The Empire (Cheongongui Seongchae / 디 엠파이어: 법의 제국)

(We would like to inform you that the names, institutions, companies and incidents in this drama are fictional.)

What's going on? - What is that?

Ten.

Gosh. The degrees of decomposition are all different.

I can see the recent ones rotting.

And some of the old ones can't even be recognized.

It means the culprit has been consistent.

A habitual criminal.

Who did this?

Do you think it's relevant to our case?

We got the warrant for the security cameras.

You don't have any security footage?

How is that possible?

We're truly sorry. But we really don't have it.

The storage device was broken exactly three days ago.

So nothing was saved.

The device broke down around the time of the incident?

Are you kidding me?

We're not here to fool around.

That's destroying evidence in a homicide case.

We'll see you at the station soon.

Gosh. I'm really sorry.

We were going to get that fixed, but this happened...

I'm sorry.

We're just going to leave like this?

They're destroying evidence!

I'm sure they're lying to us!

Right. Let's say that you're right.

Joong Jin. If you were the security guard,

would you be able to get rid of the security footage as you please?

Or would you be able to say no...

when your boss tells you to get rid of the security footage?

Someone else gave him the order.

If he gets arrested for this,

he won't be able to work as a security guard.

How will he get a job?

That's his problem, not ours.

What about the victim? Don't you care about her?

How can we investigate without the security footage?

Let's proceed with the digital forensic analysis first.

We might be able to find some videos.

It's obvious that we can't restore any videos!

They already overwrote those files with other files!

I'll get going if we're not going to study today.

Sit down. - It's not like we'll study today.

The exam is around the corner. - Hey.

Kang Baek is shocked right now.

You know that he must be shocked the most among us.

Why is that? It wasn't like they were dating.

I'm not shocked. I'm busy because I'm behind with my studies.

Don't you think you're being unreasonable?

I didn't know you were this awful.

Why are you criticizing me when I haven't done a thing?

How is this criticizing you?

How could you be this heartless toward Nan Hee?

It wasn't like we were indebted to her.

How are we supposed to behave then?

She's right. What are we supposed to do?

Should we go over to the morgue at the NFS and cry our eyes out?

Will our tears...

make Nan Hee come back from the dead?

What should we do?

Right. What do you expect us to do?

She was murdered.

Nan Hee was murdered.

So what? Are you asking us to catch the culprit?

This isn't the police university.

Kang Baek.

You're acting really weird.

You should watch what you say. You're getting on my nerves.

And I can finally say this to you.

You were never good enough to join our study group.

So I would like to ask you to leave our study group.

You're not even on our level.

How dare you lecture me?

What did you say?

I said you weren't on my level.

Hey, Jang Ji Yi. - You know I'm right.

This is why I wanted the girls to leave our study group.

This happened because they joined us when they weren't on our level.

Only people like her would face such an awful death.

I'm about to be talked about too. - That's enough!

You crazy wench. Hey.

Ji Yi. - Have you gone mad?

Hey. Say that again! - Hey, get off me!

What did you just say? - Get off me!

You don't want to be a prosecutor? - Have you gone mad?

Hey! How could you say that?

Let go of me! That lunatic. - Hey.

Hey. What's wrong with her? - How could you say that?

Kang Baek.

Hey, Kang Baek.

Let's talk.

About what?

Why aren't you answering my calls?

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

What? I shouldn't be okay?

That's not what I meant.

I think that's what Ah Jeong was alluding to.

Kang Baek.

Why did you run after me? What do you want to talk about?

I just wanted...

to make sure that you were okay.

I was worried if you had been sleeping and eating well.

I'm fine.

That's why I'm coming to school and studying for my exams.

I have a whole group of people at home, worrying about me...

when I skip a meal, so don't be one of them.

I'll get going if that's all.

Kang Baek.

The culprit...

Wouldn't that person be the culprit?

What?

I think you and I might be the only ones who know.

Should we tell the police?

Oh, that.

What do you think?

No?

Gosh, right. We might be wrong.

This is driving me crazy.

What do we do?

Someone else might be the culprit, not the person we have in mind.

Who? Who are you talking about?

Me.

What?

I also wished that she was dead too.

Are you happy that I'm gone?

Are you happy that I'm dead?

Hello. - Hello.

"The law is harsh, but it is the law."

Who here still thinks this was said by Socrates?

I hope none of you here thinks that.

All right. I'll cut some slack for you.

Only recently this was removed from our textbooks.

In 2004, the Constitutional Court stated...

that abiding by the law was based on...

the just law and proper execution of the law.

Afterwards, this saying was removed from our textbooks.

Just like someone once said,

being just means knowing whom to criticize.

I'll quote a line from a book, "A Good Discriminator."

"The world is still..."

No way. - What?

What's this about?

We're in the middle of class.

This...

Which one of the two is it?

Won Kyung. It's me, Moo Ryul.

The man in Hong Nan Hee's photo on the internet.

Isn't that Kang Baek?

What are you talking about? Kang Baek?

Look at this. Older Mi Ja.

What do you think?

Who is that?

You remember her, right?

The girl Kang Baek brought home the other day.

She's dead. - What?

She must have been too arrogant.

What do you think?

Would the guys be sad or scared now?

Goodness. Hello.

What do you think you're doing here?

Get out.

Ma'am.

I'm in charge of the recent case.

I'm Detective Ji Gu Won of the Regional Investigation Unit.

So what?

A detective must stay within the scene of the crime.

This isn't the scene of the crime. This is my office.

If you want to interview me, set up an appointment.

If I did, I wouldn't be able to see this.

Gosh, hold on.

Wait. These are completely new!

I'm still using my old computer that barely turns on.

Can I ask you why you're throwing them out?

Watch what you say. You're in my office.

Is your office considered sacred or something?

The storage device broke down on the day of the incident.

So there's no security footage.

I was so frustrated. That's why I came here to see you.

And of all times, you're throwing out your computer.

And the director of the university is busy trying to kick me out...

instead of welcoming me.

Gosh. You're hurting my feelings.

I'm not in charge of the security footage.

If you need my help, go through the proper channels.

And proceed with the written request.

This is my place of work.

This isn't some reception area where I listen to your frustration.

I can't afford to get wrapped up in this distraction.

I have way too much work.

How odd.

People show a sense of desperation...

when they lose even small items like a bicycle.

But you don't seem desperate to solve this case at all.

You look like you don't want to catch the culprit...

when one of your students was murdered.

What are you talking about?

The culprit must be arrested. You must catch the culprit.