it.

Why do you want it? You said you didn't like it.

Don't let me find out you have fantasies about other women.

Fantasizing about someone else also counts as cheating.

Have you never seen a woman putting makeup on?

I've never seen anyone get all glammed up to go to the court.

I'm pretty, right?

Do I look too pretty?

Aren't I very pretty, Wichai?

It's not going to work.

You can't trick me into complimenting you.

It's not going to happen.

I'll probably end up as a spinster since you're too stubborn to admit you love me.

But that's all right.

If you're not ready for us to be together,

can you at least take me to see a movie tonight?

I heard there will be an open-air movie screening tonight.

Can we go together after work?

Sure.

I asked Chaeng to come meet me here.

She still has to work though she's an old lady.

I heard that she lives in this neighborhood.

So I asked her to come in case we could hire her to do some work.

Hello, Chaeng.

Hello.

- Have you waited long? - Not at all.

Hey.

Wait a minute.

Who is that man?

It's me.

Are you doing well?

Right. You're the judge. That's why you look familiar.

Hello.

Do you know this woman?

I was the judge who presided over her case.

I didn't know that you're the wife

of the judge who helped me.

Well, then.

Why don't you let me come cook for you?

Just let me know

when you two want to have a meal

so I can prepare food for you.

I'll let you and Chaeng talk.

All right.

So what do you want to eat? I can cook anything for you.

Well…

I'm fine with anything.

Let me go ask Wichai what he wants to eat.

You said Chaeng has a son.

So why isn't he providing for her?

Or is he not here to take care of her

because he got sent to prison

for committing a crime?

Chaeng's son got injured and was crippled.

Many years ago, Chaeng filed a case against the man

who injured her son.

That man was Boi.

Five years ago,

Boi was a boxer around here.

Boi was sentenced to prison

for attempted murder.

Chaeng's son, Kan,

was Boi's major rival.

During their boxing match,

Boi knocked Kan unconscious.

Since then,

Kan hasn't woken up.

He remains unconscious due to brain injuries.

Kan.

Your nails are getting too long.

Let me clip them for you.

So Chaeng filed a complaint against Boi

for attempted murder.

She thought Boi intended to kill Kan who was his rival.

Boi went to prison because of this?

He was charged with reckless endangerment of another person.

The plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendant

for attempted murder.

But it was found that the defendant and the plaintiff's son

both willingly participated in the boxing match on that day.

Boi spent three years in prison.

After he was released,

I took him in to live with me.

Boi and Chaeng haven't seen each other

since what happened.

Did he kill a man?

No wonder he seems so ruthless.

Boi didn't kill anyone.

I'm telling you this

because I'm afraid that Chaeng may not know Boi is here.

I don't know how she will react.

And I don't know whether her family

has forgiven Boi yet.

What are you doing?

What will you do with that knife? Stop!

Hey! Stop right there! Stop! I said stop!

Stop!

If you're here to talk about Boi,

just get out of here.

It looks like Chaeng will never forgive Boi for what happened.

Since the incident,

Boi has been blaming himself.

He didn't even defend himself in court.

He confessed to killing Kan

when Kan wasn't even dead.

I promise to spend the rest of my life

trying to make it up to Kan.

I will not abandon him.

I'd give up my life for him if I could.

After Boi went to prison,

he had no one left.

His family abandoned him.

Once he was released,

Boi worked hard to support Kan and his family as he promised.

So I took him in to live with me.

Every month,

Boi would send money to Kan.

- Hey. - Where's my money?

Did you steal my money?

Where's the money I sent Kan?

I don't know.

Why is Kan in that state?

Tell me the truth.

Boi has kept all of his promises.

He thinks that he owes Kan his life.

It's like he's been punishing himself for what he did.

He barely does anything for himself.

Poor him.

It must be horrible to live with that guilt.

People can make mistakes.

The court's duty isn't just to hand out punishment.

We also have to teach people remorse

and give them a chance to start over in life.

It's important to give people a chance to redeem themselves.

Aren't you going to tell me?

I said I don't know!

Tell me the truth.

Hey.

Tell me or I'll kill you!

Get out of here, bastard!

Get lost!

Come and help him.

Watch out!

Wichai.

Are you hurt?

He took the money I sent Kan every month.

He never gave Kan the money.

That asshole made me a liar for these past two years!

Hurting him won't help you get your money back.

I couldn't just let him steal from me.

If you get sent to prison for this,

Kan won't be the only one who suffers.

How can we live without you?

If you want to be someone responsible,

you can't live a reckless life.

What will happen to Chaeng

if you get sent to prison?

Who will she rely on?

Please try to behave

or they might not let you go home.

We're here together

so we'll all go home together.

Boi, what are you doing here?

Hey. Why are you here?

Just get out of here.

What are you doing to Kan? Put him down right now.

I told you to get out.

Boi, listen to me.

I'll kill you if you hurt my son in any way.

I told you to put him down. Put him down right now.

Get out of here. Just leave us alone.

Get out of my house!

I don't want to see your face. Get out.

Get out of my house right now.

I said get out.

Get out of here.

- Get out. - Chaeng, come on.

Chaeng.

Please don't be mad at Boi.

He just wants to help.

Did you know he went after the guy who took your money?

Boi sent you money every month,

but your cousin took the money for himself.

Boi is trying to keep his promise to you.

He didn't know that you didn't get the money.

He's here to make it up to you.

For the past five years,

Boi spent his life trying to make amends to Kan.

If he could take on Kan's pain instead,

he would've done it already.

It should be me

who's lying there.

I caused trouble for everyone.

No one wanted this to happen.

This is my fault.

It's my fault Kan is like this.

The mine was closed during the war.

Kan lost his job, so I became a rubber tapper

while Kan started boxing for a living.

That day, I woke up feeling dizzy.

So Kan offered to go tap rubber for me.

Goodness.

My gosh!

Mom! Are you all right?

Get up slowly, Mom.

I'm okay. I'm all right.

I'll go tap rubber for you.

You don't have to do that.

You just rest here. I'll get to work.

Kan, wait.

He forced himself to go boxing.

I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen.

He didn't want to miss his match against Boi.

- Get him! - Come on!

- That's it! - Get him!

- Get back in there! Come on! - You got this, Boi!

- That's what I'm talking about! - Way to go!

Yes!

Hey, Kan.

Kan, are you okay?

Kan!

Kan!

Kan!

Then that means

Kan was already injured before the fight.

So what happened was an accident.

What Boi did shouldn't be considered as assault.

I just couldn't cope with it.

I couldn't bear to lose my son.

The defendant is exempt from liability

since the fight was for sport.

The defendant had no malicious intent like the plaintiff had claimed.

The defendant's intention can't be determined.

But considering the nature of the defendant's action

and his opportunity to not engage in the conduct,

it can be said that the defendant committed an unreasonably dangerous act.

He will be charged

with reckless endangerment of another person.

I therefore sentence him to three years of imprisonment.

I tried to find someone to blame for what happened.

So I blamed it on…

I blamed it all on Boi.

Does this mean an innocent man got sent to prison for this?

I was wrong for sending you to prison.

You didn't do anything wrong.

No one knew that Kan was already injured.

He just happened to pass out when I kicked him.

My verdict ruined your life.

I'm sorry.

Maybe not.

Maybe you've given me a chance at a new life.

Three years in prison

is nothing compared to being stuck in your own body like Kan.

I'm a much luckier man than him.

In any case,

I still owe you for what I did.

Although Chaeng put the blame on me,

she didn't suffer any less than I did.

She's been punishing herself every day.

I can't be mad at her.

I understand how you feel.

It's not easy

to lose someone you love.

I spent forever trying to get over someone

and it wasn't even a matter of life and death.

In the beginning,

we tend to be in denial.

Then we become angry from losing our loved ones

and we try to blame someone for our suffering.

We usually don't blame ourselves.

We see ourselves as victims who have been wronged.

We'll try to find ways to punish those people

to make them feel hurt just like we do.

But the more we deceive ourselves,

the more miserable and depressed we become.

It's really difficult

to accept the truth

that we have no one left.

Chaeng.

Love is complicated.

It can make us selfish.

I didn't think you would understand.

If I were you,

I would've done the same thing as you.

You're a very good person.

What did you say?

I'm such an evil person,

but you still don't hate me.

You're a very kind-hearted woman.

Thank you.

Did you hear what Chaeng said to me?

I did.

Those are compliments from the heart.

I feel like I deserve you a little bit more now.

That's nonsense.

Don't you see that I can also be wrong?

I sent an innocent man to prison.

I made a huge mistake.

Chaeng intentionally withheld the truth from you.

It wasn't your fault.

I'm ashamed for handing someone a prison sentence

when they didn't deserve it and I just got away with it.

I was right to quit my job.

From now on, I won't dare to go around judging people.

You're brave enough to own up to your mistake.

That's more than what most people do.

You said that the point of punishment is to teach people remorse.

So you should give yourself a chance to redeem yourself.

I've rewired the house.

I guarantee the power won't go out again.

If you want to cut the power,

just switch off the breaker.

It will cut power to the whole house.

Feel free to call me if there are any problems.

All right.

- Hello, sir. - Hello.

Thank you for your help.

See you later.

I guess I'll have to move back now, right?

Actually,

the electrician isn't done rewiring the house.

You're right.

Just stay with me for now.

You can move back here once the house is rewired.

Tell the electrician there's no rush.

He can take all the time he needs.

I'm thinking that

I'll give my per diem to Chaeng.

This will give her an incentive to work hard.

She can use this money to take care of her family.

You're very sweet.

What did you say?

You heard me right.

I said that you're very sweet.

Why did you compliment me?

You can see someone's true colors

by looking at how they treat people who are of no benefit to them.

You want to give Chaeng money to help lessen Boi's burden, right?

You deserve compliments when you do nice things

without expecting anything in return.

Of course.

I've always been sweet. You just didn't see it.

Maybe that's another thing I was wrong about.

It's okay.

I forgive you.

I received two compliments in one day.

It looks like I'll get to be your bride sooner than I thought.

Wichai.

Why did you let yourself get hurt for me?

What if it makes your condition worse?

I have no luck when it comes to love.

We only get to be together when I'm out of work.

And since I'm sick,

I can barely take care of you.

Your job and your strength aren't what made me attracted to you.

You should be with someone who's better than me.

I'm not even strong enough to take you to see a movie.

You're right.

How come things never seem to go as planned when I'm with you?

How about this?

Let's make our own movie screen and watch a movie here.

My family was poor when I was a kid.

My mom didn't have money for me to take my siblings to the movies.

So we made a movie screen to watch movies at home.

Are you pulling my leg right now?

Hold this and pull it apart with me.

Pull.

See?

You can be the lead actress.

We'll take turns being the actor and the viewer.

This is a nice movie.

I really like

the lead actor.

If you want to be with me,

you'll have to live a simple and modest life.

Can you do that?

You never fail to make me smile.

I feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world.

I can even go through the screen.

Like this.

Lady, how dare you ask me to give you things for free?

I was just asking.

Don't make a big deal out of it.

I have money, okay?

Are you planning to take that money to the grave with you?

Just move out if you're so upset.

- Get out of my building! - Please forgive my mother.

- Just get out of here! - Mom, let's go.

- I'm sorry. - You greedy bitch!

I hate your crappy building.

Just listen to him.

Stay away my shop! You're not welcome here!

Mom.

Why would you ask him to give you free stuff?

I thought he'd be a bit generous to his landlady.

I don't get people these days.

They're so petty.

What are you doing here, anyway?

I'm here to collect rent from him. At least he gave me the money.

I'm glad I ran into you. You can drive me home.

- Let's go. - Mom, wait.

Do you mean right now?

I can find my own way back.

It's good to know that I can't even depend on my own son.

I guess I'm no longer of use to you now that you've moved out.

Chantorn.

I need to drive my mom home.

Just go.

I can find another ride home.

No way. I won't let you do that.

People already think badly of me that my wife still has to work.

I want to come pick you up every day so people can't say

that I don't take care of you.

Your mom will be upset if you don't make time to take care of her.

That's why I want to invite you to come have dinner at her house.

Chut.

I actually meant to tell you that I have to work overtime today.

You should take your mom home.

Don't worry about me.

I'll see you at home.

Don't leave your mom waiting.

Just go.

What took you so long?

What are you doing?

I'm just studying some legal terms.

Why didn't you ask me for help?

I'm just studying them for work. It's no big deal.

You know what?

Some of those terms can be quite confusing.

Come on. Let me help you study.

It's really okay.

Let me help.

No wonder why you looked so engrossed.

I just wanted to know

what men fantasize about.

Maybe you can help shed light on the matter for me.

- Hey. - The power is back.

Then let's sleep here tonight.

Wait.

We can't let those two be by themselves.

Let's give them some alone time.

I bet they're sick of having us around.

Theft is defined as

the unlawful taking or exercising control over another person's property.

A robbery means

stealing from someone by using physical force, weapon, or threat.

Please continue.

A gang-robbery

is a kind of robbery

where three or more persons participate in the act.

It's different from a robbery.

A robbery means

stealing from someone by using physical force,

weapon, or threat.

Good night.

What you're doing can be considered deception.

So what's my punishment? Will I get fined?

Why do you ask?

If the victim is aware of being deceived,

the act can't be considered deception.

Don't be cocky when you don't know what you're talking about.

What? I'm a quick learner, you know?

Earlier, you were teaching me the definitions of theft and rubbery.

Just go to sleep.

PRA ATTHAKADEE WICHAI

I'm ashamed for handing someone a prison sentence

when they didn't deserve it and I just got away with it.

I was right to quit my job.

From now on, I won't dare to go around judging people.

Here you go.

Are you a lawyer?

Yes.

I need your help.

I don't know what else to do. You're the only one who can help me.

I was on my boat that day.

A metal pipe fell on me from the bridge.

My boat capsized and I almost died.

I tried to get the municipality to take responsibility,

but the court said the government

isn't the one responsible.

They said I have to sort this out with the contractor of the bridge.

We want to file a complaint against him,

but no lawyers would represent us.

It's because everyone knows that the contractor

is the mayor's son-in-law.

He'll never be prosecuted even if we go to court with him.

Everyone is equal in the court of law.

The justice system was created to provide everyone justice.

If you truly believe that, can you help represent me?

The people here are too afraid to go against these people.

More people will be hurt as time goes on.

Someone will die if you don't stop them.

He always forgets to eat or rest when he works.

That's why he fell ill last time.

What are you doing?

I'm hemming a gown.

Do you want to give it a try?

I can tell you don't know how to do it.

You're only good at causing trouble.

If Wichai didn't have to run away from you,

he wouldn't have to be here working as a lawyer.

He used to be a respectable judge.

But he threw his future away all because of a girl.

TRANG PROVINCIAL COURT

Hey.

I got called here to be the interpreter on your case.

The court asked you to come because there's a witness from Penang.

Are you nervous?

I am.

I'm still not familiar with the court rules and procedures.

We're lucky to have you here to help us.

The government could use a competent woman like you.

I can only speak English.

I didn't get to use any of the skills or the knowledge I've learned.

The person that our country needs is a capable man like you.

We'll soon find out who's most needed in this case.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth?

There he is. That's Thian-chai.

That day,

you got into an accident while going under the bridge.

What do you recall about the incident?

I was on a boat with my friend.

We were on our way home.

Something fell from the bridge which caused my boat to capsize

and I almost drowned.

Do you remember what it was that fell on you?

I didn't remember at first because I was in shock.

I found out later that it was

a metal pipe that fell on me and there was also a worker

who fell off the bridge.

Did the contractor do anything to help you that day?

No one saw what happened.

If my friend hadn't been there to help me,

I would've died right then and there.

I've never received any compensation.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Were you the technician engineer at the scene of the incident?

Yes, he was in charge of supervising the construction that day.

Where were you when the incident occurred?

He walked out to smoke a cigarette by the canal. He wasn't on the bridge.

How far away were you from the incident?

Did you see everything that happened?

He remembers walking out to smoke a cigarette.

Something happened just as he finished smoking.

He could see the incident from where he was standing.

After the incident took place,

how did you address the situation?

He ordered for the injured man to be brought up.

So the workers went down to search for the man

and they finally managed to bring him up.

After that, they sent the injured man to the hospital.

So you insist on being there at all times

and having played a role in rescuing the injured man?

The witness insists that he was there.

No further questions.

The plaintiff's attorney may cross-examine the witness.

Do you remember what time the incident occurred?

Can you remember

what brand of cigarettes you smoked that day?

Objection.

That's irrelevant to the case.

Please ask only the questions

that are related to the matter at hand.

The witness claimed that he went to smoke a cigarette.

The brand of cigarettes he smoked can determine

how far he had walked off before he finished smoking

and how much he could see from where he was standing.

Objection overruled.

You may proceed, Counselor.

Do you remember what type of cigarettes

you smoked that day?

The witness isn't sure.

He usually smokes cigarettes made by the workers.

The length of hand-rolled cigarettes are longer than store-bought ones.

It'd take him longer to finish smoking,

so he could be quite far from the bridge.

This means that

the witness may not even see what happened clearly.

Objection. The plaintiff's attorney is making a baseless allegation.

The witness's testimony has no weight

since he cannot say exactly where he was standing.

Can the witness specify how far he was from the bridge?

The witness believes that

he was about 100 to 200 m away from the bridge.

Most engineers wouldn't make such a rough estimation.

Objection. The translation may not be accurate.

Can you ask the witness to specify how far he was exactly from the bridge?

He said possibly 150 m.

The word "possibly"

indicates that you're unsure.

Objection.

The interpreter might've misinterpreted

what the witness has said.

I translated his testimony exactly as he said it.

You're not a professional interpreter.

You made a mistake.

Your translation isn't accurate.

I didn't make a mistake. That's really what the witness said.

I could understand what he was saying.

Your translation is incorrect.

Your Honor.

I don't believe that this interpreter is capable enough.

I'd like to have her replaced with a new interpreter.

I don't find the interpreter's translation to be problematic

to the point that we need to adjourn the hearing.

You may proceed, Counselor.

It's okay.

You did a good job in there.

I don't understand what I did wrong.

Why must that lawyer nitpick me like that?

They were just looking for an out.

Their witness went off-script.

So they tried to get the judge to believe their version of the story.

By saying I mistranslated the witness's testimony?

We all could see that they were trying to twist the truth.

You handled things very well.

Wait a minute.

Did you just compliment me?

You were able to keep your emotions in check

and you carried yourself really well.

Hold on. You've given me three compliments already.

Do you realize that?

Of course.

You've earned those compliments.

Now go do your job and try to keep your composure.

Try to be as impartial as you can.

Let me be the one to expose their lies.

All right.

I won't get angry even if they insult me.

The more they try to make a scene,

the more people will see their true colors.

If the plaintiff's attorney has no more questions for the witness,

does the defense have anything to add?

Before I continue with the examination,

I'd like to discuss the interpreter's qualifications.

I suspect that

she may be close with someone on the plaintiff's side,

which could lead her to be biased

when she provides translation of the testimonies.

Do you know any of the people involved in this case?

I know

Pra Atthakadee Wichai,

who's the plaintiff's attorney.

What's the nature of your relationship with him?

We…

She's the woman I'm dating.

You should've informed the court beforehand

about your personal relationship with her.

I apologize for not informing you about our relationship.

If the interpreter has

a conflict of interest related to the case,

the proper thing for her to do is to drop out of the case.

If the defendant agrees

to reside at the construction site

to make sure that there are no more

injuries or deaths,

that is what's considered a public service.

Will he really come?

Maybe he's backed out of the deal.

I've never met anyone who would sacrifice

their own happiness for the interest of others.

Working with these machines puts all the workers' lives in danger.

Someone broke in last night.

Does it have to do with the case?

Don't tell Anong about this.

Keep an eye on things for now.

Is this a guidebook about you?

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat