Bad Prosecutor (진검승부)

Hold on. You can't barge in here.

It's all right. You may leave.

I don't remember agreeing to meet.

Don't you think this is impolite?

I'm heading out in five minutes.

I have a meeting with the other district head prosecutors.

Whatever it is, make it quick.

This is Prosecutor Jin.

Please inform the Prosecutor's Office...

that Mr. Kim won't be at the meeting.

Kim Tae Ho,

you are under arrest for the concealment of murder,

the ordering of falsified evidence, blackmail, kidnapping,

and solicitation to commit murder.

What?

Cuff him.

What did I tell you?

I said you were done for.

Why did you do it?

I only ask because I'm curious.

For what reason and what gain...

did you place your loyalty elsewhere...

and abandon your sense of duty as a prosecutor?

My sense of duty?

Did we ever have anything like that?

We are nothing but hounds...

who serve a new master every five years.

I craved power in order to break free.

A prosecution service with great power...

that doesn't answer to anyone.

To make that happen, I had to climb up the ranks...

which is why I needed his power.

To challenge those with power,

you sought help from another man in power.

To me, it sounds like you're serving a new master.

It was a necessary evil.

I did what was necessary to protect the organization.

I don't see a fault in my ways.

No, what you did was wrong.

You did it to protect our organization?

Who do you think you are?

Don't fool yourself, Mr. Kim.

Power or status doesn't protect us.

The law and people do.

I'll prove to you...

how wrong your petty principle is.

I'll show you how easily the so-called power you believe in...

can crumble down.

You think you're right, don't you?

I understand that every prosecutor...

is considered a separate authoritative entity.

But ranks still exist within these entities.

Even if obeying orders is considered...

a deep-rooted problem of our organization,

it is clear...

that it's the driving force of our organization.

You will think you're being righteous.

But you're wrong.

You're nothing more than a defective product...

in our organization.

Like a bruised apple in a box, full of good apples.

Or a loach, muddying the water for all the fish in the pond.

That's where you stand in our organization.

Look at everything you did so far.

Your action alone is bringing down our entire organization.

What if you cause our organization to lose its power, status,

and everything?

Who will stay in our organization for the next term?

True prosecutors will stay.

Prosecutor Oh Do Hwan.

We're from the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

Let's go quietly.

This way.

Let's go.

Did District Head Kim order you to fabricate...

Deputy Chief Lee Jang Won's case...

in a specific way?

No.

Did you threaten the medical examiner...

who performed the autopsy on Deputy Chief Lee?

Or did you coerce him to make a false statement?

No.

Look, Prosecutor Oh.

Are you kidding me?

Even people...

at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office know...

that you're District Head Kim's right-hand man.

Do you expect me to believe you had no idea about this?

I didn't know.

Gosh. You're one shameless jerk.

Don't you know where you are?

You're at the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office!

You won't be leaving this place as a prosecutor.

The Inspection Department searched your office and seized your files.

We'll get to the bottom of this once we start looking.

And it's a fact that your career is over.

I confirmed the alibi for 4 out of the 5 buyers...

in the drug ledger.

And the last one on the list...

Tae Hyung Wook.

The Chief Secretary at Law Firm Kangsan.

We won't be able to get a warrant with just this ledger.

We obtained the evidence illegally.

And there's nothing connecting the suspect to the crime.

Sometimes, taking it head-on might work out.

Let's hear her out at least.

What do you mean?

Can't you give me a heads-up next time?

Let's go inside.

How can I help you?

We're here to meet Chief Secretary Tae Hyung Wook.

I see. What's your name?

It's Jin Jung. - Mr. Jin Jung.

Did you make an appointment before coming here?

No. I just barged in here.

I'm sorry.

You cannot meet with Ms. Tae without an appointment.

Is that so?

Then I'll make an appointment now.

I want to see her at the earliest possible.

Do you think you're at a karaoke? - What?

What is this about?

We meet again, ma'am.

And this is...

Who is he?

My name is Seo Ji Han. You can talk to me.

Should we?

Hold on.

You think Ms. Tae committed murder?

Murder the deputy chief prosecutor?

Gosh. I'm sorry.

We will need time to look into this and sort this out.

If you don't mind, I would like to end our meeting now.

Mr. Seo.

I won't repeat myself.

Don't give me excuses and bring her here.

Prosecutor Jin,

that was pretty rude.

I'm not here to be polite.

What if I won't let you see her?

If you don't let me see her,

I'll have a reasonable doubt.

That your law firm...

has a deep connection to Deputy Chief Lee's case.

Okay.

I'll let you see her.

Thank you.

Tell Ms. Tae to come up.

Did you want to see me?

Your name was on the buyers' list from a drug dealer's ledger.

It was the same drug as the drug found in...

Deputy Chief Lee Jang Won's body.

Could you explain this?

I don't know.

You don't know?

That's all?

My personal information could have leaked.

That's all I can say.

Did you know Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lee Jang Won?

I saw him on the news.

And in a personal capacity? - No.

What were you doing...

between 10pm to 11pm on the day of his death?

I thought this was a simple interview.

I didn't know this was an interrogation.

You're deflecting my question.

It sounded like you had already made up your mind...

that I was the culprit when you asked me that.

I had to ask you this to exclude you from the suspect list.

I was exercising after work.

If you need it,

I'll send you the footage to confirm my alibi.

If you're done asking me questions,

may I leave?

Yes.

Ms. Tae.

What are you doing?

Hey, Prosecutor Jin.

Sorry. I was mistaken.

I made a huge mistake.

I would like to sincerely apologize.

Are you out of your mind?

What if she sues you?

Why would you do something that insane?

It's her. - What?

An ordinary person would've...

at least blinked their eyes.

But she didn't.

She didn't blink at all.

She's a professional.

Even if you're right, it's only anecdotal.

Let's leave the door open for now.

Aren't you Prosecutor Jin Jung...

from the Central District Prosecutors' Office?

May I ask who you are?

It's an honor to meet you.

I'm Seo Hyun Kyu, the CEO of this place.

How do you know me?

Of course, I know you.

You're the one who sent District Head Kim Tae Ho to prison.