Law School (로스쿨)

COURT

Kang Sol.

You're not curious.

You're not curious at all.

Was her name Kang Sol?

-Kang Dan's twin sister. -Subrogation rights.

A KNOU graduate who served time in juvie.

How did she manage to get into Hankuk Law?

She's really getting on my nerves.

She got in through the special screening for low-income applicants.

Don't worry, sir. It's not like she can do anything.

Oh, right. Yang Jong-hoon was the prosecutor who sent her to juvie.

He was told to send her to jail, but he ignored it.

Yang Jong-hoon, that moron.

How dare he try to bait me?

He's baiting you?

You must lock him up.

You'll lose that moron if you let your guard down.

I won't let that happen.

I have a secret weapon ready, so he won't be able to get out of it.

That's what I like to hear.

Defendant.

You stated you were in your office at the presumed time of his death,

between 14:25 and 14:55, correct?

Yes. You're right.

JUDGE

I was in my office.

You should've come early.

It got very interesting.

Any other questions for the witness?

I do have one more question.

Did you mention the possibility of this being a suicide?

Yes, I asked if that possibility was completely ruled out.

Why?

When I saw Professor Seo, he was already under the influence of the drug.

My head… I feel like it's splitting in half.

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Had it been a murder, he would've mentioned the killer's name.

That's right.

And with that handwritten note…

LET ME LEAVE THIS HELL

Your Honor.

When the detective who found the note suspected suicide,

the defendant firmly told him it was not the case.

-Am I wrong? -That was--

You're right. I did say it wasn't a suicide case.

And I still stand behind that.

He mistook the witness for Han Joon-hwi, his nephew,

which means he was in no condition to explain his situation.

That is a good point.

Darn it.

No further questions.

Defendant, do you realize that statement could be used against you?

Yes.

I can't turn a murder into a suicide just to get out of this.

Okay.

Witness, thank you.

JUDGE

But you see, if I killed him…

I'd be happy if the detectives thought it was a suicide.

Why would I want to say that it wasn't a suicide?

-What? -Good point.

-That's true. -My gosh.

Is he really the killer?

I'm not sure.

People are beginning to doubt it, and reasonably so.

"An obligee may exercise the rights belonging to the obligor."

The Civil Code, Article…

Article… 404. Article 404.

In order to exercise the rights--

-Hello. -Oh, hello.

-What brings you here? -My case is going to trial.

Suspension of indictment is like pleading guilty. So I'll prove my innocence.

If it's because of what I said…

No, you were right.

No, it wasn't my place to say that.

Professor Kim Eun-suk agrees.

What was his name? Mr. Han Joon-hwi?

He helped me a lot.

I see.

Everyone knew but me?

I wanted to tell you but was worried it'd distract you from studying.

Because of me, you were even told to repeat the year.

No. I won't fail and retake it just because I was told to.

Ace the exam, for my sake.

Yes, I should.

I can do it.

I should do my very best.

Where was I?

I'm the one who wrote the opinion, and I even had a nosebleed because of it.

I can't believe Joon-hwi didn't tell me.

I should just blame my bad grades. It's all my fault.

You can't sleep if you drink coffee now.

You must be exhausted. You should rest up.

It's evidence.

Witness.

Are you aware that the defendant told the police

you're probably the one who killed the victim?

Yes.

I'm an evil criminal, you know.

He probably thought it'd be perfect to just dump it all on me.

Why did you go to Hankuk Law School on the day of the incident?

I was Mr. Seo Byung-ju's personal driver at the time.

I always drove him to the school when he had a lecture.

That day, I left as soon as I parked the car.

So you weren't on campus at the time of the incident?

-No, I definitely was not. -How can we trust you?

How do we trust the words of an evil criminal?

WITNESS

-What's he doing? -You can trust this ankle monitor.

I see. Because of this, we can track your every move.

SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT

We have checked and verified that you were near Mr. Seo's law office

between 14:20 and 14:55, the estimated time of death.

Thank goodness I had this on.

Your Honor.

That day, the defendant was also wearing an ankle monitor

to experience what it's like.

JUDGE

Why couldn't we retrace his steps?

He claims that,

by pure coincidence…

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

…it was out of battery.

Dead battery means it's not trackable.

-Does the monitoring center let it happen? -No, never.

The Ministry of Justice isn't a joke.

That's because he's not a criminal. He did it just to experience it.

Is that so?

I'm actually wearing one now.

So I know they strictly abide by the protocols.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

At the moment, the battery is at around 25 percent.

And the monitoring center…

MONITORING CENTER

…is calling.

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If you don't answer…

JUDGE

MONITORING CENTER

MONITORING CENTER

…they keep calling until you pick up.

May I answer this call?

They'll send a probation officer if I don't pick up.

JUDGE

Sure, go ahead.

Hello?

Yes, I'll charge it right away.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

Why did he ignore this call

and decide not to charge it right away?

It was because

you didn't want your location to be tracked.

Because it'd prove that you were at the scene

at the time of the incident, not in your office.

It didn't look like Prosecutor Jin felt guilty at all.

So what if he feels guilty at this point?

But still, he leaked it out, not Seo Byung-ju.

I told you to be quiet!

It didn't look like Prosecutor Jin felt guilty at all.

How did you find out?

Kim Hyeon-jae and Choi Jung-hyeok

were the first reporters to cover the case and Prof. Yang's charges, in depth.

CHOI JUNG-HYEOK

They wrote the articles based on the info leaked by Prosecutor Jin.

And they covered your father's case before any other reporters did.

-It could be a coincidence-- -Naturally, it seems fishy.

I need to look into this.

Statute of limitations, five years. It'll expire soon.

You must be very careful if you want to get Prosecutor Jin indicted.

This was recorded in secret, which means it was unlawfully obtained.

What have I been doing all this time?

You were barking up the wrong tree.

But it helped me discover this.

Counsel, you may cross-examine the witness.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

No questions, Your Honor.

Witness, you may return to your seat.

If there are no further questions,

we will wrap up here.

Your Honor.

I'd like to bring in another witness.

-Who is it? -I found an eyewitness

who saw the defendant kill Seo Byung-ju.

-What? -Seriously?

I'd like to keep the witness' identity confidential until the next trial.

This is unacceptable.

Who is this witness? You can't spring it on us like this.

The witness is terrified that the defendant

would retaliate if any info were to be revealed in advance.

The witness

couldn't come forward sooner for fear of ending up like the victim--

If the info is kept confidential, what about Mr. Yang's right of defense?

Well, the right should be guaranteed. So, on the condition that

the defendant won't try to contact the witness under any circumstances,

-please disclose-- -Then I'll probably contact the witness,

so let him have his way.