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COURT OF KOREA

Here you are.

Hey, man, I did it.

I finally did it.

-I said I finally did it. -Did what?

I confessed to her.

I confessed my feelings to Clerk Do-yeon.

Plain straight.

I'm going on a date with her today.

Do you even know what just happened?

No. What do I care as of now?

Yeah, whatever.

Good luck.

Oh, it's 3:30 p.m. already.

I should hurry and finish the draft for the presiding judge.

I don't want to be late for my date.

See you.

What a beautiful day.

May I help you?

Oh, no.

Do you have a question, then?

No, thank you.

Why did it have to be today?

Tomorrow at 9 a.m. at prosecutor's office 529?

Okay.

What was that?

They want me to provide a testimony.

-For Judge Gam's case? -Yes.

But why can't they start with a written statement first?

They just arrested an incumbent presiding judge.

The prosecution must be under pressure too.

Are you gonna be okay?

You should ask for more time. Tomorrow is too...

I'll be fine. It's just a testimony.

I started this. I can't back out now.

-But still... -Are you that worried about me?

No, I mean... Who said I was worried?

Have you finished this week's opinion?

I just don't want that interfering with our job.

Yes, mother.

The presiding judge is away at the moment.

Okay. Thanks, man.

Excuse me?

I said, thank you, Clerk Lee.

Where did he go?

I'm not sure, but it looked like something serious.

Why did it have to be today?

Thank you, Clerk Lee.

This can't be happening.

What's the matter? Did something happen?

Didn't you hear? It's about Presiding Judge Gam.

What about him? Was he stung by a bee or something?

Are you out of your mind? What are you up to?

What are you talking about?

-What? -I really can't believe it.

Judge Park must be mistaken. You know, she's a bit...

A bit what?

Nothing.

-The presiding judge is here. -Okay, mate.

I mean...

Has he been to a criminal case?

No?

Here are the files.

Leave these here...

-and get to the mediation. -Pardon me?

You mean the guy who's demanding

his ex-girlfriend pay him for the gifts he bought her?

Yes, yes. That.

I'm sorry, sir, but you said you would take care of that one personally.

I just saw my colleague get handcuffed in front of my eyes.

Do you think I'm in any mood to go into mediation?

No, sir.

That Park Cha Oreum!

This is all because she doesn't know her place.

It was something completely trivial!

She's making a mountain out of a molehill!

I... I will...

I will take care of the mediation.

I'm on my way.

Damn it, Judge Park's making enemies again.

And she was already knee-deep in trouble after the last judges' meeting.

Oh, my God.

Let's get this mediation over with.

They didn't seem to want to settle nicely, so it shouldn't take long.

Excuse me, Judge? I thought carefully about this mediation again.

No, it's... Thinking too much isn't always the best thing to do.

But the court recommended that we should settle this nicely.

I think we should take our time and talk about things first.

I think we should communicate with each other.

No, no. There's no need to spend time on this.

-You should just go by your first-- -I'm not saying...

I want her to give everything back.

If she'd just express her regret, I can live with that.

Jeez, you cheapskate.

You gave me those things saying that you loved me.

Cheapskate?

You ungrateful bitch!

Bit... Did you just call me a bitch?

-You're such a... -Oh, my God.

Why is this happening to me?

Are all men like you?

Whatever. Take it. Take them all back!

Don't you remember all the things I've done for you?

-I don't! -It's 6:20 p.m. already.

I'm supposed to be at Garosu-gil at seven. If I show up late on our first date...

Why won't they shut up already?

Okay. You're done, right? Let's wrap this up here.

-Good. -Hold on.

I've been paying your cellphone bills too.

Pay that back too. This isn't just about money!

You're asking me to pay that back?

We need to clear this up if we want to end it cleanly.

-I can't believe this. -Enough!

All right, here.

There, done!

We're done. Okay?

-And you! -Yes?

Don't live like that.

You cheapskate.

Damn it.

It's 6:50 p.m. already!

Let's take a shortcut.

Oh, my God. What have I done?

I'm so sorry. I was answering a phone call and...

It's okay, sir. I'm all right.

How is this okay?

Your car is quite badly damaged. You should come take a look.

No, I'm fine. Really.

When you live in Seoul, these things happen.

-You should get going. I'm okay. -How can I do that?

Honey, what are you doing? Get out of the car and apologize.

No, no! It's okay!

It's all right, ma'am. You should just go.

It's totally okay. You should get going.

Goodbye, thank you!

-Are you sure you're okay? -I'm totally okay!

Please, just go!

I'm sorry. Please, get out of the way.

Right turn here.

What? What is this?

Damn it!

Get out of the way.

Oh, my God!

Why is every road blocked?

It's seven! It's seven already!

Do-yeon. Why is it so difficult to get to you?

What now? Great, I'm out of battery.

Damn it. Where's the parking lot?

Damn it. Now this battery as well?

Dispatch service... Come on, hurry up!

Send. Right.

Sent. Good.

Please get here fast.

Damn it!

Is... Is this charging right now?

This blue light should be on.

Why isn't this blue light turning on?

-Please, hurry it up. I'm begging you. -It's done.

Is it? Finished? Thank you. Thank you!

Bless you. Let me help you with this.

-Well, then... -Yes, goodbye!

-Goodbye. -Thank you!

Thank you, but...

Could you please move your car? Please, hurry!

In the place where I said to be.

As I arrive first and wait for you.

All approaching footsteps thump loudly in my heart.

Even the rustling of a leaflet is drawn to me.

People who have waited for someone know this.

There's nothing more heartbreaking in the world...

than waiting for someone.

In the place where I said to be.

In the place where I await.

Everyone that opens the door and enters

is you.

It is you, it could've been you.

Then the door closes again.

My love. I wait for you, you don't come.

At last...

I come to you.

I'm fine. Please, go on.

Ouch, it's hot!

Where...

Do-yeon!

I... I'm here!

I...

I'll come inside.

I'll be there, Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Are you okay?

You're bleeding!

I'm fine.

-I'm okay, Do-yeon. -How is this okay?

You're definitely not okay.

No, I...

Do-yeon, I'm fine. Really, I'm okay.

We met at last. What's more important than that?

Do-yeon.

I...

I hesitated too long, like a fool.

So what if you've been dating old men?

So what if you've worked in bars? It's because life isn't easy.

Do-yeon, don't you worry about anything now.

From now on, I will make you...

I'm sorry. What... what was I saying?

Do-yeon.

My poor love...

is trapped in an empty house.

Judge Park.

This must've been difficult for you. You're amazing.

To be honest, it isn't.

Of course. Let's just get this over with.

-I'll just go over the essentials. -Okay.

He illegally solicited a younger colleague,

who he was close with,

to alter the conclusion of a case.

Wait a minute. I just said

I heard him say, "I want you to check the records extra carefully."

Come on, it's the same thing.

No, you should write down exactly what I have said.

I guess you still have some loyalty to him left.

Excuse me?

You said he was kind to his younger colleagues.

Come on, now, you know that was all just a ruse.

Since it's come to this, just tell us everything.

Are you suggesting that my testimony is false?

-On what grounds? -Oh, no.

Why would I do that to you? You were brave to reveal this.

But it's our job to check all possibilities.

Speaking of which,

ASEA Cosmetics actually won that case.

The other side's lawyer was a former judge and a friend of the presiding judge.

That's funny.

Does a former prosecutor who is a friend of the presiding prosecutor always win?

I guess you're like that.

I get it now.

Look, prosecutor.

Me turning down your senior's request and making a fuss

doesn't make any sense to you, does it?

A person with nothing to gain doing this must seem crazy to you.

-Ms. Park Cha Oreum! -That's Judge Park.

I'm not a suspect. I'm here to testify.

If you have any other questions, contact me again.

Oh, and next time,

you can drop the act and start right away.

You're back earlier than I expected. Did it go well?

It didn't go as I expected.

This is Park.

Yes, Chief Presiding Judge.

Yes, sir.

Is he looking for you?

I'm sorry. I was so busy the last time we met, we couldn't even have some tea.

Thank you.

So, they're trying to make this a bigger issue.

-I'm sorry? -They were having a difficult time.

This is a great opportunity for them to divert attention.

Corruption within the court.

A diversion.

They assigned a very ambitious young prosecutor to the job.

She wants to impress her superiors with this case.

I don't know who you are trying to impress,

but act wisely.

Don't let them use you to fulfill their desires.

I only did what is just.

-As a judge. -For justice?

Unfortunately for you,

the world revolves around specific desires, not abstract values.

Be it for justice or whatever,

one who draws a sword

ends up holding the blade sooner or later.

Be careful...

not to cut yourself too deep.

If I must bleed for it,

then I will.

If they can't press charges based on your testimony,

they'll try other judges that were close to Judge Gam.

There was a list you checked, and Judge Gam came to make a request.

They will want to expand on that.

"He made a vague request which did not influence the opinion."

Instead of "He made some kind of a deal, and that affected the opinion too."

This makes for a better story for them.

Well, it's their job to check that.

If it must be done, then they should do it.

-Judge Park. -Oh, there's Lady Justice.

If you have something to say, say it face-to-face.

Let go, I'm a judge too.

If you're a judge, behave like one.

How touching.

May I help you?

I'm Judge Kim Heung-jae from civil chamber 99.

Is there a problem?

A judge is here to see a judge. Why do I have to explain why?

Of course.

I'm just a stenographer.

-Judge Kim. -Did you know Judge Hong Eun-ji

-was summoned to the prosecutor's office? -What?

Why do you look surprised? You started all this.

Watch what you say. This is Judge Gam's fault, not Judge Park's.

What did she say to them?

They treating all judges as suspects now.

Judge Kim, I only said what I--

It must something you said that made them act like this.

I know Judge Gam might have said something odd.

He came to me once too.

-Judge Kim. -He made some vague requests,

so I pretended not to hear anything.

He can be too nice to people he's close to.

Is that such a horrible mistake?

I'm sorry that I'm not as heartless as you are.

You should go. Or you might say more things that you'll regret.

I'm going to go talk to Eun-ji.

Don't worry. I just told them what happened.

They did keep trying to alter the facts.

I'm sorry, sister. It's my fault.

No way.

I felt embarrassed that I didn't bring this up first. You did the right thing.

Sister...

Does Judge Seong still bother you?

In fact, he's too busy to bother me these days.

-What do you mean? -He's busy spreading the word

-about commercial courts. -Commercial courts?

You know, making new commercial courts is a popular idea among higher-ups.

DREAMS COME TRUE

GUYS, HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT COMMERCIAL COURTS?

THEY SAY YOU NEED THESE TO SAVE BUSINESSES LOL

I'M A MAN WHO NEVER GIVES UP

Judge Seong is busy publishing dissertations about them

and contacting other legal professionals.

He's really busy.

He really does live very hard.

According to our source within the prosecution,

the presiding judge that was arrested

maintained intimate relationships with young judges.

It is possible that he used such relationships to solicit indiscriminately.

So they think...

they have the edge.

The Chief Prosecutor is on the line.

Don't worry about it too much. They can't make up something that doesn't exist.

They can't make it up, but they can still make you look bad.

To the public, what's on TV is pretty much the truth.

-What happens later doesn't matter. -No, no.

My friend, that Judge Park goes too far all the time.

Did it have to be like this?

Don't say that.

I know she's your associate judge, but stop overprotecting her.

If you want to blame someone, blame me. I did this.

I questioned Gam Seong-wu, and I talked to the chief presiding judge.

And Gam Seong-wu is the one who's done something he shouldn't have.

Quit blaming the wrong person!

And I've been here forever. Get me something to drink!

Jeez, calm yourself.

I know this is your office!

Jeez.

-Park speaking. -Come to my office, both of you.

Yes, Presiding Judge.

Don't feel down.

Presiding Judge.

Let the dogs bark. The train will still leave on time.

-You know that, right? -Yes, sir.

Judge Lim, you got something to say?

No, sir. You're just awesome.

You sat with your back to us, maybe trying to look cool.

No, it's... The back of your head...

is really pretty.

You guys...

It's like...

sometimes bad things happen at bad times.

Declaration for Wrongful Discharge. Plaintiff, Kim Da-in?

Wasn't she the witness in the hairy chest case?

Your Honor, due to pressing managerial needs,

the defendant had to terminate the employment.

But the dismissal itself was lawful, with all requirements met.

So the defendant dissolved advertising team two,

where sexual harassment occurred.

Since that incident, social media campaigns

have boycotted products advertised by the defendants' company.

Team one lost nearly all of its advertising projects.

The decision was unavoidable.

This is bullshit.

How can they treat that poor brave woman like that?

And she was so cool about her own problem.

-Calm down, Judge Park. -How can I calm down?

They kept defending the perpetrator before

and now they're retaliating against the victim!

Let's find out the truth in court.

Those assholes.

Assholes!

Assholes, assholes!

Yeah, I'm an asshole.

I'm an asshole, right.

Presiding Judge, may I ask some questions?

Okay, but stay calm.

The presiding judge will ask a few questions.

-Okay. -Let me ask the defendant.

Were there any people from team one that were moved to another?

-There were some. -How many?

-Nine. -How many people were in team one?

There were 11.

And one of them is Lim Kwang-kyu, who committed sexual harassment.

Yes, your Honor.

He lost his job because he lost the sexual harassment case.

So the only person that was actually fired is the plaintiff, Kim Da-in.

There is one more, your Honor.

Was the victim of that sexual harassment, the intern, recruited?

-I believe not. -And the reason?

Recruitment decisions are made by human resources.

I guess she wasn't competent.

Is Lim Kwang-kyu so competent? Is that why they hired him again?

-What do you mean? -You should ask him.

I don't know the exact details,

but I believe I heard he was hired by another company.

It's not some other company, it's a subsidiary.

Team one's projects were all given to that company.

Your Honor, that's just speculation.

So just the two victims were fired.

Is that lawful dismissal?

Yes. You can see here how they selected persons to be dismissed.

The department transfer was also necessary.

All requirements and procedures were met and followed.

The defendant also consulted the labor union.

I was fired...

for only one reason.

Because I told the truth.

Your Honor, that's speculation.

Let's adjourn here today.

Submit the report on the validity of the dismissal before the next hearing.

I told you to keep your distance.

I'm sorry.

Well, I guess that won't be easy for you.

Do you have to be at the prosecutor's office again?

Yes.

They're summoning him now.

-Who? -That lawyer Ko Doo-han.

Ko doo-han? Oh, you mean that lawyer who defended that hairy-chested director.

-And a former congressman. -Yeah.

That director's wife said she was going to sue him for forceful harassment.

Wait, Kim Da-in also said she was going to sue that director.

I guess she couldn't do it.

Maybe the company persuaded her. Or maybe it's something else.

What about the wife?

The wife sued him.

Ko will be brought to the prosecutor's office tomorrow for investigation.

Now? But the victim was fired right after the incident.

I guess this is how the world works.

What a messed-up world.

-There he is. -He's here!

-Mr. Ko! -Say something!

Do you admit the charges?

Is it true that you were interested in your client's daughter as well?

-Give me one more comment! -Wait!

Give us a minute!

-Mr. Ko! -Give us a minute!

Oh, my.

I'm sorry for your trouble thus far.

You don't have to come anymore.

Judge Gam's arrest indictment will be issued this weekend.

Was the prosecutor in charge replaced?

Yes. I guess that young woman made some mistakes out of greed.

She tried to turn this into a bigger issue. How old-fashioned.

Where did she go?

I'm not sure, but it was someplace nice.

I think it was Jangheung or Haenam.

COURT OF KOREA

Why was Kim Da-in discharged?

-It was due to indecency. -What?

The fact that she dated another team's leader became an issue.

He was married.

He told me he was going through the final stages of his divorce.

-I broke it off when I learned he lied. -It doesn't change the facts.

The defendant has very strict regulations on ethical issues.

Is that why they placed a repeated sexual offender in an executive position?

Judge Park!

The plaintiff was known for rash behavior and dressing in suggestive outfits

that made her colleagues feel uncomfortable.

Excuse me?

She also received the lowest score on the recent performance evaluation.

The labor union did not object to this decision either.

Lim Kwang-kyu is close to upper management and the union leaders.

After the trial,

he followed me and threatened me.

Kim Da-in!

Let's see how innocent you are.

You bitch.

Submit your personnel regulations and performance evaluation data.

-Okay. -Let's adjourn.

Does the whistle-blower have to be a perfect model citizen?

The dirty bastards live happily ever after.

-Judge Park. -It's such a nice world for the villains.

They have accomplices everywhere.

Keeping quiet is still better than blowing the whistle.

-Don't work yourself up too much. -How can I not, looking at this shit?

You're a judge! Stop jumping to conclusions!

Now I see why that goddess is wearing a blindfold.

To be just? No.

When she sees how evil humans are,

she can't control the urge to kill them all with that sword.

-I understand your feelings, but... -Do you? What do you understand?

Just look at this.

KO DOO-HWAN CLEARED KO CLAIMS, "THE TRUTH WINS"

SEOUL CENTRAL COURT NEW MESSAGE

SUPREME COURT PERSONNEL APPOINTMENT

With the recent vacancy,

-they appointed a new presiding judge. -What?

SEONG GONG-CHUNG SEOUL HIGH COURT PRESIDING JUDGE

Oh, this is all thanks to you.

Yes, yes.

Congratulations on your promotion.

-Congratulations. -Presiding Judge Seong speaking.

Oh, Reporter Kim.

We should meet sometime soon.

What a good man.

Oh, yes. Sit down.

This is all thanks to the old men.

-Congratulations, sir. -I am grateful,

but this isn't about my personal glory.

This is about doing one's duty to the country.

-And, Judge Hong. -Yes, Presiding Judge.

I know we've had our share of misunderstandings and hard feelings,

but let's let go of all that before we say farewell.

They say "All meetings have farewells and all partings are bound to meet again."

I'm sure we will see each other again.

Presiding Judge Seong.

Congratulations.

Congratulations, Judge Seong.

This is...

all thanks to you.

-Thanks to us? -We can talk more later.

I need to be at the chief judge's office.

What's going on? How did he get promoted before us?

You can't beat the lucky one.

Pardon me?

You know what's happening these days. They're leaving out the elites.

They're promoting the less competent first-timers from the countryside first.

It's a symbolic gesture.

I see. That makes sense.

He won't be staying for long.

The mainstream never changes easily.

That's why it's called the mainstream.

The poor fool doesn't know anything.

Do-yeon.

I'm sorry about that day. I made a mistake.

What do you mean?

-I said something I shouldn't-- -It's okay.

Everybody thinks like that.

"She doesn't look like she's from a wealthy family."

When people see a young woman with a car like that,

they assume she had some indecent job or is some rich man's mistress.

It's expected.

-Do-yeon, I'm-- -I'm not mad at you.

What?

I know you're bad at hiding your feelings. You're so transparent.

But... you're so transparent that you're boring.

The way you just assume things about me and then forgive me.

This isn't the '80s, you know.

You should get your car fixed. Do you bring this to dates?

Bar girls wouldn't like this.

Do-yeon!

We need to save Da-in somehow.

I can't just leave her to suffer like this.

They left no weaknesses. Everything's perfectly by the books.

They just moved their favorites to a subsidiary.

How is that a redundancy?

It does look suspicious,

but they made sure the connection between the companies can't be proven.

Maybe it's because of the boycott.

If we can't save Da-in,

I'll find another way.

-What will you do? -The people that want to hide the truth

will fear the issue getting bigger most of all.

I may not be able to reveal the truth, but I can damage their reputation.

-Judge Park. -Even with little evidence,

if I tell the media, it will come out.

Wouldn't that make it an established fact?

-People will see how evil the company is. -That's not just.

I thought you wanted justice.

I want revenge.

If it's so painful to uphold justice in this world,

I'd rather get even using their methods.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

If you want revenge, quit your job first.

I won't tolerate a judge behaving like that.

-Why are you being a hypocrite? -What?

Over there.

You hate humans. Why are you acting like a saint all of a sudden?

You said humans are foolish and greedy.

I don't want to be like them.

Just because there are vile people, I don't want to become like them.

That's my reason.

I may not be able to change the world...

but I want to at least save myself.

Hello.

You look terrible today.

Being a judge is frustrating, isn't it?

Why do you think so?

Is there anything I don't know about you?

I've seen you your whole life.

Do you want to change the world?

Then...

get power first.

What?

You're sounding like a tired old man.

I'm making a suggestion.

Use me.

-My friend... -If you want to change the world, use me.

I have enormous wealth and power that I inherited, I didn't earn it.

You can make use of this.

What can I do

with that power?

For example, justice.

Or...

revenge.

You can drive a company run by a sex offender into bankruptcy.

You can publish articles about a judge who tramples on women's rights.

-How do you... -You can always have access

to information you seek.

That's power.

Why are you suggesting this?

Telling me to use you?

Humans don't live for others.

What then?

I live for my people.

-Friend... -I don't mind you using me.

If I can keep you by my side...

for the rest of my life.

-That's-- -You don't have to answer now.

Take your time.

-There's nothing we can do. -Presiding Judge.

How can we let them retaliate against a whistle-blower with impunity?

What are you going to do? There is no legal solution to this.

We are the ones who put Kim Da-in in the witness stand.

Judge Park, that's enough.

We can't help it.

We have to do things lawfully.

We are judges.

The defendant is to demolish the vinyl greenhouse.

The defendant is to leave the land.

Judge Park.

Judge Park!

What?

Why don't you take a break? You look very tired.

How can I take a break? I have so many opinions to write.

The poor, powerless defendant is to give up his up home,

demolish his greenhouse.

The defendant must abandon her store she ran all her life

and pay all legal expenses.

Stop it.

Please.

If I'd known it would be like this,

I would have never become a judge.

Judge Park.

This world is so messed up.

If I'd known judges were so powerless,

I wouldn't have studied so hard.

I'm worried about Oreum. She seems to be having a very hard time.

You would know this too.

The court isn't the right place for her.

Where should she be, then?

My father still talks about her from time to time.

He says she was born to rule a kingdom.

Sounds overblown, right? He's an old man after all.

A kingdom? You mean like the NJ Group?

Did I sound like that?

Rule...

as the queen?

Or a queen's consort?

Who knows?

I'm sorry if I sounded rude.

But I am curious.

I wonder what your father saw in her.

Desire.

-Desire? -Desire for power.

A desire that rose from a good intent is still a desire.

There are many smart people and good people,

but people who lack the desire for power can't change anything.

All they do is just sit and complain.

I believe Oreum endured years studying for the judiciary exam

because of such desire.

I think she will eventually feel frustrated.

Everyone has clothes that fit.

It sounds like you're saying you can get her better clothes.

If she wears clothes that fit, she will be able to work better.

If she wants to change the world for the better,

-it'll help with that too. -This changing the world you talk about

is that of a corporate businesswoman doing charity work, visiting Africa...

and things like that, right?

Under your protection.

Wouldn't that be nice?

Our family is like this, we take care of our own.

-Until the end. -And if she refuses?

Whether I'm in the right or not, I should stop what is wrong.

What is wrong?

I mean, turning someone whose hobby is to smash a rock with an egg

into a doll trapped in a brick house.

Something like that.

-Father. -Yes?

Do you ever hate people?

Do you ever despise the world?

Did something happen?

How do you always stay positive?

A long time ago, there lived a sage, atop a mountain.

He had learned the meaning of life through decades of contemplation.

-I'm sorry? -A young man

went on a long journey to meet this sage.

After a long and difficult trip,

he found the sage meditating atop a tall mountain.

The young man asked him,

"What is the meaning of life?"

The sage answered,

"Life is a wind passing through tree branches."

The young man asked,

"Master, is that what life is really about?"

The sage, looking shocked, asked the young man,

"You mean...

that's not it?"

Jeez, I knew it'd end like that.

What did you expect from your dad?

"You mean, that's not it?"

Isn't that cool?

Thanks, Father.

What are you on about?

Understand that this is a very important quality

as you carry out your duties as judges.

Let's take a look at some problems associated with questioning witnesses.

Good, that makes you sound slightly sarcastic.

Be careful with that. Lastly, don't brush your hair aside during the trial.

That looks bad.

It's true.

Jeez, I'm too scared to talk about anything.

We now have younger colleagues stabbing us in the back.

Let's go and grab a drink to soothe our feelings.

-Shall we? -Let's go.

Judge Park.

Hello.

Do you want to grab a cup of coffee after this?

I ended up becoming a judge just because I happened to be...

good at studying.

I worked so hard to not show any weaknesses

as I worked among these men.

But the more I do this,

the more I wonder whether I'm qualified for this job or not.

As I stared at the monsters within other people,

I could see the monster within me more clearly too.

I grew up as a model student with strict parents.

But inside, I often wanted to kill everyone

who oppressed me and tormented me.

From time to time, I feel that

I could have been in the shoes

of the criminals that I judge,

had I been in their situation.

Judge.

I...

...don't think I'm fit to be a judge.

I became a judge to save myself.

Because I was afraid of people.

When I was young,

I always thought only about...

getting my revenge against my father.

Welcome home.

Get over here.

But my father

didn't even give me the chance to get revenge.

His most trusted partner deceived him

and his business went bankrupt.

On the day when our house was put up for auction,

he took his own...

Honey.

Mom? Mom!

Mom, Mom!

Mom!

Maybe...

the reason why I studied to be a judge

is because I wanted to protect myself,

to make sure no one could harm me.

I needed power.

I thought I'd have that kind of power once I passed the exam.

But after I became a judge, when I looked at the case records,

I kept hearing voices.

The voices of the people in those records.

A person made homeless when a landlord didn't return a deposit.

A woman who was sexually harassed by her boss.

A man who hung himself because of his debt.

I can't take it anymore, because of those voices.

The voices...

sound like my own.

That's why I can't stand it.

I became a judge to protect myself,

but I found myself yearning for revenge.

Because those voices sound like my own.

Maybe I wanted revenge against this world.

How can a person like this be a judge?

Judge Park.

Have you heard of the term "wounded healer"?

I think you can be a better judge than anyone else,

because you have more wounds than anyone else.

You can be more sensitive about other people's wounds.

Just allow your heart to rest a bit.

Give your wounds some time to heal and grow back new flesh.

Thank you.

Here is the verdict.

The court rejects the plaintiff's claim.

All legal expenses

will be paid by the plaintiff.

Judge Park?

Da-in.

Thank you.

No, I'm sorry.

I couldn't do anything.

That's not true. I know you did your best.

Last time and this time.

Don't blame yourself.

And don't regret it.

There are people who will never blame themselves or regret their actions,

so why should we?

Da-in.

It's actually good that I was laid off by that disgusting company.

I think I will be a reporter.

Maybe even for a small press. I have an aptitude for it.

-A reporter? -Yes.

I'll hound bastards like them till the end.

I'll have lots of work, right?

If you find a position for me too, please give me a call.

We need more judges like you.

Do you want to go grab some soju?

Soju? You?

He slowly stroked...

her shoulders.

Oh, my.

-Wait a minute. -To be continued.

Jeez, how can it stop there?

How could it stop here?

-Jeez. -Hold on.

What are you doing?

It's the story. It was going well and then...

Today was a bit...

-Here, eat this first. -Thank you.

Is this some special day?

The two of you sharing a drink together...

It's not what you think. We're drinking because we're upset.

If I was working with a guy like him, I'd work 24 hours a day.

-You should know how lucky you are. -Is being a judge hard?

Yes.

Then just quit it.

-You'll find something else to do. -What do you think I should do?

You can marry Yong-jun, you'll be happy with...

-Are you okay? -That was perfectly good soju.

You're a poor drinker too.

Our court needs Judge Park.

-Really? Is Oreum needed that badly? -Yes.

She's irreplaceable.

Wow, I wish someone would say that about me.

Don't you need me? I'm great at cleaning things.

Get off his back.

Are you okay? Your face is very red.

-Yours is red too. -Really?

Should we go get some fresh air?

Should we?

Do you want to quit?

I don't know.

I'm hesitating.

Actually, I'm not so sure myself about what judges can do,

and how far we can go.

I might feel like I've learnt a thing or two now,

but I might do this later.

"You mean...

that's not it?"

What was that lousy act about?

Well, a guy can't be good at everything.

-That wouldn't be fair. -Right.

You know,

I want to help you make mistakes.

-What? -I'm good at finding existing answers,

but you are the person who can make mistakes

while looking for new answers.

I think...

that might be very important.

Shall we swear a bit? You know, to let off some steam.

-Swearing? -You said it's a shitty world.

Since we're drunk anyway, let's swear a bit.

Hey! You filthy bastards!

Hey!

What are you doing?

-I'm sorry? -Step aside.

Okay.

You son of a bitch!

You piece of shit!

-Oh, my God! -Oh, my God! What...

What is this?

What the... Oh, my God!

Will you hurry it up? There are people waiting here.

Is this someplace special?

Oh, this is...

Where did you get the glue?

-It's illegal to sell that to adolescents. -Nobody cares about that.

You want to rot in jail?

Mister! Do you have any idea what you're doing?

Why did you do that to those kids? Please, tell me.

We need to fight and have fun. In the end, the happier side wins.

-Presiding Judge! -What?

Can you make that face one more time? Take off that judge's mask.

You mean this?

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