May It Please the Court (Let's Start the Defense / Byeonroneul Sijakhakessseubnida / 변론을 시작하겠습니다)

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT

EPISODE 6

The number you have dialed

- cannot be reached... -Wow.

Mr. Do. Would you please give me Ms. Choi Yoonjung's address?

She won't answer. I should go and get her myself.

Yes, I'll send it to you right now.

This is Attorney Noh Chakhee.

This is Daehan.

Hi. You must have gotten my number from the director.

- You know who I am, right? - Yes.

You're my mom's lawyer friend.

I got the birthday gift you sent me.

Thank you.

It was my pleasure.

I'm going to find a place for you guys to stay.

And you'll be able to see your mom soon, so don't worry.

Take good care of your sister.

I'll come to see you this weekend.

All right. Yes, call me if you need anything.

All right.

Mr. Jwa.

Yes?

Are you free this weekend?

Maybe I am, maybe I'm not.

What does that mean?

It means my answer will be different depending on what you need my time for.

What is this, Schrödinger's cat?

No. It's Schrödinger's Shih Tzu. Why do you ask about this weekend?

If you're free, can you come with me to the children's home?

I'm going to go see Soonyoung's kids.

I thought her children were staying with their neighbor.

Exactly.

That's what I thought, so I paid her a million won every month.

Then she sends the kids away without even discussing it with me.

I don't think she was even going to tell me

if I hadn't visited them for Daehan's birthday.

Which children's home are they staying at?

KOREA CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION POLICE

Coming through.

- You can't take pictures. - Stay back, please!

God.

How did an orphanage director end up like this?

Hey. How did it go?

We went to the director's house.

There was no sign of intrusion.

But one of the boys from the children's home

was found asleep in the director's house this morning.

A boy from the home? How old is he?

Is he in high school?

No, he's ten.

Ten?

You know this person, right?

Who is she?

The lawyer for Kangsung Pharmaceuticals.

You know him too, right?

Yes.

He was my attorney. Mr. Jwa Sibaek.

How did Attorney Jwa Sibaek come to represent your case?

After I got fired, I didn't know what to do.

I was thinking about hiring a lawyer,

and that's when I got a call from Attorney Jwa.

He said he'd take my case for free.

Are you saying he contacted you first?

Yes.

Is that a problem?

Did Mr. Jwa Sibaek...

know about your affair with Mr. Cho Hyunsik?

No. I never told anyone about that,

but the lawyer for Kangsung somehow found out and used it in court.

You're saying Attorney Noh Chakhee revealed that fact in court?

Yes.

That's how...

And I saw it.

Mr. Cho slapped her across the face after the trial.

Attorney Jwa saw it too as we were leaving the court.

INTERVIEW RECORDING ROOM B

Hello.

Yes, Sungtae.

Kyungjin.

I'm in Jeongha right now,

and the scene reminds me of the golf course murder case.

Who's the victim?

Director of a children's home. He was found on the beach.

He was tied up with nylon rope

and died by drowning too, just like the other cases.

But he had a different social background and resided in a different city.

I don't think we can call this a serial murder.

Right. Thanks, I'll go down there myself.

Bye.

"There seems to be a gap between the law and reality.

I will take it into consideration."

If the judge says that, you're off the hook.

I see.

They don't sell general insurance to forklift drivers. That's not your fault.

Right, yes.

Although a suspended sentence means you're guilty,

at least there isn't a fine.

Right, thank you. I better get going, then.

Just one thing.

- Yes? - Well...

The press might want to interview you later.

If they do, please tell them about how grateful you felt

because of all the hard work I put in on your behalf.

Tell them honestly.

Okay. Well, call me, then. Bye.

NEW MESSAGE FROM TALK CALL RECEIVED FROM 010-0932-6212

What?

Why do I have so many messages?

DO YOUNGSOO

- Yes, Mr. Do. - Ms. Noh.

Are you done with the trial?

Yes, it just ended. By the way, did something happen?

Well, someone just posted a rumor about you online.

-A rumor? -They didn't mention you by name.

But it's pretty obvious that they're talking about you.

I'll send you the link right now.

What...

What rumor?

What's going on?

WHO KILLED CHO HYUNSIK, AN AFFAIR WITH HIS LAWYER?

That lawyer worked at Jang***

-for seven or eight years. -What the hell is this?

During that time, she handled all of Kangsung Pharmacy's cases.

She actually won a case right before Cho Hyunsik was murdered.

And do you know how she did it?

She revealed Cho's affair with his secretary right there in court...

JANGSAN LAW FIRM CEO JANG GIDO

We'll need to use Noh Chakhee soon, but this will totally ruin her image.

We can always find a substitute.

The fact that we've been cleaning up after Kangsung Pharm won't do us any good.

If Chakhee takes the fall for it, that's a good thing for us.

While people chew her out about an affair and all,

I will continue to work on the retrial,

and all of our lawsuits in favor of corporations

will become Attorney Noh Chakhee's...

personal agenda.

Gido.

You didn't do this, did you?

Does it matter who did it?

Hello?

I got it.

Your plan to build your image at the children's home may not happen.

The director was found murdered.

That was his employee on the phone.

She asked if we could still come and film.

Tell her we'll be there.

Are you sure?

Their director was murdered.

The kids lost their father.

For the second time.

They lost their birth father and now their father figure.

"Assemblyman Jang Gido shall become the children's dependable shield."

Ms. Noh!

Come on, not in the office.

Sorry.

Jeez, you can't smoke in here.

Man, I'm going to sue all of them.

Those bastards. Cho Hyunsik and I...

They entangled me with Cho Hyunsik of all people?

I'll shut down the channel for spreading false information,

so don't worry.

He's just a gossip influencer with no actual impact.

Once he's sued, he'll change his attitude in an instant and apologize.

But what happens until then?

People believe what they want to believe. Something interesting and scandalous.

Why should I be their topic of conversation?

My only crime is working hard.

Maybe your crime is that you worked too hard at Jangsan.

Are you picking a fight with me?

No.

I'm sorry. That was insensitive of me. I shouldn't have said that.

The police are on the case, so the murderer will be caught soon.

Then their motive will come to light,

and the public attention will shift to that.

This won't last long. It'll blow over soon, so don't worry.

Man.

Who the hell killed Cho Hyunsik?

I'm sorry.

I don't know why, but I'm always hungry.

Would you like some more?

No, it's okay. I've had enough.

So what next?

Should I take you home?

Do you know where I live?

Yes.

I...

can't remember anything.

That's okay.

You'll remember soon. You always do.

When you wake up or...

all of a sudden while eating.

-Do you really think so? -If you want,

I can take you to a doctor right now.

No.

I want to go home.

Sure.

Listen.

Why are you so nice to me?

When I think about what would've happened to me