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[♪ opening theme music playing]

The Judge from Hell

CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS FILMED IN SAFE ENVIRONMENT

[guard] It's time to go to court.

No. 1935.

Yes.

-[convict 1 yelling] -[guard blowing whistle]

[indistinct yelling]

-[convicts yelling] -[guard blowing whistle]

[Seonho screams]

[Seonho groaning]

[Bael] You can stop playing judge now.

Bael.

For finding the Kylum and sending Satan back to Hell,

I forgive all your sins.

I have one last mission for you. Release Jeong Taegyu,

punish him, and send him directly to Hell.

If you refuse,

you will be dragged to Hell...

-[gasps softly] -...and face a terrible death.

[♪ intense music playing]

[♪ somber music playing]

Judge...

Something's happened.

The Judge from Hell

EPISODE 13

[people whispering]

Isn't she late?

[whispering continues]

[door opens]

[bailiff] All rise.

[Judge Kang] There will be...

no trial.

[people whispering]

Due to unforeseen circumstances that have arisen regarding today's witness,

the trial cannot be held properly today.

The first trial shall resume in two days.

[people whispering]

DEFENDANT

[Eunseop] Jeong Seonho was attacked and taken to the hospital.

[whispering continues]

He laughed.

-I'm back. -[Hongcheol] Hey.

How did the trial go? Cancelled, right?

Yes. How's Jeong Seonho?

He will live.

[Hongcheol] Jeong Taegyu's home and company were searched today.

They didn't find the camcorder and tapes Seonho mentioned.

Maybe Jeong Seonho hired someone to set all this up.

Because he didn't want to testify in case his lies might be exposed?

Yes. Don't you think it's possible?

We can't be sure of anything yet.

Go over everything again to ensure nothing was missed during the search.

-[Donghun] Yes, sir. -[Eunseop] Yes.

-Keep checking on Seonho's condition. -Yes, sir.

YEONSEON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

VIP 2 PATIENT: JEONG

[Daon] Right.

I'm Lieutenant Han Daon from Nobong Police.

I need to speak with Jeong Seonho about his court appearance.

Are you doing all right?

He went for a vital point. I'm sure he was trying to kill me.

Jeong Taegyu did this, right?

Who else would want to stop me from testifying?

The trial has been postponed for two days.

No, I can't.

I won't testify, Detective.

-Mr. Jeong... -I'm too scared.

Please leave.

[♪ somber music playing]

[Judge Kang] Coward.

I never liked the looks of him.

[Daon] I can understand Jeong Seonho.

He's afraid of his brother.

By the way, how did you end up taking Jeong Taegyu's trial?

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Did you come to watch me drink?

[Judge Kang] About why I'm here,

can we talk in private?

-[door closes] -How are they treating you?

See for yourself.

Where are the camcorder and tapes of Seonho's mother being tortured to death?

Oh, that.

Damn.

Such masterpieces.

That's not for you to know.

I had to ask.

I want to watch them. They sound fun.

Enough with the boring jokes.

-Why are you really here? -[chuckles softly]

Let's make a trade.

I'll have you released.

[Taegyu] In exchange for what?

Kill for me and bring me the victims' body parts.

Why?

I want to live forever in human form.

The Kylum...

I took it from Jeong Jaegeol.

You're pathetic just like him.

Killing isn't so hard. Why ask someone else to do it?

I can't have the police on me.

The killings need to appear as if committed by a human.

And while the police chase after someone else,

I will become immortal.

I'm sure he made you kill for him for the same reason.

Thanks, but no.

You know,

I don't like you.

Right.

We were never on great terms.

That's a shame. I was being generous.

But it's all right.

Finding killers to do my bidding is a piece of cake.

Be well.

How many do I have to kill?

Will Jeong Taegyu fall for it?

If anyone else tries him, he'll never be released anyway.

It's better for him to cut a deal with me.

He has nothing to lose.

More importantly,

when I mentioned the tapes, he referred to them as masterpieces.

Maybe it's not just Seonho's mother...

The tapes might also contain the last moments of the other victims.

We must find them before the trial ends.

I'll find them as soon as I can.

What should we do about Jeong Seonho?

Should I beat him up and make him testify?

Let's wait for now.

If I got through to him, I'm sure he'll come.

THE JUDICIARY IS DEAD THERE IS NO JUSTICE

IF SHE'S A JUDGE, SO IS MY DOG

CORRUPT JUDGES ARE ENEMIES OF OUR COUNTRY

THERE'S NO JUSTICE IN ROTTEN JUDICIARY

Hyeongseok.

I was too scared to come.

Because I might kill him.

I'll be with you.

[people whispering]

[Judge Kang] Case number 2024GoHap615.

The first trial shall begin.

Prosecution, please read the charges.

[reading] "On June 26, 2024, the defendant, Jeong Taegyu,

shot Inspector Kim Soyeong, who was an active officer,

then kidnapped and tortured her before murdering her."

"He even mutilated her body."

Thus, the prosecution would like to request

he be imprisoned for life.

[Judge Kang] Defendant's counsel.

Do you accept the prosecution's case?

We do not.

Defendant.

Since the statute of limitations has expired, I will ask you this.

Are you the culprit of the J serial killings

that took place 25 years ago?

[people whispering]

Oh, right.

Don't be surprised if I ask you difficult questions

or act like a real judge during the trial.

We may know the end of it, but we need to play our parts.

I don't know what you're talking about.

[whispering intensifies]

Then do you admit to killing Kim Soyeong?

I did

not do it.

[whispering increases]

Your fingerprints were on the ax with the victim's blood on it.

[sighs]

I'm curious

about that, too.

Your Honor, the person who shot the victim

is not the defendant but his brother, Jeong Seonho.

Jeong Seonho illegally purchased the firearm and ammunition five years ago.

We submit evidence of it.

The firearm and ammunition in question may have been purchased

under Jeong Seonho's name, but the actual owner is the defendant.

[defense attorney] That's Jeong Seonho's one-sided claim.

How can we trust a statement from someone who has spent

half their life on drugs?

[prosecutor] Your Honor.

That is unrelated to this case.

Agreed. Please omit it.

[prosecutor] Your Honor.

There is a witness who saw the defendant kill the victim.

[intense whispering]

[prosecutor] The witness is currently injured and cannot move easily.

Please wait a little longer.

Your Honor, he is still not here,

which shows he is unwilling to testify.

Please use your best judgment.

[sighs]

As the witness is not present, today's trial...

[door opens]

[people gasping]

[♪ soft music playing]

[people whispering]

[sighs]

I'm sorry I'm late.

I won't testify, Detective.

-Mr. Jeong... -I'm sorry.

Please leave.

You want to reveal the truth about your mother's wrongful death.

Do not pass up the opportunity

to speak the truth

and save yourself.

COURT IN SESSION

[prosecutor] Did you just stand by while the victim was being murdered?

The detective suppressed my brother,

but before she could cuff him, I stabbed her in the shoulder.

[Seonho grunts]

[people gasping]

Then my brother used the ax

on her arm...

[sighs]

Even if I die,

my colleagues will catch you.

You'll be put on trial and punished for your crimes.

[Soyeong screaming]

Why did you stab the victim?

I thought if my brother was arrested, I'd be too.

Because I was the one who attacked that woman

in Hwangcheon.

[Jeongim screaming]

[breathing shakily]

[sobbing softly]

[Seonho] I was afraid I'd get caught for that.

[prosecutor] Why did you attack a resident of Hwangcheon?

[sighs]

My brother told me to.

Because those residents refused to leave the villa,

he said they all had to be killed.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[people gasping]

Only then could the redevelopment go ahead.

[people whispering]

Is there anything you'd like to say to the victim and her family?

[softly] I'm sorry.

[whispering increases]

[in normal voice] I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

[loudly] Please forgive me. I did a terrible, unforgivable thing. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. [crying]

[prosecutor] No more questions.

Defendant's counsel, please cross-examine the witness.

You argue that the defendant is the one who shot the victim.

But do you know that your fingerprints

were found on the firearm used in the crime?

Yes, I do.

My brother wiped his prints off the gun and gave it to me.

He told me to keep it.

You have a drug conviction, correct?

I do.

One of the side effects of drugs

is hallucinations.

-Did you take drugs that day, too? -[prosecutor] Your Honor.

That's unrelated to the case.

Counsel, this is a warning.

During the police investigation,

you claimed the defendant was the culprit in the J serial killings.

Do you have proof?

I saw it.

On a rainy day

in Hwangcheon,

my brother killed a boy.

[people gasping and whispering]

[Seonho] I saw him killing him

but couldn't do anything because I was so scared.

[breathing shakily]

[breathing heavily]

[Seonho] I felt terrible and returned to that spot.

And I ran into the boy's mother.

Do you know my Yechan?

Why are you running away? Did you kill my son? Did you?

[Seonho] No. [yells] I didn't!

-[Myeongsuk] Stop! -[Seonho] Let go!

[yells] Let go!

[Myeongsuk groans]

[thunder rumbles]

[sobbing] Yechan!

[continues sobbing]

[crying]

My brother is a murderer.

He killed innocent, poor people.

And he killed my mother too.

As if it wasn't enough to lock her up and starve her to death,

he filmed my dying mother with a camcorder and showed it to me.

-[people gasping] -[Seonho] Jeong Taegyu.

That man is a demon.

[defense attorney] Please, calm down.

Then where are the camcorder and the tapes?

They were in our basement last December,

but my brother moved them.

[defense attorney] So you're saying

that you don't have evidence to support your claim?

[yells] I saw it myself!

Please just reply "yes" or "no."

Do you have evidence?

-No. -[defense attorney] No more questions.

[people continue whispering]

We will conclude today's trial here.

SEOUL NOBONG POLICE STATION

-[Daon] Did you find anything? -[Donghun] No, there's nothing.

[Eunseop] This is huge.

Taeok Industrial Development building, B5. [panting heavily]

What... What is it? Catch your breath and talk slowly.

Taeok Industrial Development building basement level 5 wasn't searched.

If you see here on the plan, there's definitely a basement level five.

Probably an equipment room before it was closed.

It doesn't connect to the elevator, so we missed it.

[yells] Freeze! We'll shoot if you move!

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Hongcheol] Did you find something?

[Daon] Yes.

It's locked.

Donghun, let me.

RESTRICTED AREA NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY

-Get inside. -[Eunseop] Yes, sir.

Freeze! We'll shoot if you move!

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

What is this?

[Donghun] What the hell is this?

I think this is Jeong Taegyu's personal space.

JUDGE KANG BITNA

[Donghun] There's more here.

YEONJU-DONG (3) HWANGCHEON-DONG (1)

MAY 8, 1999 - YEONJU-DONG (3)

[breathing shakily]

EVIDENCE

[woman on tape] Please don't kill us! Please!

-[woman crying] -[child crying]

[woman] Please spare the children!

Please!

[woman and child crying]

[child] Please!

Please let us go!

[people screaming and crying]

[constant thudding]

[woman] Please!

[child crying]

-[Taegyu grunts] -[children crying]

[Judge Kang breathing shakily]

[crying continues over tape]

[Judge Kang] The police submitted

additional evidence related to the crime, correct?

Yes. They're videos the defendant recorded

of his past serial killings.

[people gasping]

[defense attorney] Your Honor.

That evidence is unrelated to this case.

[prosecutor] But, Your Honor,

it is evidence that can expose the defendant's lies.

The evidence in question is not admissible

because of procedural defects that did not ensure the suspect's right

to participate in the process of obtaining the evidence.

Well, obviously I'm aware of that too.

Of course, it is not admissible as evidence.

[scoffs softly]

[Judge Kang] As the defendant's counsel has stated,

this piece of evidence is not related to this case.

However, those tapes clearly

contain footage of the defendant killing the victims of the J serial killings.

I've confirmed for myself.

-[people gasping] -[Judge Kang] Defendant.

Let me ask you again.

Are you the culprit

-in the J serial killings? -[defense attorney] Your Honor!

Counsel.

Yes, I killed them all.

[people gasping]

[intense whispering]

[Judge Kang] There are 15 video tapes capturing

the death of who we assume to be Jeong Seonho's mother.

One video for each of the second through fifth J serial murder cases

capturing the victims' killings.

There are a total of 19 tapes submitted as evidence,

and a total of 13 victims killed.

The families of the victims are here today.

Anything you want to tell them?

I grew up poor.

So I know very well what it's like to be poor.

If you believe you can lift yourself out of poverty,

then you've never been poor before.

Being poor

means having no hope.

To satisfy the immediate hunger,

you give up any possible future you've ever dreamed of

and throw away your pride for a few pennies.

That's what it means to be poor.

When I became rich by someone's goodwill, I made a decision.

I was going to liberate people without hope or a future

like my past self.

[people gasping]

Yes. That's why I killed them.

I only selected the poor.

Of course, I will not deny the fact that I took pleasure

in killing them.

-That son of... -Calm down.

At first, it took some getting used to.

But it got easier.

[people gasping]

[aggressive whispering]

[Taegyu] When they clung to me, begging for their lives...

At least in that moment,

I truly was God.

Looking down on someone from up high,

judging their entire life, and handing down sentences...

It's just so pleasurable. [chuckles]

I'm sure you know the feeling.

[scoffs]

I don't feel any remorse at all.

No, you should be thanking me.

Because I liberated your precious family members

[yells] from wretched poverty!

[shocked gasps]

Pain is only fleeting,

but rest is eternal.

Thanks to me, your family members

escaped poverty and became happy.

It's incomparable to the miserable life they had with you!

[yelling] You asshole!

I'm going to rip you to shreds!

You bastard! I'm going to kill you myself!

Asshole!

-Just you wait, asshole! -[crying loudly]

[people exclaiming]

We will take a short break.

Were you the first to discover and report the inspector's disappearance?

Yes.

Can you describe the situation at the time?

[Daon] When I got there,

there was blood all over the ground.

[people whispering]

I am

a family member of the victims of the J serial killings

and the only survivor.

[♪ somber music playing]

Your Honor.

[Daon] I know this trial is unrelated to that case.

But if not here in this trial,

I will have no opportunity to share my story.

Please...

give me some time.

The witness is speaking about something unrelated to this case.

-I know. -[defense attorney] Your Honor.

Counsel.

Don't you know what kind of judge I am?

If you talk back one more time, you're out.

Witness.

Please continue.

That day, 25 years ago,

I was with the person who murdered my family.

[door thudding]

-[breathing heavily] -[banging on door]

[Taegyu] Hey, kid.

If you don't open the door,

your mom, dad, and brother

will all die.

Will you let them die because of you?

[Daon's mother] Daon. Don't open the door.

Don't...

Stay there.

[continues weakly] Don't come out.

-[Daon's mother groans] -[soft thud]

[Daon] I wanted

to become an officer to catch him myself

and make sure he's punished.

Let me repeat myself. This is unrelated to this case!

Escort him out.

[defense attorney] Your Honor, why am I being thrown out?

[yelling] I have the right to defend my client!

What kind of trial is this, Your Honor? Your Honor!

Your Honor!

Is there anything more you'd like to say?

Your Honor. Please show in this court

that the world may have forgotten about us,

but the law has not abandoned us.

It's only right that a criminal must be punished.

Let that be a reality, not a miracle.

So we can break free from the past

and live for tomorrow,

I beg of you to please

save us from this bottomless pit of suffering.

[people whispering]

You scared me.

Aren't you hungry?

Who said you could do that?

[Mija] Friends share like this.

Why are we friends? Have you gone senile?

Stop talking and just eat the damn burger.

You haven't eaten all day because of the trial.

Damn it.

Why is this so hard to open?

Just eat without the damn ketchup.

What are you looking at? You open it, then.

Here.

Bael came to see me today before the trial.

And?

Are you scared you might die?

Did you tell Han Daon?

What am I supposed to tell him?

That I have to release Jeong Taegyu if I want to live?

And if I don't, I'll die a horrible death?

[sighs] I can't burden him with that.

As a friend, can I offer some friendly advice?

Let him go.

Don't make things messier than they are. Just do as you've done.

Do you mean that?

You said you'll die if you don't let him go.

What can you do?

Then what about Han Daon?

And everyone else who wanted him to be punished by law?

They've suffered all their lives.

But I'm supposed to make it worse for them?

I already told you what I think.

It's up to you.

Are you serious?

[yells] Have you gone mad?

Sit down. You're blocking the light.

If you don't release Jeong Taegyu, you'll die.

Just wrap up the trial and let that bastard go.

I can't do that. I'm a judge.

You're a demon first.

The moment you lock Jeong Taegyu up,

you'll no longer be a demon. You won't survive.

But if you release Jeong Taegyu and kill him,

you will go back to Hell and be reinstated as a judge in Hell.

There are many sinners

waiting for you to hand out your sentences there, too.

Justitia. Detective Han

suffered his whole life with the guilt that his family died because of him.

[loudly] If he finds out that you died because of him,

he won't be able to carry on.

He's right.

I read in a book that love is doing

what makes the other person happy and not what you want.

[yells] You didn't read a book!

[softly] Shut up, you ass.

Either way, Justitia...

Don't say anything to Han Daon.

-I've warned you. -[gasps]

[Mando] Justitia.

Don't let her go! Justitia!

Justitia...

-[buzzer beeps] -[door closes]

[footsteps approaching]

[Judge Kang] Fire gazing?

[Daon] Judge Kang.

Have a seat.

If I give Jeong Taegyu a light sentence,

will you hate me?

[sighs]

You worked so hard to arrest him. So if I let him go,

I think you'd resent me.

[Daon] When I didn't kill Jeong Taegyu myself and arrested him,

my role in the matter was over.

It's up to the judge to make a decision according to the law.

I trust you.

Promise me.

That no matter how I sentence Jeong Taegyu,

you will not hate or resent me.

But that if you end up hating me anyway,

you'll forget me.

I will not hate

or forget you.

The statute of limitations on the J serial killings expired.

So I know it'll be difficult to give him a death sentence anyway.

So don't worry about me, and do what you have to.

I'm really okay.

You have to keep the promise that you'll be okay.

[chuckles] What? Should we pinkie promise, then?

[chuckles softly]

[clears throat]

[reporter] While Judge Kang has caused a stir

for allegedly verbally abusing

the defendant's legal counsel during the last hearing,

the sentencing hearing for CEO Jeong Taegyu

of Taeok Industrial Development

for murdering an active police officer will soon commence.

[Myeongsuk] I didn't know we were in the same boat.

-You've grown into an amazing person. -[chuckles softly]

We should go inside now.

Right.

Your daughter is probably too pregnant to come.

I'm sure she'll call you after the hearing.

[Myeongsuk] Okay.

[Jueun's husband] Mother!

We're not late, are we?

Oh, my. I know you're busy. Why did you...

[Jueun] After the hearing,

can you make japchae for me at home?

I've craved and missed it a lot.

Your japchae.

Goodness.

Let's go.

[chuckles softly]

[sighs]

JUDGE'S OATH

[bailiff] All rise.

Please be seated.

Defendant, before the sentencing,

do you have any last words?

I trust

that you will make a wise decision, Your Honor.

The court will pronounce the verdict on case number 2024GoHap615.

The defendant, Jeong Taegyu,

shot and killed Inspector Kim Soyeong,

and brutally mutilated her body.

The testimony of Jeong Seonho,

who was present at the time of the murder, is consistent,

and the defendant's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon.

Considering these facts,

it is indisputable that the defendant committed the crime.

Furthermore, blood of the victims of the J serial killings

committed 25 years ago was found on the weapon used to kill Kim Soyeong.

Video footage was also found of the defendant killing the victims.

However, for these crimes,

the statute of limitations expired in 2014 without charges being filed.

Thus, in this sentencing, those crimes are not considered.

The sentencing must be based on the case involving Kim Soyeong alone.

However,

the victims' families filed a petition calling for severe punishment

for the defendant.

The victims' families know very well

that sentencing the defendant to death will not bring back

their loved ones.

They do not want to be compensated for time lost

by sentencing the defendant to death.

They only wish to heal their wounds.

They just want to be assured that the law

has not abandoned them.

[voice breaks slightly] In the end, what they truly want

is to mourn the victims who lost their lives wrongfully

and to be consoled for the terrible years they have endured since.

Thus, this court

shall base the sentence on the single most important criterion.

The law shall not forgive the crimes that the victims

and their families do not forgive.

Taking all these circumstances into consideration,

the court sentences the defendant as follows.

I... hereby sentence the defendant Jeong Taegyu

to death.

[people exclaiming and applauding]

[people crying]

Thank you, Your Honor!

[man crying] Thank you!

[♪ emotional music playing]

[chuckling maniacally]

[people crying]

[Hyeongseok] Thank you, Judge.

Thank you!

[chuckles softly]

[crying] Thank God.

Finally.

[woman crying] Finally...

[♪ soft music playing]

THE HEAVENS MAY FALL BUT THERE WILL BE JUSTICE ON EARTH

COURT

[reporters] Here she comes!

-[reporter 1] Please look here! -[reporter 2] A comment, please!

-[reporter 3] Here! -[reporter 2] A comment, please!

Did the serial killings from 25 years ago influence this ruling?

Article 50 of the Criminal Act.

"A person who kills another shall be punished by death

or sentenced to five years to life."

I have always ruled according to the law.

As I have in this case.

[reporters clamoring]

[reporters] Just a moment!

[clamoring continues]

[Judge Kang] Did you wait long?

The reporters were hounding me.

[Daon] Thank you.

Can you come with me somewhere?

[Daon] Dad, Mom.

Jion, Soyeong.

It's all over now.

[sighs] So forget about everything there

and rest in peace.

[tearfully] But I will never forget.

Because when we meet again,

[sniffles] I need to recognize you.

Until then,

I will be well here.

You don't need to worry about me.

[Daeyong] The defendant, Jeong Seonho,

attempted to assault victim Yoo Jeongim

and confined and assaulted

victim Kang Bitna before fleeing.

Furthermore, he brandished a weapon at victim Kim Soyeong.

These offenses should not be considered light.

Thus, this court shall rule as follows.

I hereby

sentence the defendant, Jeong Seonho, to 15 years' imprisonment.

The court also grants the prosecution's request for supervised treatment

and orders the defendant to complete 80 hours

of drug rehabilitation and treatment under custody.

[guard 1] What are you doing? Get in.

[guard 2] You bastard!

Stop, bastard!

[Seonho whispering] Please help me. The safe in my room...

PRISON BUS

Contrary to expectations, Jeong Taegyu has received a death sentence.

The legal community and the public are reacting very differently.

Reporter Kim Horang.

For handing down the death sentence to Jeong Taegyu

for murdering Inspector Kim Soyeong and mutilating her body,

the legal community is harshly criticizing Judge Kang.

The defendant was

practically punished for crimes beyond the statute of limitations.

You could say it was devoid of any common sense,

a very uneducated ruling,

fueled by the public's anger and lack of legal understanding...

Citizens, on the other hand, are welcoming the ruling.

It was such a relief.

I hope there are more rulings like this going forward.

Judge Kang is awesome. So cool.

Well,

I think the judges should look back and ask themselves

why people are going wild over this ruling.

[phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

-Yes, this is Na Yeongjin... -[assemblyman] Hey, Chief Judge.

A death sentence?

We clearly told you to rule in favor of Jeong Taegyu.

I'm a sitting assembly member...

[yelling] Damn you!

I can't take this filth anymore.

[assemblyman] Have you forgotten who I am?

I'm an assemblyman!

[yelling] You may be an assemblyman, but I'm a judge!

Goodbye! You take enough of our taxes!

Who does he think he is? He can't mess with me!

[screaming]

[humming]

[laughs] I'm a judge!

Hello, Judge Bitna.

-You're the best! -Best!

[woman 1] It felt so good.

-[woman 2] So satisfying. -[man] You're so cool.

[Hwaseon] Judge Kang, you're a star now.

I know, right? I might be asked to do a commercial.

I don't think that will happen.

The chief just dropped a bomb.

What bomb?

He exposed how Assemblyman Jeong Jaegeol and other assembly members

asked him to influence trials.

You know, whistleblowing.

Wow.

TO SEE MORNING SUN IN THE EVENING

[Judge Kang] Why did you do it?

Watching your trial this time, I remembered

that I was a judge, too.

And I felt ashamed of the things I've done.

You know, that kind of introspection doesn't suit your face.

Why you...

When I became a judge,

my mother and father were so proud of me.

I've forgotten about that for too long.

Wow.

That's something no one's interested to know.

Right.

I should have kept it to myself.

But I forgot about it, too.

Anyway, I feel bad I've put you in a difficult position.

It's karma, I guess.

[Yeongjin] But the public is happy with you,

so they won't get rid of you so easily.

You should lie low for a few years by the coast and come back.

And what are you going to do from now on?

Me?

I'll become a YouTuber.

"Legal common sense from a former judge."

"Bang, bang!" What do you think?

SEOUL JUNGBU DETENTION CENTER

My Yechan.

Why did you kill him?

He was an innocent kid.

Why did you have to kill him so brutally?

I already said all that in court.

I'm curious about something, too.

Why did you have kids when you were poor?

And you had two.

Think about it. A wealthy family...

No.

Even an average family would have

provided a better home than that dumpy neighborhood.

Then he wouldn't have had to walk through those alleys going to school

and he never would've met me.

Your son died

because of you.

-Apologize to my son. -[chuckles]

You don't seem to get it.

It didn't take long.

He was a minor, so I made sure

to make it quick.

It only took five stabs.

Oh, right.

At the end,

the kid said...

[mimicking Yechan] "Mister,

please don't kill me."

"If I die,

my mom will be really sad."

[in normal voice] And I told him,

"No."

"Your mom will be happy

because there will be one less mouth to feed."

-And then... -[gasps]

[Myeongsuk crying] I...

I will never forgive you.

I've already been forgiven.

You know that.

Are you...

Are you even human?

[Taegyu] Damn it.

You should thank me for saving your son.

Just as I thought,

you poor people are shameless.

Die. [yells] You die, too!

[Taegyu] That's too bad. I think I'll live a long time.

I'm not being executed.

[softly] And they're feeding me well.

[in normal voice] It's very nutritious.

[yelling] Hey!

Hey!

Get over here!

Come out of there!

[crying loudly]

[Myeongsuk continues crying]

NO TO REDEVELOPMENT OF HWANGCHEON-DONG! FROM ALL HWANGCHEON VILLA RESIDENTS

HWANGCHEON VILLA

[Judge Kang] Read this first.

It's from Jeong Seonho.

Jeong Seonho?

[Seonho] March 1999.

I still remember that day vividly.

[breathing heavily]

[Seonho] Because I was so scared.

I was scared,

but I was curious to see what he might have left behind.

When I learned what it was, I couldn't throw it away.

It reminded me of my mother.

I'm sorry it took me so long to deliver his letter to you.

Sincerely, Jeong Seonho.

[♪ somber music playing]

TO MOM

[sobbing]

[Myeongsuk] Yechan, I'm leaving!

Can you wake Jueun up? She can't be late on the first day.

Get some bread with Jueun on the way to school.

There's food in the fridge. Make sure your sister eats dinner.

[Yechan] Okay.

-Mom. -[Myeongsuk] Yeah?

Let's talk later tonight.

[Yechan] Mom. They say this will make your hands softer.

I'm going to grow up fast

and be a good son so you don't have to work so hard anymore.

I will take care of Jueun, too.

I love you, Mom. From Yechan.

[Myeongsuk sobbing]

[crying hysterically]

[guard blowing whistle]

-[guard 1] Hey, get him down! -[guard 2] Hurry!

[guard 1] Medic!

God damn it.

Medic!

THE HOLY BIBLE

SPECIAL LEAVE

[coughs softly]

[Taegyu] Excuse me.

I heard my brother is dead.

And?

I'd like to apply for a leave.

A special leave.

[guard] Special leave?

You really won't regret this?

I wouldn't have started if I was going to.

You're coming to the farewell party tonight, right?

[sighs] The landlady thinks you're just being transferred.

[Judge Kang] Hey.

Leave if you're just going to sit and sigh.

It's distracting me.

You're being mean until the end.

See you later at the villa, okay?

[door opens and closes]

[eerie whisper] Warrior of Hell, follow Bael's command

and atone through death.

Give me some time.

I have one thing left to do.

I may soon perish,

but my underlings will repay you someday.

[phone buzzing]

JUDGE KANG BITNA

-[Judge Kang] Can we meet now? -[chuckles]

[footsteps approaching]

What brings you here?

I just wanted to see you.

When I killed you at the campsite,

I thought our meeting would be fleeting.

But you came back to life and started following me around.

Then I grew more and more curious about you.

And eventually, I began to want to protect you.

I wanted to kill everyone who made you cry.

And I wanted to make you happy so you didn't have to cry anymore.

Let me apologize first.

That promise...

I can't keep it.

Why not?

I have to go far away.

Because you're being transferred to the coast?

It's okay, I'll come visit you often.

[♪ soft music playing]

You're the only blemish on my life,

my only weakness.

I loved you a lot, Han Daon.

I love you, too.

I love you more.

[♪ Korean music playing]

♪ Please don't pray no more ♪

♪ Now I'm in the dark crossroad ♪

♪ What should I do? ♪

♪ Please don't judge no more ♪

♪ 'Cause I got a trouble to solve ♪

You survived because you're cute.

[chuckles]

I should get going.

Okay, I'll see you later.

Goodbye, Han Daon.

♪ Please don't pray no more ♪

♪ 'Cause I got a trouble to solve ♪

♪ Tell me the truth ♪

[♪ melancholy music playing]

THE LATE JEONG SEONHO CHIEF MOURNER: JEONG TAEGYU

[faint crying]

THE LATE JEONG SEONHO

-Here you go. Sure. -Thanks.

Why is it so quiet?

Should we check?

What the...

He's gone!

[guard 1] Hey, call for backup.

[guard 2] Damn it!

[eerie whisper] Warrior of Hell, follow Bael's command

and atone through death.

Goodbye, Han Daon.

Sir, I'm going to step out for a bit.

[Hongcheol] Sure.

[Arong] Han Daon!

She said not to tell him!

-Please, wait. -Move, damn it!

What's going on?

Hey, Han Daon.

Go and stop her.

[yells] She's going to die!

[Arong panting]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Daon yells] Kang Bitna!

[Daon panting]

[chuckles softly]

[gasps]

[gasping softly]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[whispers] Kang Bitna...

[loudly] Kang Bitna!

Kang Bitna, wake up!

Kang Bitna, come on!

Please wake up! Please!

[crying] Don't die, please!

Please, Kang Bitna!

Kang Bitna!

[machines beeping]

[♪ theme music playing]

[people speaking indistinctly]

Don't ever see this woman again

or spend time with her.

If you two stay together,

one of you will die for sure.

[people speaking indistinctly]

[machine beeping]

[♪ Korean music playing]

The Judge from Hell

♪ Please don't pray no more ♪

♪ Now I'm in the dark crossroad ♪

♪ What should I do? ♪

♪ Please don't judge no more ♪

[Bael] Are you ready to pay the price?

Beyond that door...

awaits eternal death.

Go.

[doctor] Patient Kang Bitna,

time of death, September 21, 2024, 11:47 p.m.

[man] The fake passport and money.

[Taegyu grunts]

[Taegyu] Good job.

-[woman] Passport has to be made again. -Jeong Taegyu's missing?

[Taegyu whistles]

[Daon] Bitna...

[yells] Damn it!

[Daon] We'll get him again soon.

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