The Devil Judge (악마판사)

[This drama was set in the dystopian future of Korea.]

[All characters, organizations, places, and events are fictional.]

Justice will be served!

[But you said Isaac was kind to him, at least.]

And the two got along, no?

Did you know

that Young Master Yo-han survived a fire?

Yes.

It happened just a month after Master passed away.

And Young Master Isaac passed away in that accident.

Mr. Kang! Today's trial was awesome!

When the random tip-off turned it around...

Hey, did you figure out

when we hit the highest ratings?

Relax. You've got to watch your blood pressure.

Mr. Kang, when I received the agreement yesterday,

I thought it was all over.

And I'm now ashamed, as a judge.

Don't be ashamed.

Raise your head.

We're a team.

You know that, right?

Yes, sir.

"We're a team."

Gosh. That was a perfect wrap-up.

I filmed that too.

Well done. That's my boy.

The ratings will skyrocket.

Let's go!

You...

Don't worry, Young-min.

What's happening to me now?

Am I going to end up in prison for hundreds of years?

Come on. Do you think

he could really mess with the son of Minister of Justice like that?

Do you think that crazy judge would even care?

That crazy punk would do anything to get ordinary people's applause.

There must be a way.

We still have some time until the next trial.

So take it easy, Young-min. Please.

I'll call your mom.

Hey, where's my phone?

Gosh!

Yes.

Hello.

Hi, ma'am. What a surprise.

Why do you have to do this?

[I'm afraid you should ask that to your son.]

Why did he have to do that to so many people?

He may lose his temper from time to time,

but he's not a bad kid.

I wonder if you've ever bought excuses like that when you were a prosecutor.

Listen, Mr. Kang.

Let's meet.

Thanks for coming.

This is obviously a very inappropriate meeting.

What do you want?

What do you want me to do?

What do you mean?

What should I do to make you free my son?

Your son is just being judged by the law.

You're lying.

I was your target in the first place. That's why you spied on my son.

Is that what you think?

What do you want from me?

Don't you say it's justice. I don't buy such a lame lie.

Power, right?

The authority.

You're doing this to win popularity.

How about I give you a bigger prey?

Billionaires? The President?

19 years ago,

you investigated a promising young politician

regarding bribery.

-What are you... -You knew

that the politician did not receive any bribe,

but you investigated the case to make him guilty.

You were one competent prosecutor.

Even those who asked you to do that had to admit it.

What are you talking about?

Morality was that young man's trademark.

In the end, he took away his own life,

leaving his teenage son behind.

Rising through the ranks,

have you ever

thought about that incident even once?

You're saying nonsense. That was a valid investigation.

A valid investigation, my foot.

Here's what I want.

I want you to confess the truth of that incident to the press.

If you come clean about the investigation, I'll let your son go.

Please think carefully about it.

People don't change overnight.

Right?

Thank you.

Get out.

-I'm sorry. -Get out!

Butler.

I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat here?

I don't want to cook.

Something I can heat up.

Beef over rice sounds good.

Did Elijah have dinner?

Does she have a similar palate with me?

Do you always eat your meals alone?

Will eating with someone change anything?

You eat all by yourself in this big house?

People are the most dangerous and harmful beings in the world.

Do you need to talk to me?

No.

What a surprise.

What do you mean?

Your toast was tasty.

But why? You rarely cook stuff like that.

I just came to work.

What?

-I see. -I'm glad you like it.

Gosh. Quit looking at me.

Don't you need it's better to get his help?

-Who? That old man? -Yes.

He won't change anything now.

Ma'am, things are very unstable in Korea right now.

But there are only two organizations

that exceeded 90 percent in their credit rating.

[Social Responsibility Foundation, Live Court Department]

"Social Responsibility Foundation".

Who would hate them when they are willing to give out money?

Those lowlife beggars.

And the other one is the Live Court Department.

Darn it. Those greedy fools.

This may be off-topic, but the credit rating of the prosecution

only reached 12 percent.

Hello, ma'am.

This is awful.

He's meditating right now, so he won't receive any calls.

Could you call me back another time?

Pardon?

Then, you can leave a message with me. I can relay the message to him.

Yes. I know.

That's how mothers would feel.

Of course, I understand.

Yes.

Ma'am, we should set this straight together.

Okay.

Gosh, my ears are hurting. She needs to know when to stop talking.

You give me no choice. We need to meet, Judge Kang.

Are you hurt?

Sorry.

What a surprise.

Not you.

My cat rarely stays around a stranger.

I might not look like it, but I'm popular among stray cats.

Cats can recognize a good person when they see one. Right?

Ridiculous.

But dense ones can't.

What?

I'm talking about cats.

That was a stray cat too.

Really?

Gosh. Your cat looked so classy.

Yo-han brought it home.

He keeps bringing in strays which doesn't suit him.

Why do you think that doesn't suit him?

Don't tell me that you think he's some righteous judge

like you see on TV.

"A man of justice who loves the weak,"

"our dear Judge Kang Yo-han."

Is he not?

You really are a fool.

We feed our cat every day, but it still catches rats.

Why do you think so?

-I'm not sure. -It's fun.

It's doing it for fun because it's bored.

How do you think he became the master of this mansion?

What do you mean?

That's

what I think about

every single day.

Do you think I can meet the investigator, in charge of the fire ten years ago?

Well...

Was that an important call?

Shouldn't you knock before you come in?

I think you're forgetting something. This is my house, okay?