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You'd better cut some slack. He didn't do it on purpose.

I never knew that you loved the court so much.

I was just saying that it's how things are supposed to be.

I didn't expect this.

If you have any good idea,

AN HOUR EARLIER

Tell me.

Criminal Affairs Chamber are having a hard time recently.

There are big cases piled up.

I'm working with a sense of duty.

You are attending court until late night for five days in a row.

I examined a witness until 1 a.m. yesterday.

The associate judges would like camp beds in the room.

Camp beds? It's a brilliant idea.

I would like to have one.

Brilliant? Jeez.

I feel sorry for the hard work, but isn't it nonsense?

When you conduct a trial with clear mind, it's still hard to do it right.

Until the late night and camp beds?

What about the court guard and the stenographer?

It's for our country. You can sacrifice...

Country?

People come before the country.

You need to make a basic environment for work.

When are you gonna stop this? It's not a developing country.

I guess Judge Han has an idea of an advanced country.

Yes, well. I mean...

It should be systematic! System.

System means...

That is to say...

You know, if a certain team is pressed with lots of work,

some should be divided. We need to work on the measure.

It's a good idea. Other team share the work.

I mean, it could be an option.

Hey. My God.

-Think first before you say something. -Speaking of it.

It will be a great support if the Civil Chamber share the work.

Our Civil Chamber is...

having a hard time.

And you are willing to take the burden.

You're too great to keep up with.

It's not what I meant...

As he said,

normal cases will be assigned to the Han's chamber

so the Criminal Affairs Chamber can concentrate on the major cases.

Chamber 44 works also as a Criminal Affairs Chamber.

Judge Han, I appreciate it.

Congratulations.

I like it because I feel like a real judge now.

Criminal cases are way different from civil cases.

How come?

When you make a mistake for criminal case, it will be a huge one.

Jeez.

Hey, what do you think of me?

To restore the trust in the jurisdiction,

we must not make verdicts that upsets the public.

It's not always a virtue for a judge to have a strong belief.

I can't agree more.

I'm concerned about some young judges.

A judge should make a judgment based on law and principle

not his or her own belief or sympathy.

It seems that they have some hidden agendas like politics.

You're right.

We must not make verdicts that upset the public.

Its contribution to the economic growth or its impact should be considered.

The verdict based on ridiculous and groundless reasons for the rich.

There must not be one any more.

What?

A judge should make a judgment based on law and principle,

not his own belief or sympathy.

Unless he has hidden agendas.

Judge Lim, are you trying to pinpoint someone?

It's good to have live discussion. Any other idea?

Yes, Judge Park. Any good idea?

Judge Park Cha Oreum from Chamber 44.

The way to restore the trust from people is simple.

We've had a hard discussion when there was a simple way.

So, can you let us know it?

We can be a court of "kick up, kiss down."

A court of "kick up, kiss down."

I see.

But what's up there and what's down there?

You don't like doing the criminal case?

It's not that. It's the third one already.

-What do you mean? -Using alcohol as an excuse.

Alcohol?

A man who ordered coffee to the inn and raped the waitress.

A man who argued with a co-worker and stabbed him with a knife.

A man who drank and drove and committed a hit-and-run.

They all blame it on alcohol.

-Seriously? -They were too drunk or something.

Those who drank should be blamed, not alcohol.

Dear citizen, I'm sorry.

I was drunk and made a mistake...

The congressman who molested a reporter who's young enough to be his granddaughter

explained that he was too drunk to remember it.

What a lame excuse.

It's a society that tolerates alcohol. Drinking doesn't deserve an award.

-Defendant. -Yes, Your Honor.

How many times did you drink and drive your motorcycle?

Stop counting.

I'm sorry. My mind comes and goes sometimes.

Why is your nose red?

Did you drink in a detention center?

No way.

I even dream of Makgeolli.

-Defendant. -Yes, Your Honor.

It's dangerous to drink and drive the motorcycle even in the countryside.

You could pass away when you fall down to the mountain road,

Well, with fate like mine, dying doesn't sound that bad.

You'd better not talk about unnecessary things.

No, I'm fine with it.

It's okay.

-Defendant. -Yes, Your Honor.

How can you drink and drive again when you got a suspended driving license?

Are you trying to get arrested on purpose?

Please! Who would?

Anything is better than living in a prison.

Of course you want to be free.

Then please stop doing it!

I'm sorry, Your Honor.

Drinking is just...

Be on the wagon.

It's always this good.

We just got alcoholic cases

so the criminal chambers can focus on big cases.

There's no such thing as small or big cases for a judge.

You were complaining about petty criminals.

Each case is important.

Yes.

Anyway, get ready for a guy with 26 convictions.

26? Is he a gangster?

He's not a gangster.

-He's ARV. -"ARV"?

ARV: ALCOHOL-RELATED VIOLENCE

You'll have a drink as usual?

What's this? I didn't order Soju.

Put it away! Who would drink it in a day time?

You always say that half bottle is medicine.

Now, do I? Put it away!

I'm sorry.

-I shouldn't come here now. -I'm sorry. Enjoy.

Jeez, I lost my appetite.

Next case. Please come up.

Finally, it's a ARV man with 26 criminal records.

Your Honor, the defendant cornered the people into a horror.

The criminal law should keep this person from the society.

Well, you can't really say "horror" for the nature of his crimes.

Take a look at his history.

Yes, the charges sound horrible, but the content isn't as serious.

When you look at this,

he had a noodle with four bottles of Soju

knocked over the table and got violent.

While drinking on a bench, he had an argument with a neighbor.

He was drunk at a street food vendor.

While urinating on site, he damaged some goods.

He still has 26 criminal records.

He committed another one during probation. This is theft and injury.

It's a major offense.

Let's take a closer look. Continue the proceeding.

-He wants to confess. -Even if he confessed,

I want to take caution. I announced that we'd take a closer look.

-Any objection? -No.

My apologies, Your Honor.

What? Reduce the sentence for lack of ability to judge?

Sir.

Does it make sense to mitigate DUI cases and violence?

I don't agree with that either.

This case isn't serious enough to justify a severe punishment.

Not serious enough? He hit a lady's head with the Soju bottle.

I know, but thankfully he missed it.

-That's the theory of consequences. -Judge Lee.

Why are you so upset? Calm down and think.

What he did was terrible.

However, the punishment is too severe compared to his criminal acts.

The prosecutor was also harsh. "Theft and injury"?

A stingy old man got caught for taking just a few bottles from a restaurant.

It wasn't a few but a box.

That's not what's important.

He was wasted and just taking the bottles.

When the owner caught him, he swung the bottle by accident.

That's why he's ARV.

What's the sentence for theft and injury?

Life or more than seven years.

Yes, he's 70 years old.

Are you going to give him a life sentence or seven years for this?

Discretionary mitigation is possible.

It's still three years and six months.

Moreover, he's on probation now.

-It will make five years in total. -That's his fault.

He should deal with it if he committed a crime on a probation.

Judge Lim.

Have you been to a jail?

What?

What are you talking?

It's a place where people get locked in a cage.

Eighteen people are crammed into a 20 square meter room.

Prison overcrowding can be severe.

They lie on their sides because they can't afford space.

Don't take a one-year sentence lightly.

Judge Park.

-Yes? -Why were you so quiet before?

Did it bother you?

No, but you weren't like the usual.

Listening to him made me think about things.

You said "kick up, kiss down."

An old man with many records swung the bottle.

How horrible would it be for the victim?

-I know but-- -Then what's so--

What do you do when you have no answer?

It's been quiet...

Did you miss me?

I was busy.

Sorry.

I missed your spirit.

So what do you do?

It's obvious. You need to drink and talk.

Let's go.

It always happens when you drink.

You didn't have really good experience when you had a drink for the first time.

How was it?

He made a big trouble at the welcoming party in university.

It wasn't a trouble.

Drink it, drink it!

Hey, it's your turn.

-You have to drink it up. -Get up!

-What are you doing? -I don't want to drink.

Why should I?

What?

I don't understand why I should force myself to drink.

-You have no manner, asshole. -No manner at all!

Get up!

What are you doing? Aren't you his colleagues?

I sometimes want to be in the mysterious world

where the missing things live.

What the heck?

Manner and common sense.

I guess they are living together happily there.

I have no words.

Who is it? A new friend?

Judge Lim, you had a bad first impression of alcohol.

What's wrong with alcohol? It's the people who drink and do wrong.

You can drink to have fun sometimes.

Let your guard down and make some trouble.

I hate people who cause trouble to others.

It's a matter of people's taste.

You can't force others to drink or make trouble because you're drunk.

You should drink by yourself.

You're about to order prohibition.

Do we need to get a test for drinking license or personality test?

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Yummy. -Please, no prohibition.

I'll be poor to death.

Do you know who I am?

You know!

Who am I?

I asked who I am!

What an ontological question.

"Who am I?"

You have no manner, damn it.

Who made this country rich?

You have no manners at all, shit!

Fucking rude life.

Fucking world with no manners.

God damn it!

What a damn world. I can't believe it.

Oh no, it must be the end of the world.

How dare a woman walk around dressed like that?

"Fuck me" is what she wants. Look at this fucking clothes.

If she were my daughter, I would break her legs.

Her legs should definitely be broken.

Please stop.

What? How old are you?

You little rude brat!

You don't have the right to bother others when you're drunk.

Being young doesn't mean I have to put up with you.

What did you say?

You little asshole. Hey!

I could knock you out...

Just hit me. Hit me. Come on.

Hit me. You can't really do it.

You have no fucking manner.

-You! -Stop.

You rude brat. You fucking son of bitch.

I'm sick and tired of those who cause others trouble.

Next, DUI. Come up.

Yes.

Your Honor, he's one of the neighbors. He really wants to say something.

Can I interpret him?

Go ahead.

Please have a seat.

-I'm fine with standing. -I'm not fine.

Sit and talk, please.

Thank you, Your Honor.

"Your Honor. He's not a bad person."

"He always brings eggs to the welfare center."

"He has never had any motorbike accidents."

"Please show some mercy to him."

You came all the way here to say that?

Yes, Your Honor.

Alright.

Tell him that I understood,

and we'll make a careful judgement.

Thank you, Your Honor.

COURT

I'm sorry, Your Honor, but can you release me?

Why? Are you sick or something?

No, I always had instant noodles when I was alone.

I got better here when I started eating well and exercising.

Then what's the reason?

I feel so sorry for the poor animal that can't speak.

Pardon?

In the mountain, I raise dogs, chickens and goats to sell at the market.

They must be starving right now.

There's not much food in the mountains.

What will happen to those who are tied up?

How can I expiate this guilt?

You didn't tell your investigators?

I talked to the detective many times!

He just ignored me.

Poor things. What am I going to do?

Sir.

-Defendant. -Yes, Your Honor.

You always drank in the neighboring village, right?

Yes, Your Honor.

Is there any transportation you can use to go back home?

You can't expect a bus or taxi in the mountains.

There's no driver service either.

You could've drunk at home since you had records.

I'm sorry.

But drinking with my neighbors is my only pleasure

when I go come from the mountains.

Sir.

There are many seniors in your neighborhood, right?

Yes, there are no young people. It's just full of old people.

Even though your bike is small,

an old man can get badly hurt if they got hit.

Of course, old people can break their bones just by tripping.

-What if you drive and hit one at night-- -That'd be terrible.

It'd kill the person.

So I drive it really slowly.

After you get pretty drunk.

I'm sorry.

Defendant.

Do you need time to agree with the victim?

I made a huge mistake.

I have nothing and there's no one who can help me,

therefore I can't settle.

Public Defender, is what he said correct?

Yes, I tried to figure it out, but there's no way.

Your Honor. The compensation is meaningless here.

He has 26 convictions.

He will keep doing it, anyway. He needs to be kept from the society.

I didn't know Gangnam District had an area like this.

There is an old man who lives alone on the foot of mountain.

The drunk driver?

Yes, the record says a social worker pays regular visits to him.

-I think I should talk to him. -Is it bothering you?

Yes.

Okay.

Yes, thank you.

Yes, he has a daughter and son-in-law who live far from him.

The only person he is close to is the village head,

who lives down the mountain.

Can I have his phone number?

Yes, thank you. Bye.

Hello? Is this the village head?

This is Park Cha Oreum from the court.

You know the old man who lives in the mountain?

He's is in custody and worried about the animals.

Really? I see.

That's a relief.

Yes, thank you.

Bye.

What did he say?

He's been there because he was concerned.

He's taking care of them.

Good for them.

Not everyone lives in a palace.

I'm worried about ARV case.

He's living alone in a poor district.

Are you saying a violent offender can be powerless too?

Does being in a difficult situation give you the right to harm others?

Everyone has their hardships.

But does everyone drink and make trouble?

Have you seen any women do that?

-I know, but-- -Isn't that a power?

"I'm old, I'm a man and I had a drink."

They use that as an excuse to cause others trouble.

Why would you embrace them?

With all due respect, you have a point,

but everyone's situation is different. Can't you be more understanding?

I don't know. I have different opinion.

Since you mentioned it,

being merciful toward the powerless sure sounds nice.

But it should be a personal mission, not a mission for the court.

-Do you think so? -"All are equal before the law."

It comes first.

They have different positions in the society. You can't simply--

The uneven playing field has been here throughout the history.

And it always will be.

Korea needs to put priority on principle.

Exceptions are everywhere.

"Everyone is treated equally at least in the court."

Isn't it the first?

Judge Lim, the principle should be applied differently when necessary.

Isn't it what you can call a justice?

Thank you.

To tell you the truth, I hated how you assumed that I was a bar girl.

-I'm sorry. I was-- -I've actually done that in the past.

What?

Why are you so surprised?

I'm sorry.

But it wasn't the kind of place that you're thinking of.

It was a bar like this.

Like this place?

Yes. I made cocktails and talked to people.

-Wearing clothes this revealing. -All the way down here?

Please. I was a bartender, not a stripper.

I'm sorry.

There weren't many options for a girl who graduated from high school.

I worked as a bookkeeper in a furniture company for a few years,

but it was hard to support myself with my daytime job alone here in Seoul.

I told you I grew up in the countryside.

Yes.

I didn't like there, so I came to live with relatives in Seoul.

I went to a vocational school. I didn't study, and just read books.

I really enjoyed reading stories about worlds

that were different from mine.

I see.

I used to read just comic books.

I loved comic books, too.

I think I liked reading stories regardless of genre.

-Then, shall we-- -Make a story?

With a happy ending?

I hope you weren't going to make such a cheesy remark.

You got me.

I wanted to say "shall we raise a glass"?

The story needs to have a real thing.

Only then, it can move people.

Do you like novels?

Huh?

NORWEGIAN WOOD

No, they're just for show. To look cool.

Well, I write novels to look cool, too.

-Are you a writer? -I haven't sold a copy.

Then?

I'm teaching students to write novels which won't sell.

Literature?

An unknown writer is teaching students to write novels which won't sell.

Very irresponsible, I might say.

We all have to earn a living, anyway.

Do you know which sells well?

If I knew that, I wouldn't be unknown writer.

But, you know.

When you read students' works day and night,

I can see one thing.

No matter how bad the story is,

it's real.

It's the real thing that the writer felt.

Those parts move my heart.

Sometimes such a sense of realness can repel readers.

Then, it can't sell.

I really wanted to write my own story after I hear him,

regardless of whether it'll sell or not.

Not just reading other's stories.

That's how you became his student.

It was hard to pay the tuition fee.

I got the stenography certificate to make a living.

I got to say that I like working in the court.

Why?

Because it's full of the real stories?

There is no happy story. Sometimes I get tired of it, tough.

-Ladies first. -Thank you.

Doyeon, let me go up first.

Sorry.

What do you like?

-Huh? -What do you like about me? Tell me.

You're putting me on the spot here. This feels like a test.

Isn't that how you became a judge? After passing a test? Come on.

You are very charming and intelligent.

Also very independent, and you have a progressive mindset as a woman.

You like reading books. Also you like poetry, don't you?

You're also very good at your job. You're recognized--

Because you're pretty! I'm just crazy about you!

I'm sorry. I messed it up again.

It's not the right answer,

but it feels real.

ONE PHONE CALL AWAY FROM SOLVING YOUR MONEY PROBLEMS

Bareun.

What's this?

-Son. -It's your favorite.

Wasn't the trial today?

The friend who scammed him.

Yes, he went to the court.

We may lose our rent deposit and he's passed out?

Cut him some slack today.

He deserved to have a drink.

What? He deserves nothing!

His friend showed up at the court.

He cried saying he would take full responsibility for it.

He felt bad being on the run.

Everything's gonna be fine. Don't worry.

He doesn't make good money.

He's blessed with people around him, though.

Mom.

Should I have joined a law firm?

You wanted to be a judge since you were little.

Did I?

Don't you remember?

When the TV show "Justice Pao" was on,

you got excited and did impressions of him

"Bring the guillotine." Then you did this.

-Did I? -Yes.

After you got inspired by a comic book, you wore a big scarf as a cloak.

You were like, "I must punish bad people and protect the powerless."

You were running around with kids.

Did I?

Don't worry and just work hard.

You like working as a judge.

-Mom. -What?

Clean out my ears like you used to.

Your ears?

You're all grown up now.

-Please, come on. -Huh?

Huh? Dear, dear.

Oh, dear.

Hi. Good morning.

It's so similar.

What is it?

The lives of our defendants.

A father who always drinks too much. A mother who ran away from home.

They quit the school out of poverty and lived from hand to mouth

FIVE YEARS AGO

DURING HIS TRAINING AS A PROBATION OFFICER

To charge him without detention? He did the same thing before.

Yes, his father is alcoholic and his mother has passed away.

Relatives are not helping.

Friends bullied him and teachers didn't care.

-He needs a chance-- -Officer Lim.

-Yes? -Those are the reasons to imprison him.

It means he's likely to run away and do it again.

And this case, too. How can a person die so awfully like this?

What's the case?

"Three men in their 50's had a fight after drinking in an apartment.

A wasted man started to pee in his pants.

The other two complained about the smell and started fighting.

When the victim screamed, the defendant told him to be quiet.

He grabbed the victim by his head and hit his head on the ground.

Once he became quiet,

he finished the remaining bottles and went home after saying, 'Now he's quiet.'"

He was lying down there and nobody noticed it.

Where is it?

It's the apartment.

Where the ARV old man with 26 convictions lives.

Do you really want to go?

Yes, I need to see it in person.

Seoul is pretty big, isn't it?

I've lived here all my life and there are places I've never been to.

Hi, ma'am.

There is a pavilion in the apartment, right? It's where people rest.

Where is it located?

-Are you a reporter? -Huh?

No, she's not.

Are you a charitable organization?

-No, we are... -Then why are you here?

There's something we have to do.

Go to the stairs by the back gate over there.

Stairs by the back gate?

Gosh, take better care of your money.

He crinkles his money like children do.

You lived in Seoul all your life, but you haven't been to many places.

No.

Perhaps that's what poverty is.

It's close to us, but it's invisible

to those who aren't poor.

Like invisible men.

I changed schools a lot when I was young.

Did you?

I made fewer friends.

The closer we were, the harder it was.

We moved to a mountain village once.

The moving truck couldn't enter.

The alley was too narrow.

That's what my father brought and suggested that we move with it.

I didn't care where we moved to,

but I didn't like that.

I didn't want to carry my things in a handcart.

I was immature back then.

I can't imagine you being immature.

Come on, I wasn't born an old man.

Did you know you act like one?

I can't hear it at all.

Huh?

Children.

I noticed that there aren't any children playing.

You little brat. You'll be gone with one punch.

Hit me.

Do you know him?

Ah, I don't.

I'm here and I get it now.

Even if someone lies there all day, no one will notice him.

Excuse me.

What brings you here, young people?

Ah, well. We are just...

Looking for something about this neighborhood?

Ask me. I've been living here for 30 years.

I see.

It's been a while since I last talked to young people.

How do you know each other?

You're a beautiful man and a woman.

-We just work together. -We're just colleagues.

You look good together. You should date.

Pardon?

Oh no, I'm being nosy, am I not?

I'm sorry.

It's okay, ma'am. Have you been here for a long time?

Of course.

The apartments are old, but you need to wait a long time to move in.

Unless you're on welfare or have a disability,

it's difficult.

Is that so?

When the apartment was built, there were some young people, though.

Now there are only old people.

Many terrible things happen because there's only the elderly.

Last year, six people killed themselves in a month.

An old man left his handicapped child and jumped off from there.

Another old person overdosed on pills.

There was an old lady who lived with her 70-year-old son.

She was 95 years old.

He had terrible habits when he got drunk.

He got in trouble whenever he drank.

The fine bills kept coming.

Soon they amounted to three million won.

He didn't have any money, so he stayed in prison for two months.

When he came back from prison,

it turned out that the old woman had hanged herself.

She thought she'd never get to see her son again.

Don't even get me started. After that,

that good-for-nothing started to drink all day

and cry loudly on the street.

In the end, he got in trouble and went to jail.

It might be a good thing...

that his mother is dead and doesn't have to see all that.

SUNCHEON RESTAURANT

This must be the restaurant that the victim runs.

Judge Lim.

Yes.

Maybe no one is evil or ugly.

Maybe there are only evil and ugly situations.

Do you think so?

I keep thinking that

our defendant is only guilty of

his own weakness.

Some people can't get through a day without getting drunk.

Maybe.

But still,

does that justify what he did?

His being weak

hurt others.

Doyeon.

I got it on my way to work. It looked so nice.

Ta-da.

We are at work. It'll attract others' attention.

What's the big deal?

Are you embarrassed by me?

That's not it.

Good morning.

Don't worry about what other people think.

Just think about me. Okay?

Now you're really embarrassing me. Go now.

I know you like it.

It's a heart. Watch.

Can't you smile even once? I'm leaving.

Hi.

Hi.

Hello. Good morning.

You look handsome today. You look like George Clooney.

What clone?

You're so good at making jokes. Way to go!

I really don't get young lads these days.

"Way to go!" Jeez.

INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY

Is this the Institute? This is Seoul Central District Court.

Yes.

Okay. Thank you.

Are you going to request treatment and custody for your case?

-Instead of sending him to prison? -I was thinking about it,

-but it's probably impossible. -What?

Due to a limited budget,

a handful of psychiatrists have to take care of countless patients.

They can't afford to take care of another old man.

I contacted some alcohol rehab clinics because of another case.

The old man who has dogs in the mountain?

Yes, I heard from his social worker.

His son-in-law can pay for the treatment, but...

He can't be hospitalized as he's in custody.

Yes.

Should we discuss the drunk driving case first?

-Judge Park, it's your case, right? -Yes.

What do you want to do?

I've been thinking a lot.

He's on probation until December, so we can't but sentence him to prison.

-That's right. -But I believe...

he needs treatment rather than punishment.

But how? We have to give him a prison sentence.

No way.

You want to release him on bail? Even though he's on probation?

It doesn't mean he's free to go.

So--?

Why don't we hospitalize him at a rehab clinic for ten months or so?

His daughter and son-in-law can pay for it.

We stop the trial and release him on bail.

After ten months, he could submit a doctor's letter certifying his recovery.

He won't be on probation anymore then.

So we could sentence him to probation again.

Indeed. And if he doesn't keep his promise,

we could arrest him and sentence him to prison.

What do you think, Judge Lim?

It's unusual, but I think it's possible.

-You're up for it? -Yes.

Alright. The ARV case is yours, right?

Is your right-side judge out of his mind?

What's the matter?

He was hitting on the stenographer.

What are you talking about?

-It's true. -It's true. We saw it.

I knew something was going on. He's trapped.

Trapped?

She is a poisonous spider. From the way she dresses to the way she looks at guys.

She is dying to seduce an innocent male judge who will make her life easier.

How dare she? That's an impossible dream.

Maybe I've been watching too many dramas. It's like this.

"Please leave my son. I put in enough money."

"Mother."

"I'm not your mother!"

-"You too!" -Is it funny? What are you doing?

Hey!

-I'll kill you. -Judge Jung.

Son of bitch!

-Get off me. -Calm down.

Stop!

What are you doing right now, Judge Jung?

The prosecution demanded a five-year, saying we must eradicate ARV.

Yes.

So what's the plan?

I've thought hard, and diminished decision-making capacity

cannot be a mitigating factor.

Do you think so?

He has 26 convictions and most of them are cases of alcohol-fueled assault.

He drank until he got wasted, which means he knew what was coming.

In other words, it was a voluntary act.

Yes, sir.

He's in shock from his mother's suicide. There might be a mitigating--

No matter what the situation is,

a human must take responsibility for his own actions.

He assaulted weaker people because of his situation.

We could reduce his sentence a bit as the victim wasn't badly injured

not because his decision-making capacity was diminished.

It would be abuse of power that violates the law.

Then why did you agree to shorten the length of his probation for other one?

That defendant has not caused any accident yet.

Driving under the influence is obviously dangerous.

But he hasn't caused any damage to others, so it's different from my case.

If we have to make an exception,

we can't but decide to allow it or not based on the weight of the responsibility

that lies ahead of the person, I guess.

What's been done and what might happen in the future.

The weight of each one is different.

Oh, God! Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you.

Thank you.

You must get treated properly this time, okay?

If I see you here again for another DUI case,

You'll never see your animals again. Got it?

Yes, of course.

If I betray your mercy, I'll call myself a dog.

No, even worse than a dog.

Thank you. Thank you so much, Your Honor.

I'm the village head, Your Honor.

I'll keep a watchful eye on him so he can get treated.

Based on the reasons,

the defendant is sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

Thank you, Your Honor. So I'm not sentenced to life, right?

No, just three and a half years.

And the probation of one year and a half will be added to it,

so you'll be in jail for five years in total.

Right, okay. Thank you, Your Honor.

Thank you so much.

Human are dignified as we take responsibility for our own actions.

-But... -Thank you.

What is the society, which abandons the powerless in a rut,

being responsible for?

Guys, how about we go out for a drink this evening?

Come on. It's been a while since we had a team dinner.

-Great work. -Good job, everyone.

This is nice!

Good.

Did you see the hard-to-get girl, Doyeon? That look on her face.

What did I do?

Come on. Rumor has it that a guy

-professed his love for you. -Really?

My gosh, a guy loves her.

For real? Did Judge Jung finally?

Why is everyone so interested in my personal life?

-She says it's her personal life. -She says it's her personal life.

Chairman Kim Jung Soo, who was tried for dereliction of duty

and embezzling over ten million dollars,

was sentenced to five years,

which is an unprecedentedly heavy sentence for a business tycoon.

You'll be in jail for five years in total.

Thank you.

However, many are concerned that

it might discourage investments and have a negative impact on the economy.

The Businessmen's Association released a statement...

All right, everyone! Let's drink.

Earlier... Where were we?

Hold on a second. Oh, Judge Lim.

Right, sorry. You don't drink. Then, Judge Park.

-I'll take that. -What?

Are you alright?

It's good. Give me another one.

-Judge Lim. -I'll be fine.

-Another one, please. -Oh, okay.

It's okay. You can just lie down. You drank too much.

No, it's all right. I'm sorry.

I'll wake you up when we arrive. Get some sleep.

I'm sorry. I'm too drunk.

Don't worry about it. Where's your place?

It's okay. I can go by myself.

You're obviously not okay. Let me walk you home.

This is not good.

I shouldn't bother you like this.

It's fine.

Sometimes...

you can cause others some trouble.

Especially with me.

I told you to hold onto me.

Watch the steps.

You need to tell me where your place is.

-We're assigned to Sejin Hospital case. -What?

It's NJ Group.

Help me out just this once. He'd never do such a thing.

Isn't it such an unfair fight?

You shouldn't think of siding with one party.

The defense lawyer may be right.

-Judge Park. -I'm not confident.

If I say anything biased, rebut mercilessly.

Don't worry.

I never go easy on you.