"Episode 4"
What's wrong?
Are you still bothered by that guy?
No
Jung-ho hired another attorney
What are you saying?
He wants to do the retrial with another attorney
Why, all of a sudden?
He must've heard that Choong-mo offered me
the position of CIO Director
Choi Yeon-soo must not be the Director of CIO
He told me to stop taking care of wronged people like him
and change the world so there won't be any wronged people in the first place
He just wants me to quit I don't know what to do
"You should"
stop taking care of someone like me
Change the world
so there won't be people like me
in the first place
Okay?
- I'm taking off - Oh, okay
- See you tomorrow - See you tomorrow
I'm home
Hey, Seung-mi
Something's burning, Dad
- Oh! - Look at that
Dad
It's good
- Chew it well - It's delicious
Did you starve?
This is my first meal today I had to prepare for a trial yesterday
That was yesterday Why is this your first meal?
I worked until this morning
Goodness
- You'll be rich - No
My client can't afford to pay me
It's hard to understand
If I passed the bar exam
I'd be a judge or a prosecutor Or if I chose to be a lawyer
I'd try to make a lot of money
Why are you living like this?
We're all supposed to help sick and poor people
That's what I've learned since kindergarten
But not everyone lives like that
Why did you do that in the chicken coop?
The chicken coop?
To get out of there
Why did you help me and Choong-mo then?
See? You're someone like me
I'm not a great person like you
If you hadn't helped me that day
I would've probably been disbarred
Why did you go there and get arrested?
Anyway
the fact that there are wronged people
like Mr. Hwang Jung-ho in this country
makes me feel uncomfortable
But you skip meals
and work all night long for something
you won't get paid for
I'd rather work hard than feel uncomfortable
I can't avoid it, so I've decided to enjoy it
Ma'am. Can we have more pickled radish?
Yes
Pickled radish, please
"Can you come meet me outside?"
Here
I've lived just like that
Jung-hyun
Yes?
I've thought carefully
about what Jung-ho said
- About the director of CIO? - Yes
I'm going to take Jung-ho's retrial to the end
Let's go, Jung-hyun
Wait, Yeon-soo?
Huh?
You're wrong this time
- What do you mean? - Helping wronged people like Jung-ho?
That's important. But how long do you think you can do that for?
Don't you want to put up a real fight?
You want to catch all the bad guys, don't you?
- I do. But... - That's why...
Jung-ho let you go
He's afraid you'll waste your time when you have to put up a real fight
But Jung-hyun
I can't give up on Jung-ho and go to CIO
Jung-ho fired you
That's because...
He's afraid you'll reject the offer because of him
It's his last message for you who has defended him
all her life without giving up
For goodness' sake What's wrong with everyone?
Why are you doing this to me?
Because you're the right person for the job
You're someone who sticks to her convictions
and lives righteously no matter what people say
You're trying to make the world a place you want to live in
Jung-ho
is doing this to help you
I want to help you too
"Look at the weather"
It seems a typhoon will come any second
Stop her if you don't want your family to be ruined
"Attorney Choi Yeon-soo's Office"
"The Hwang Jung-ho case"
- "Interview with student protesters" - My goodness. It's endless
I know. There are a lot of documents
We've collected them for over 20 years
- We haven't thrown any of them away - "On-the-spot investigation"
Mi-sun Do you know what it means
to dig into one case for such a long time?
These lines here aren't just simple lines
Ms. Choi met every one of these people and questioned them
That's how this chart was made
This man is handsome
Can I have this photo?
No. He's my first love
- Really? - No
It's nothing like that
She just has some regrets
because she thinks Kim Tae-yeol
would've done something big if he hadn't died like that
"Kim Tae-yeol"
"Kim Tae-yeol, died in 1991"
"Im Byung-woon"
"Park Doo-sik"
"Park Hyun-wook Hwang Won-jae"
"Kim Tae-yeol"
"The Kim Tae-yeol Case Connections Chart"
"Exculpatory evidence"
"Don't be discouraged, Yeon-soo"
Yes, you lost the first trial
But you still have the second one
Let's help Mr. Hwang clear his name in the second trial
Guys
- Tae-yeol - Tae-yeol
- What brings you here? - Tae-yeol
Yeon-soo made a lot of effort So I want to buy her a drink
But Mr. Hwang is still in jail
Yeon-soo
No one could have won this trial no matter who defended him
Don't miss the forest for the trees
You think there's justice in this country?
It's only the beginning
We keep on going, we'll be able
to make this country a decent place to live
Thanks to Yeon-soo
we could move a step forward today
- Tae-yeol - At the end of this road
we'll see a world with no wronged people like Mr. Hwang
Goodness
Tae-yeol is different
Have a drink
Let's drink!
For Choi Yeon-soo!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Cheers
Choong-mo, it's me
Shall we have a drink like the old days?
"I'll buy you a drink I'm just kidding"
"It's becoming strange Don't be intimidated"
"I saw everything"
"Don't be intimidated"
This place is the same
My goodness
It hasn't changed at all
How many years has it been?
It's been over 20 years
They used to serve
really delicious green onion pancakes
I miss Tae-yeol a lot these days
Me too
What would have happened
if he hadn't died?
We would've drunk together more often
Seriously
when Tae-yeol died like that
I was so angry
I felt like I had to do something
So I packed my law books and went to a temple to study
I thought you'd gotten arrested too
so I checked every police station in a panic
I studied really hard for two years
Thanks to Tae-yeol I passed the bar exam
and have come this far
I really want to do well
When I see Tae-yeol again
I don't want to be ashamed of myself
Yeon-soo
Please take the position
Ms. Choi
- I'll do it - Really?
I thought you were going to reject it
- I'll do my best - Great
Let's drink
- Yeon-soo. Do you remember that? - What?
"For Choi Yeon-soo!"
Hey
Oh
- Did you drink? - Yes
Who did you drink with? You drank a lot
- Thank you - Thank you
I met Choong-mo
- Kang Choong-mo? - Yes
You remember Auntie's Bar, right?
We went there once a long time ago
- Yes - That place hasn't changed at all
- Let's go there again sometime - Sure
- Be careful. This way, good - Okay
- Oh, right. I'm in trouble, honey - What's wrong?
I have to go to the Blue House the day after tomorrow
- What should I do? - It's so soon
How do I get there, by the way?
Is there a bus that goes there?
Or should I take a taxi?
I don't know. I haven't been there either
Don't worry
I'll take you there
You must be tired. Let's go in
Oh!
Are you okay?
Goodness. How long are you planning on spoiling me
Mr. Han Jung-hyun?
Don't worry, ma'am
I'll spoil you like this for as long as I live
Oh, yes!
Give me a piggyback ride Jung-hyun
- Will you? - All right
- Here - One, two, three
All right. My goodness
- Are you on my back? - Of course, I am
Couldn't feel your weight
Seriously
Really? I think you're lying
You should eat more
It's nice, let's go
Didn't you say Choi Yeon-soo rejected it?
Please kill me
Mr. Im
- Get up - No, sir
She's just a nominee
She hasn't become the CIO Director yet
Get up
Yes, sir
I'll stop her from becoming the Director of CIO
by all means
You may leave
Thank you for giving me another chance, sir
I won't fail this time
- Mr. Do - Yes, sir?
Sign there
Yes, sir
"Letter of Resignation"
- Mr. Im - Do it and get back to work
Yes, sir
"National Intelligence Service Do Young-geol"
I told you to stop her
It's her business
- It's her decision to make - You guys are all dead meat
Chief!
Chief. Chief
There's a rumor that Attorney Choi Yeon-soo
is the director nominee of CIO
- Choi Yeon-soo? - Isn't she your friend?
Huh?
"Choi Yeon-soo"
- Hey, Sang-a - "I heard you're..."
the director nominee of CIO
It's like a fantasy
Did you hear it already?
I'm disappointed, Yeon-soo
We've known each other for years
You can't make me hear the big news from someone else
We don't know yet
"Have you met the senior secretary?"
Yes, I have
- "Kang Choong-mo" - The administration must be determined
They want to do it properly, don't they?
- "Congratulations" - Min Sang-a, don't jump to conclusions
"Anyway, I'll consider that I have connections at CIO"
Don't count your chickens
Buy me a meal, you punk
"All right. Let's get together soon"
Okay
- It's true. Write about it - Yes, ma'am
"Director of CIO, Choi Yeon-soo"
"Attorney Choi Yeon-soo"
"who wasn't known to the public became famous 10 years ago"
"when she took charge of the case involving a hydrofluoric acid leak"
"After a seven-year legal battle with Haeyang Electronics"
"the biggest company in Korea she finally won"
"Haeyang Electronics agreed to monetary compensation, an official apology"
"and a guarantee that no such occurrence will happen again"
"Everyone had thought it was impossible"
"but she achieved a complete victory against the leading conglomerate"
"It was the first case ever in Korea"
"Since then as a civil-rights lawyer..."
This country is in a mess
- Is Mr. Im doing well? - Yes
He couldn't pay you a visit in person
He asked for your understanding
It's okay. I'm sure he has many important matters to deal with
Can you...
publish this tomorrow morning?
No one reads the morning paper to keep in touch with the world these days
All we need to do is release some photos
and write a few words about them online
Then Internet users will take care of the rest
They'll talk about that
and spread the story
You can just sit back and watch
I'll pass the message to Mr. Im
"Investigation Report"
What's the problem?
I don't see any
His signatures on the credit card receipt
and the rental car lease agreement are different. Have you checked them?
Is your signature always the same?
It changes slightly every time
What's so strange about it that someone
from the Inspection Bureau had to come here?
Mr. Park
What was Mr. Cha Min-ho of Finance Team Seven in charge of?
Prosecutor Choo Dong-woo
How long has it been since you were sent to NIS?
Why was Finance Team Seven dissolved?
You were sent to this agency that means you were in the leading group
in the prosecution, right?
Mr. Park
As you can see here the report on Cha Min-ho's death case
Suicide
It's a suicide case
That case has already been closed
Why are you bothering me?
- "Report on Cha Min-ho's death case" - You signed here
Can you take responsibility for this?
Can I take responsibility?
If you have doubts take your time to investigate it again
Goodness
Aren't you going home?
"National Intelligence Service"
Do you know the motto of this agency?
"Devotion in silence
- "Only..." - No
Not the lengthy one
- The real motto - Oh
I guess you don't know since you're new here
"Work in the shade Don't go to the sunny side"
We're people who work in the shade
If you try to go to the sunny side nothing is going to work
We must work undercover
If we expose our identities
all the bad guys will hide from us
Things that we need to look into will disappear
Both you and I
work for the nation
I'd like to ask for your understanding and cooperation
You'll do that for us, right?
But...
I want to find out how Mr. Cha Min-ho died
Oh, boy Did you date him or something?
- Was he your friend? - No, it's not that
I need to sign this document
- Eh? - I don't do sloppy work
when I do something in my name
Oh
Sloppy work?
Alright
Do as you please
See you again
What a moron
Yes. You know Choo Dong-woo of the Inspection Bureau?
So let me summarize
Mr. Cha drove his car outside the day before his death
- Right - You reported it stolen
and the towing service contacted you
- Right - But when you checked the record
it was towed for illegal parking
at 11 p.m. in Yangjae-dong the day before his death
Correct
The rent-a-car company is in Guri
He parked his car illegally in Yangjae-dong
and went all the way there
Besides, the rent-a-car company doesn't lend cars to individuals
I just can't understand either
Uri-si... Yangjae-dong...
"Yangjae-dong"
"Attorney Choi's nickname is"
- Yes, hello - "Joan of Arc in court"
- "However, most of her cases were..." - I'm not sure
- "related to human rights" - Yes
- Please try calling her office - "Some say"
"she isn't sufficient"
- "for the position" - Okay.
"Her history of being a member of the SAC is"
"causing worries of biased investigation"
"when a director of the CIO"
"has to watch and inspect high officials"
"regardless of their political views"
"Sunshine Rent-a-Car"
- Take care then - Goodbye
Thank you in advance
Yes
Goodbye
Mr. Bae, I'm heading outside for a moment
- No, right? - What is?
The news talk about your nomination It's not true, right?
Well...
I know I should've told you beforehand
My!
Then are you actually becoming one?
I told you
- Foolish, stupid, dimwit? - Not that!
You know what kind of people Korean high officials are
The moment you become one they will try to eat you up
not the other way around!
Look. It's not certain yet
I have to go visit the Blue House too
When are you going?
- Tomorrow - What, tomorrow?
This is so upsetting
Do you see this? I got stabbed on your behalf not for this
He got stabbed with a knife on your behalf?
And you have that important schedule tomorrow?
I'm really sorry, Mr. Bae
But let me step outside for a moment
- I'm sorry - Ms. Choi
- See you - Ms. Choi!
Welcome
Suk-gyu
You didn't have to bring these for me
How nice
Let's drink one
How's your wife?
My wife?
She passed away three years ago
It was cancer
- I'm sorry - No, don't be
She died after our eldest and second kids
got married, so it's okay
When our youngest get married
move to the countryside and enjoy fishing
How's your work going?
What is it?
You came without prior notice so you must have some business with me
What is it?
Yeon-soo was nominated
for the director position of the CIO
What?
She was nominated for what?
Director of the CIO
My!
Is she going to be in charge of the CIO then?
Gosh, you're one lucky husband
Well...
Do Young-geol wants me to stop it
Do Young-geol?
That's why last time, you...
Goodness
You must be frustrated
So
do you think you can handle it?
Up until now
I've handled everything in life
That's when you were young and alone
Do Young-geol and the Company are involved
Here's what I think
Stop her
That's the easiest and simplest way
I can't stop her future
If I back down here
they might force me to do something else
Insisting won't get you anything
You have to go against the Company
You don't know what Do Young-geol might do
Hey. Choi Yeon-soo could be in danger
If they mess with her
I won't stay still
Then, what?
Well?
Whatever
Let's say she becomes the Director of CIO
They won't be able to do anything then
But it hasn't happened yet
The Company isn't going to sit back
You know what they're like
Let's grab a drink next time for sure
Think wisely
Take care
Ms. Choi
- Oh? - Detective Jung, we meet again
What brings you here?
To check something regarding Mr. Cha's case
Same here
I thought the police concluded that he committed suicide
That isn't my conclusion
Let's go
What is she doing here?
Okay
Got it, make sure the color is right
Darn it
- Excuse me - Welcome
How can I help you?
Could we check your rental records?
Well... Which car?
It was rented not long ago
A white car with the plate number, 23H 3781
You have its records, right?
Let us take a look at the ledger for a moment
The ledger? 3781?
- Yes - Okay
I wish I could, but let me check Where...
- Give me a second - Okay
"July 2020 to August 2020"
Oh
It seems to be this file
Let us take a quick look
- Sure thing - Thanks
"Rental Contract"
It's not here
Saw a copy of this at a police station
But the original isn't here Where could it be?
It's not there? That's the only place. Hold on
Maybe it was rented when I was on vacation
Let me ask my boss about this
- Okay - Please wait
- Okay - Okay
Why did you ask him for the ledger?
Mr. Cha parked his car illegally in Yangjae
and came here to rent a car. That's strange
It could've been someone else who rented it
The third person
I see, you're right
Do you know where he belonged to?
Daeyang Investment Trust?
It's a ghost company
National Intelligence Service
- National Intelligence Service? - Yes, I found his car
and someone from the NIS was there
I checked it with the Information Team
The number on his business card was the NIS'
National Intelligence Service?
"Seung-goo"
- Hey, Seung-goo - "Dad! Dad, gosh"
Pull yourself together and listen
"What should I do?"
I'll be right there
Where did he go?
"Yeon-soo, check this out"
"News: Social Issues"
"Attorney Choi's son committed assault..."
"Director Candidate's Son's Random Assault"
"Attorney Choi's son committed assault randomly on Lee, causing the victim..."
- "Hi, Yeon-soo" - Why is this...
"They even got the victim's interview"
"It will be on TV this evening"
It's all in the past so why all of a sudden?
Try calling your house first
I bet they all went there
What... Where are you going?
I need to go
Okay
- Gosh - What? Why?
What?
- I'm leaving work - What about the original copy?
Oh, my boss wouldn't pick up. Sorry
But...
What...
Jung-hyun, how's Seung-goo?
Yeon-soo, I'll call you later
Someone's here. How are you related to Mr. Han? His family?
Say something about his random assault case five years ago
The victim suffered severe injuries like concussion and a skull dent
but why was he put on probation?
- Say a word - What do you think?
- Please say a word - Tell us what you think
- Wait - Say a word before you go
Seung-goo
Seung-goo, it's your dad You can come out now
Seung-goo?
- Gosh! - Seung-goo!
Seung-goo, stop. It's me
- Go - Seung-goo
- Go! - No, Seung-goo
- Go! - Please stop
Seung-goo, don't do this
I'll go
It's me, your dad. Please stop
Seung-goo, it's okay
- It's okay - Gosh
- They're coming out - Say a word
Please tell us what you think
- Mr. Han! - Stay for an interview
They're coming down
You have a history of assault. Do you think your mother deserves the position?
Say a word to the victim Lee Min-yool
Won't you apologize to the victim?
Are you running away?
The son of the director nominee
committed assault against an innocent person
And the case wasn't handled properly
Isn't this a mockery to the people?
- Mr. Han! - Say a word before you go
- Mr. Han - Please say a word
- It's Attorney Choi - It's her
Attorney Choi, how did the assault case happen?
- Say a word - How were you involved in this case?
Do you admit to abusing your power?
Say a word
Seung-goo
Are you okay?
Seung-goo
Jung-hyun
What did the doctor say? Is he okay?
Yes, he got a few stitches
- Han Seung-goo - You're here
Why is this happening?
Is it because of your nomination or something?
Why did you do it?
No matter what those reporters say
You did the right thing
If others harass and abuse you you should raise your voice
and tell them to stop
Why would you ram your head against the wall?
Don't yell
Right
That's what you should do
A big guy shouldn't beat up a small guy
Look me in the eye and answer
Don't ever do that again, okay?
Okay
"Lee Min-yool the victim of this assault"
"still suffers from nightmares about that night five years ago"
"He stated that this human rights attorney"
"threatened him with a coercive attitude"
"about her son's problem"
"She was a human rights attorney with two faces"
"It shows the injuries from that case"
"All I wanted was a sincere apology"
"But Attorney Choi said:"
"her son would be put on probation with some deposit since he was..."
"a mentally handicapped first-time offender"
"She said to take it to court and walked away"
"Because of the aftereffects"
"I still have trouble going out alone at night"
- Let's just go - No. Wait
"The one who did this to me has no problem going around at ease"
"His mom is going to become Director of the CIO? I just can't..."
- It's crazy - My gosh
- Unbelievable - "I can't even sleep alone"
"The victim described the situation"
- "and said how wronged he felt" - Let's go
"The random assault case of the director nominee's son"
"How will this case affect Attorney Choi Yeon-soo?"
I haven't even visited the Blue House yet
So how could they do this?
This was all prepared, wasn't it?
I don't know who but they're trying to scare me off
It's my fault, I guess
Looking at our kids, I wondered
if it was right to make my family suffer because of me
If you back down now
that's admitting to Seung-goo's fault
People don't know about him
So they might think he's a dangerous man
who committed a random assault
Giving in is exactly what the ones behind this want
Don't do it for them
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