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BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

You're very sweet.

What did you say?

You deserve compliments when you do nice things

without expecting anything in return.

Are you a lawyer?

Someone will die if you don't stop them.

Everyone is equal in the court of law.

The justice system was created to provide everyone justice.

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

The witness may not even see what happened clearly.

Why must that lawyer nitpick me like that?

The witness went off-script, so they tried

to get the judge to believe their version of the story.

I suspect that

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

I know Pra Atthakadee Wichai.

She's the woman I'm dating.

Anong. Wait up.

I'm so sorry for getting you in trouble.

I also didn't think this through, so they were able to use it against us.

Your reputation wouldn't have been tarnished

if I hadn't moved in with you.

I led everyone here to believe that I'm your wife when I'm not.

It is only a problem because there's a conflict of interest

that's related to the case.

We're two adults who chose to be together.

We didn't do anything wrong.

But I made you look bad

in the eyes of the people here.

I get it now

why you wanted me to go back to Bangkok.

We can't change what people think.

And we don't need to prove ourselves to make people approve of us.

What we need to do

is to keep our focus on the trial and stick to the facts.

We can't let those guys divert people's attention away from the case.

The witness's testimony proved that the metal pipe that fell from the bridge

was merely an accident.

The plaintiff's demand for damages

can be considered unreasonable.

It caused the construction

to fall behind schedule, leaving the defendant's company

with only five days to complete the project.

The completion of this bridge

will benefit the public at large.

If the bridge isn't completed on schedule,

the community as a whole will be affected.

Therefore, I'd like for this case to be dismissed for the sake of justice.

What? That's not right.

You can't do that.

The plaintiff's attorney will now give a closing statement.

The accident that happened could've been prevented

considering the expertise that the witness possesses as an engineer.

Inadequate safety measures are indicative of negligence.

Therefore, if we allow the defendant's company to continue

with the construction of the bridge,

there's a risk of similar accidents taking place.

In the past,

there was a law which required

contractors to set up campsites by the construction areas.

With that said,

if the defendant agrees to reside at the construction site

for the remaining period of the project to make sure

that there are no more injuries or deaths,

that is what's considered a public service.

If the defendant continues to push the responsibility onto the people,

it would show that

he has no conscience

and no intention of addressing the problem.

Hear, hear.

- Well said. - That's right.

Order in the court!

Do you think this is a kangaroo court

where you can say whatever you please?

You're trying to get people to pressure us to take responsibility.

That's a dirty tactic.

If you didn't use your connections to get this job,

then prove it to us.

Show us you're capable of carrying out this project.

Do you really have to go? Why must you put yourself through this?

We have to show the government

that we won't let influential people take advantage of us.

We must be willing to go all in if we want to hold those guys accountable.

But even so,

what would be the point if we have to accept

whatever the court decides?

But if Thian-chai refuses to come to the site,

he will be shunned by the whole community.

It doesn't matter that he's the mayor's son-in-law.

The people here have the power to make his life miserable.

Thank you.

Will he really come?

Maybe he's backed out of the deal.

You're all dirty, Wichai.

You're too kind to me.

I'm not used to being taken care of like this.

You'll spoil me if you keep indulging me.

You do so much for others. This is the least I can do for you.

What will you do if I become spoiled?

You should spoil yourself once in a while.

Do you even know how to do that?

Of course I do.

You always give your family what they want.

You've never asked for anything that you're entitled to.

So I'll change that.

I'll give you love and support without you having to ask me.

I'll make you so happy that you'll choke on all the happiness.

Is that how you plan to kill me?

You make me feel like I'll never be good enough for you.

The longer I'm here, the more I feel like I don't deserve you.

Good guys like you are one in a hundred.

That's nonsense.

I'm the one who should say that to you.

I've never met anyone who would sacrifice

their own happiness for the interest of others.

Our country needs a dedicated man like you.

A good civil servant like you can make our country a better place.

So I'll make sure to take very good care of you.

I was being inappropriate again.

You should do it more often.

So people get used to it.

He's here. Come and see.

I didn't think he'd come.

He could be setting up camp just to fool us.

But he brought his family with him. He probably doesn't want to lose face.

We can't let him out of our sight.

If he wants the work to get done fast,

he should stay until the construction is finished.

Why don't we go and stay with Wichai at the campsite?

I don't want to cause any more scandals.

I suspect that

Wichai might've gone to stay at the campsite

so he could be away from me.

But I think

he went there because of work.

Wichai is distancing himself from me

because he doesn't want people to gossip about me.

In people's eyes,

I'm the one dragging Wichai down.

CHUT WARATHABUT, CHUEN WARATHABUT, CHOY WARATHABUT

A lot of people came to ask you for legal advice.

Will you have time to read all these letters?

You can read them for me.

But these are personal letters.

That's why I want you to read them.

I can't ask you to help me with my case,

but you can handle my personal matters for me.

These letters came from your family.

Looks like everyone wrote to you.

They kept sending you more letters when you didn't write them back.

Goodness. I don't think I'll be able to read all of these.

Do you see now why I haven't read them?

It'd take too much time for me

to go through every letter.

Let's see.

There are four letters from your siblings

and your mom wrote to you every other day.

Everyone wrote to complain about Chantorn.

Your mother wrote that Chut has gotten a lot thinner

and she blames it on Chantorn.

Your mom even blamed her

for being the reason why you decided to leave home.

So what do you think

I should write back to her?

You should tell her

that you came here because of me.

You should tell everyone

who it is that you really love.

Everyone just dumps their emotions on you.

Do you see now

what you'll have to deal with if we're married?

Your family tore a nice girl like Chantorn to pieces.

Won't they do even worse to me if they know we're together?

Your mother really dislikes me.

She will blow a fuse if she knows about us.

Maybe not.

I'm not her golden child.

Maybe she'll let this slide.

Did you let me read your letters

so that I would get scared and give up?

No.

I just want you to be prepared

for what's to come.

Because from now on, I will write about you

in all of my letters.

Everyone seems protective of you, but that doesn't bother me.

It's because I know

that my brothers will also try to find fault with you.

So I guess that makes us even.

Our families might try to keep us from being together.

They won't think we're a good match.

But we're in the same boat now, so we have to stick together.

I'm the one taking all the heat

for being involved with you.

If you also love me like I love you,

then we should face every problem together.

Anong. Wichai. Come here.

We had it all wrong

about Thian-chai's family.

That kid isn't his legitimate son.

And that woman is only his mistress.

This is his wife.

Thian-chai married the mayor's daughter so he'd have power and influence.

Does he have a mistress and a secret child?

It's no secret, ma'am.

Everyone here knows that his wife can't have children.

How can his wife be okay with this?

I'll take these.

Hello.

Hello.

Did you move here with your husband?

I think you've probably heard what people say about me.

You mean the rumor that you ran away here with a man?

Yes.

When people know I'm not actually Wichai's wife,

everyone looks at me differently.

I thought I'd be able to get along with the people here,

but now I'm not so sure.

It's difficult.

I also don't get along with everyone though I was born and raised here.

Wichai told me to prove myself

by trying to get people to compliment me.

If I can prove that my presence here has a purpose,

he'll believe that I can survive here.

Compliments?

Do women really get such things?

If you don't have a pretty face,

you need to have a kind heart

to make up for it.

If you're a pretty girl

who is feisty and unladylike,

people will think that you have no worth.

I'm a submissive woman who can't get

her own husband to stay faithful to her.

So people say that I must've done something wrong.

What are those people doing?

This is where the locals gather

to share their knowledge.

They teach others how to cook, bake, and weave.

All the girls here

must know how to cook and bake.

Most importantly, they must know how to weave

once they become adults.

I see.

It's so hot.

Hey, the boss is coming. Get up.

Wait, everyone.

I have a favor to ask you.

Can you read this for me?

How about you? Can you read this for me?

These guys should be working.

- Why are you bothering them? - I was just wondering.

I wanted to check

whether the workers here

have gotten enough rest.

None of them has the strength to catch this piece of paper.

It's like all of them are half asleep.

Butt out and let them work.

We're trying to meet the deadline here.

It's dangerous.

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

People could get hurt.

I know they don't let any of you rest.

You haven't slept. How long will you put up with this?

If he walked back to his campsite,

he would have plenty of time to finish his cigarette.

We can't help those people

if they don't stand up for themselves.

Anong.

Hey.

Where did you get that?

Thian-chai's wife said someone sold her this bracelet.

I recognized it, so I bought it from her.

Those people come here

because they know you'll give them money.

I feel bad listening to their stories.

They can't afford the court fees.

I don't mind giving up my things

if it means I can help those people get back on their feet.

I know that you have money,

but I don't want you to trouble yourself for me.

There are other ways to help people besides giving them money.

More importantly,

this shows that I failed to provide for you.

Why do you think you have to provide for me?

I can provide for myself.

- My gosh! - Watch out!

Come on! Hurry!

Let's go.

Come on.

Damn it. Are you all right?

Look after my wife and kid.

You morons! How could you let that happen?

Were you trying to kill me? My family was right there.

You bastards would have nothing

if it weren't for me!

And you.

You screwed everything up.

You're fired! Get out!

You too! Get the hell out!

All of you are fired! Just get out!

What happened?

Get lost!

These contracts…

- The workers are illiterate. - Right.

They can't read or write.

How can they understand the contract?

The plaintiff filed a complaint regarding an accident

where construction material fell on him

and injured him.

Based on the proof of damage

and proof of injury presented,

it's evident that

Chamnankan Construction Company

performed substandard work

which poses a danger to the people.

It can be considered that

the defendant who represents Chamnankan Construction Company

committed a tortious act against the plaintiff,

including those who have been affected by the incident.

The contractor who's responsible for the bridge construction was found

to be negligent of his duties

and must be held liable.

He must pay the plaintiff compensation

for the damage he has caused.

In addition, the construction of the bridge shall be suspended

until an inspection has been carried out

as required by the law.

COURTROOM 709

Hey.

Come on.

The people here can live in peace now that we've taken Thian-chai down.

They won't have to live in fear of his influence anymore.

I've never been more proud of the work that I've done.

See? Your skills and knowledge can help a lot of people.

You may no longer be a judge,

but you can still help people

by working as a lawyer.

I hope you don't mind that they paid us with fish sauce.

- What? This is fish sauce? - Yes.

There are so many bottles.

There's still more. Bring the rest over here, guys.

Come on. Hurry.

I don't mind at all.

I'm happy that we could make this community a better place.

This fish sauce is made by locals.

I hope you like it.

- I can't wait to try it. - I'll help you carry these bottles home.

- I'll carry them for you. - Thank you.

- Let's go, guys. - Let's help each other.

COURTROOM 707-710

Did Anong say why she moved out?

She's probably ashamed of herself.

It's scandalous how she just moved in with you.

You'd lose people's respect if this happened

while you were a judge.

Here are the names of the workers Anong collected before she left.

These workers want you to represent them in suing the company.

Anong talked to all these workers by herself?

You have a lot of work to do.

Maybe it's a good thing that she's not here to distract you.

This isn't lust.

This is love.

ADUL, SOMPORN, SAMORN

PITA, WALEE, SOMRAK

- I see. - This is how you do it.

All right. I see.

Thank you.

What are you doing?

I'm weaving.

I can see that.

I'm just wondering why you're doing it.

All the women here know how to weave.

I want to learn how to do it

so I can fit in.

It's getting late. When will you come home?

There's no loom for me to use at home.

But if you want me to come home now,

then give me a couple of compliments first.

I just need two more compliments, then I'll move back in with you.

So what do you think of my weaving?

I won't fall for it.

Just stay wherever you want.

You said you don't want to marry me.

But I know you secretly tried to get my ring size.

I'm onto you.

You're planning to ask me to marry you.

Right?

I see you won't admit it.

But that's all right. I forgive you.

You can ask me to marry you

once you've got the ring ready.

I can wait.

Damn.

Don't tell me you miss her already.

Mark my words.

She'll move in here as your wife in less than a month.

Hey. Show some respect when you talk about her.

She's clearly flirting with you. She's even woven you a shawl.

A shawl?

What shawl?

Come on. It's a local tradition.

A woman will weave a shawl for the man she will marry

so he can wear it on their wedding day.

Girls are taught how to weave when they're about to get married.

A woman will weave a special shawl in advance

to give to the man who asks for her hand in marriage.

Every woman here puts extra effort into weaving this shawl

for her special day.

Are you still here?

What are you doing here?

You left this at my place.

Well…

I see.

I don't wear this perfume anymore.

It attracts mosquitoes.

You haven't noticed that I've been wearing a new perfume?

This is the perfume I've been wearing

since you went to stay at the campsite.

It smells nice.

Wichai, what's gotten into you?

You'd normally get nervous when I do something like this.

This is what I like about you.

Do you know that?

You're a very sincere person.

Did you just compliment me?

Goodness.

You absolutely refused to compliment me earlier this evening.

I've been watching you for a while.

I wanted to see whether you'd change

after we started dating.

When people get what they want,

they tend to take that thing for granted.

I wanted to see if you'd still care for me after I gave you my heart.

Are you proposing to me?

No.

I'll spend the night with you.

What?

I just want to keep you company.

You won't ask me to marry you.

Yet you have no problem asking to stay the night with me.

I've never seen you blush before until now.

It's a nice sight to see.

Come on.

Let's go home.

Be careful.

It's so dark, Wichai.

A GUIDE TO WICHAI WARATHABUT

Someone broke in last night.

But I don't think they took anything.

Master.

Does it have to do with the case?

Maybe they are trying to get back at us.

Should we tell the police?

Let's wait and see. It's still not that serious.

Will you wait until they hurt us?

Let's try to stay calm.

Don't tell Anong about this.

Keep an eye on things for now.

You have a client who lives all the way out here?

This means you're famous now.

So where is your client's house?

We're not here for work.

We're here on holiday.

You've been here for months without getting to visit the beach.

Prasit. Wichai took us here for a holiday.

Really, Wichai? Are you serious?

Let's go explore the island.

- Let's go. - Hold up. This is my turf.

Let me lead the way. Follow me.

Come on, guys.

So where should we go first?

Come on down.

Be careful.

Come on, Prasit.

A GUIDE TO WICHAI WARATHABUT

Is this a guidebook about you?

"Number one, I've never chased after a woman.

I don't really know how to do it.

I don't even know

how to let a woman know I'm interested in her."

I already know this about you. That's why I made the first move.

I was afraid you would mind

that I was once married to a girl that my mom found for me.

I might've still been single

if my mom hadn't arranged for me to get married.

This guide counts as you making a move on me.

You're a quick learner.

I'll give you that.

You should read the rest of it.

Just give it a read

to see whether you can accept who I am as a person.

"I'm a boring guy.

In the eyes of others,

I'm like a wallflower

that's rarely the center of attention.

You might get bored of me when you see

how invisible I am in others' eyes."

You're the center of my attention and that's enough.

If other girls can see what I see,

they might steal you from me.

We all have our own preferences.

Forget what people think of you.

What matters is that you know what kind of person you like.

Ever since I realized what kind of man I like,

there's nothing holding me back from chasing after that person.

Anong.

Your brothers might've spoiled you since you're the youngest.

But I'm the eldest brother.

I can't choose what's best for me.

I'll always have to put my siblings first.

If you want to be with me, you need to understand

that we might not get the best of everything in life.

I'll make everyone jealous of you for having the best partner.

You'll have the best wife a man could ask for.

Gosh.

There's no talking sense into you.

Well…

I'm okay with what I've read so far.

I can handle whatever hangups or inhibitions you have.

Let's go play in the water.

I can't really distinguish colors.

I don't know the cost of things.

You could say I have bad taste.

I can't tell what's cheap or expensive.

It's possible that

you'll never get a gift that you like from me.

I never lock my bedroom door.

Anyone can come into my room as they please.

They're over there.

Get me my pants.

People always want me to solve their problems.

Your life will become very chaotic.

You won't have any personal space.

I don't live a lavish lifestyle because of what happened to my dad.

Ever since he was charged with embezzlement,

my family learned to live modestly.

Let's go, Boi!

Go faster!

I was taught to never overspend.

So I've never been wasteful.

I fear that this might embarrass a woman of your status.

I've decided that

I can handle everything that I've read about you.

Then that means we can spend our lives together.

Are you asking me to marry you?

If you'll have me.

Will you marry me?

But I'm not just proposing to you.

I want you to do something for me.

Can you go wait for me in Bangkok?

If we're to get married, I want to do it right according to tradition.

But you said we would live here together.

It's dangerous here.

I couldn't get five compliments from people.

Is that why you think I don't belong here?

I don't want your family to think that we're rushing into this.

That's why I want you to go home.

We'll do this right according to tradition.

You have to promise me

that we'll live together

once we're married.

I refuse to be away from you.

I promise.

Can you at least give me something to look forward to?

Promise me that we'll come back to watch the sunset here together.

I promise that we'll always be together.

Please marry me.

We don't need to go home now.

I had someone send a letter from Hua Hin to our family.

No one suspects that we're here.

They won't even suspect anything once we're home.

We've been here for a while.

We should go home before we get caught.

Wichai!

There's a big problem!

You must come with me!

What happened? Is Boi okay?

Did something bad happen? What's going on?

The villagers organized a wedding for you.

- What? - That's right.

You see, we don't have money to pay you for the legal fees.

We don't know

how to repay you for the kindness you've shown us.

So we decided to organize a wedding

for you and your lady.

Well…

Actually,

you don't need to do this.

You don't have to repay me.

But I really appreciate the gesture.

Don't be rude, Wichai.

What?

Everyone went out of their way to organize a wedding for us.

Why don't we just get married now?

Anong.

Thank you all for being here.

We both really appreciate it.

Let's go get you dressed.

- Okay. - Get her dressed?

Just come with us, ma'am. Come right this way.

Come with us, sir.

You need to get dressed.

- Come stand over here. - All right.

- Right here? Okay. - Yes. Let's get you dressed.

My gosh.

This is great. You can have kids once you're married.

Hey. Listen, Prasit.

Go stop Anong.

Anong? I see. You want to see your bride, right?

You're so impatient.

- I'll go tell her. - Just wait a moment.

This is the shawl that your bride wove for you.

You have to make sure everything is done right.

The wedding ceremony

will bring you blessings

of happiness and long-lasting love.

- My goodness. - She's so beautiful.

Here comes the bride.

The bride is here.

Here she comes.

Please excuse us for a moment.

Is this how you want to do this?

I don't see anything wrong with it.

Are you sure you want to do this?

I don't want to rush you.

If you're not ready, it's not too late to call this off.

You don't have to do this

if you don't want to.

Are the bride and groom ready?

- Come on, you two. - Let's get started.

Come on, Wichai. Come here, Anong.

Everyone here wants us to be happy.

There's no reason for us to hesitate.

I see that you have beautiful-looking fruit here.

I'm wondering if I can have it.

I don't have any fruit, but you can have my sister instead.

Well, that was easy.

You can have her.

Are you sure the fruit is ripe

and ready to be picked?

Fruit? What fruit?

Do you all want to go pick fruit?

She's asking whether the bride is ready

to be married.

I'm ready.

Compose yourself.

Don't sound so eager.

Just pretend to act coy and demure like a lady.

So is the fruit ripe and ready to be picked?

I'll let my brother decide.

I know you're dying to marry Wichai.

So just say yes.

He's right.

You're way beyond ripe at this point.

Just say yes already.

Then we can have a feast.

- Right. - Let's eat.

All right, dear.

I wish you two a long and happy marriage.

May you two be together until you're old and grey

with a lot of kids and grandchildren.

Hey. Prasit.

- Come on out. - Right.

I hope you have kids soon.

I'm starting to feel like my life will be happy from here on out.

I also feel like my life is finally worth living

now that we're together.

I don't have any cases to work on,

so I have time on my hands.

Be gentle, Wichai.

It's getting hot in here.

How did you get in here?

Wasn't the door locked?

The door was open, so I thought you guys were up.

Carry this with you if you're worried.

Come on, guys.

Let's work together.

- Yes! - All right!

- Let's go! - You got this!

That's the bastard.

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat