A New Leaf (Repentance / Gaegwachunsun / 개과천선)

When did he leave?

Over four hours ago.

He said he was going to his office...

but he's not picking up his phone.

Man...

Lee Dong Hoon has great potential.

It's usually taken by high judges.

But he just came...

Promote him.

We can send him to serve as chief judge.

Where will there be an opening?

Nowhere, really.

But if we demote him, there will be complaints.

There's no opening?

Here it is.

Is chief librarian not an opening?

Yes, but...

It needs to be filled...

and it's a nice promotion, too.

It will do.

Okay.

Any good successors?

There's one in civil law research.

Park Hyun Soo.

We'll be able to persuade him if he's in civil law research.

There must've been a precedent.

Injunction applications can't be overruled without a reason.

So create a theory.

Yes, sir.

Call the Minister of the National Court Administration.

Yes, sir.

Also...

It's not a big concern yet, but the victimized firms...

...have formed a committee and they're addressing the media.

How's the criminal case coming along?

They're burning with desire for the prosecution.

That could be a bigger issue.

The chief district attorney is the biggest problem.

Was Oh Myeong Se the former Director of the National Tax Service?

Tell him to come.

You called me?

Who's the committee's chief?

Kim Ik Tae, president of Manjeung Machinery.

Will a tax investigation be possible?

Yes, sir.

After he quits and the next person steps up...

pressure him through the bank by threatening...

to withdraw the loans.

If they change again, pressure them again.

We have to show them how exhausting it can get.

And...

find someone to get info too.

Yes.

I'll get rid of the chief district attorney.

Find a good successor.

What kind of person should...

Someone who wants to succeed but has no money.

Someone with a child in trouble, a complicated relationship...

...or a hidden child.

It's okay to have a weakness.

Okay. I'll search thoroughly.

I'll get going then.

I didn't know you'd go this far.

Were you at the bank for an hour?

You were confined, right?

Not really confined...

You were confined.

The bankers didn't let our lawyers go.

They don't think this is just a small issue.

If that affects everything, it won't end with this product.

There are tons of lawsuits like this.

That's how desperate they are.

They'll all go underway simultaneously.

You can't use Lee Sun Hee.

What will you do about Kim Seok Joo?

I've looked into and he won't be involved in anything other than the injunction case.

That might be true right now.

He left to take a break and recover some...

but he's taken this case.

It's not weird considering his actions until now.

How do you think he'll react if there are consecutive injunction cases?

Don't you know Kim Seok Joo?

If you don't cut your limbs before the game starts...

...you'll bleed to death.

Any more questions?

Long time no see.

How are you?

Thank you for your interest in us.

How can I help you?

I have something important to tell you.

Go ahead.

We're in charge of a lawsuit regarding an exchange rate product...

...between small companies and banks.

There are over a hundred cases registered at Central District Court.

It's no group lawsuit.

The companies are suing separately and measures are being taken.

The judges are overwhelmed.

Because the injunction application was accepted...

...other injunction lawsuits will pop up like mad.

Of course.

Judge Lee Dong Hoon made the ruling.

Isn't it time Judge Lee Dong Hoon be promoted?

I was considering that.

It's time for him to climb up the ladder.

There aren't any appropriate openings, though.

The position of chief librarian is open.

I see.

So there is a spot.

I'll consider it.

Oh, I'll transfer him there.

How's Judge Park Hyun Soo for his successor?

He'll be aware...

of this case's importance to the national economy.

The whole country's in chaos.

He'll take good care of it.

When is the first ruling due?

The companies submitted an order...

to publicize the option price data.

One judge panel decided, and the other three dismissed it.

They all appealed to the High Court...

...and they're waiting now.

A reading case would be helpful.

A reading case would be helpful.

Everyone's looking forward to the court's ruling.

It's such a big case.

It can't be judged easily...

which means...

a prudent, responsible decision is necessary.

I think they're all worried their rulings will be criticized by a higher court...

...because it's such a big case.

Confinement for real?

They locked the door and blocked it.

So you can't go out.

They were serious.

Mr. Kim leaves and now he's successful.

Mr. Kim Seok Joo?

His injunction application was approved.

Didn't he say he was taking a break?

Yeah.

He's still not there?

No, not yet.

He's not at the office either?

No, I think he came by but he's not here now.

Bye.

He's still on this?

The companies applied for a document submission order...

The companies applied for a document submission order...

The companies applied for a document submission order...

...asking the banks for their option price calculations.

...asking the banks for their option price calculations.

32 panels ordered submission and 21 dismissed it.

The companies and banks appealed to the High Court.

- Out of the four panels of judges... -

the other two are waiting...

to follow a higher court ruling.

Do you know why the banks were so serious about...

...the four injunction decisions?

The court values precedent.

Yes. The same is true for this case.

It takes months...

for financial pros to come up with expert opinions.

No judge in a lower court could make an easy decision.

I sent out your book on exchange rate products to the panel of judges.

They must have it by now.

If someone creates a theory...

and has others sense the overall trend...

...won't most judges just go with the flow?

Yes.

If someone sets a precedent with the main case...

...the pressure will decrease.

The next panel will make their decision within the week.

There's a court reshuffling next week.

They'll feel pressure to make a ruling on such a big case...

but there's a judge who's willing to set a ruling date.

Then what will happen?

Next week is the reshuffle.

Who set the date?

Judge Lee Sang Geun.

He decided there's no need to submit the option price data...

...since it's confidential to the business.

I don't know about the document submission order...

...but setting a date under these circumstances...

Judges are careful about these things.

All panel judges for this case started work the same year.

They'll discuss this comfortably.

I can't understand how a judge panel could make...

...a sole decision without any discussion.

One panel is a judicial organization.

If an independent panel can't make decisions as they wish...

...that will jeopardize the independence of the judge.

I'm looking forward to the ruling.

These monthly payments are killing me.

What's with all this tax investigation?

Maybe it's because you're the chief of the victims' committee.

Did you report your taxes properly?

I had a tax office do it...

but there could always be something wrong.

Mr. Kim.

The Seoul National University professor who is supposed to help...

...went through tax investigation today too.