The Judge from Hell (지옥에서 온 판사)

The Judge from Hell

CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS FILMED IN SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Please stop, Mr. Won!

It's dealing with the have-nots that's most difficult.

The lowlifes.

Is this emergency services? There's someone...

Stop right there, you bastard!

It's you.

I've waited for 25 years.

EPISODE 8

The Judge from Hell

Did you change your shift?

They'll give me the day shift as soon as they find my replacement.

Come home right after school before it gets dark.

Okay, I will.

But he only attacked women.

I worry more about Ms. Jang, Ms. Oh,

Judge Kang and you than me.

Especially Ms. Jang. She goes to church every night.

Thank you, Minjun.

Ms. Oh, you should collect the recycling during the day.

It's dangerous at night.

Just take care of yourself.

You look even more dangerous.

You always work late. I'm worried about you too.

Be careful.

Do you sleep with your eyes open?

What?

I said, you be careful too. It's dangerous.

Right. I will.

Now, let us all pray that the missing detective

returns home safely.

Dear Father, thank you for allowing our Hwangcheon Villa family

to gather here today.

Please watch over sister Kim Soyeong so that she can return home safely.

Amen.

Amen.

As an active officer went missing during an investigation,

the chief gave instructions to solve the case

as quickly as possible by mobilizing all personnel.

The forensics team is currently examining the scene.

We won't know until we get the exact forensic results,

but the blood found on the scene

is presumed to be Detective Kim's.

One more thing.

Violent Crime Team 2 will sit this one out.

What?

Look. We're looking for our team leader.

-Why would we sit it out? -Look at the state you're all in.

You won't be objective.

-But-- -It's the chief's orders.

Violent Crime Team 2 will focus on their case at hand.

Is it so terrible to miss one meal?

Why did you leave Detective Kim alone there?

Stop it.

You know it's not his fault.

I'm sorry.

No.

Eunseop is right.

It's all my fault.

Because of me, Detective Kim...

We don't know what happened to her yet.

Don't you know what kind of person she is?

She will be back soon.

Where are you going?

To her home.

Take care of him.

It's okay, Dahui.

Mom will be back, don't worry.

It's all right.

Daon.

Mom's not picking up.

Can you hurry up and find her?

Find her now!

It's all right.

She'll be back soon.

When the statute expired and records were discarded,

Soyeong made a copy.

J SERIAL KILLING CASE 5

Soyeong told me not long ago

that she thought he was back.

I'm showing you this for one reason.

As much as she tried to keep the promise she made to you as an officer,

you should take responsibility

and do your job as an officer

without wavering.

Soyeong won't go down easily.

Let's trust that and wait.

Okay.

Are you back from work now?

Yes.

Did you find Detective Kim?

She'll be back.

Are you all right?

I'm fine. She'll be back soon.

JUDGE KANG BITNA

KIM SOYEO

She'll come back.

Because Han Daon believes she will.

But has he been eating?

I don't think he's sleeping much.

DETECTIVE HAN

Can you come with me to meet someone?

Who?

Someone who will prove the victim's innocence.

I don't care about the victim's innocence...

When are you going?

Choi Wonjoong is arguing that Won Changseon used the strike

to extort money because of his gambling debts.

His daughter has cancer and needs chemotherapy.

Insurance didn't cover it, so it's true he needed money.

But gambling?

That's a lie maliciously made up by the CEO.

I know it's a lot to ask, but could you say in court

what you just told me?

I was thinking to find another job anyway because I can't stand this company.

If it's for his honor,

I will gladly testify.

Thank you so much.

WITNESS STAND

Your Honor.

An hour has passed already.

At this point,

I think it's fair to say that the witness is not coming.

Let's wait five more minutes.

DEFENDANT

Excuse me.

I'm a witness.

You were close with the victim, correct?

-Yes. -The victim had a huge amount of debt.

Do you know why?

I heard it was from gambling.

Did the victim tell you anything else in relation to the debt?

He said, "I'm going to threaten the CEO with a strike

and use the extorted money to pay off my debts."

No more questions.

The victim had a large debt due to gambling.

He had no way to pay it back, so he used the strike

to threaten the defendant.

And the defendant

gave the victim money to end the strike.

But he couldn't contain his anger, so he kidnapped and assaulted the victim.

And the victim, who disappeared after that,

ended up taking his own life.

Is this the defendant's argument?

That is precise, Your Honor.

Does the prosecution have more to say

about the defendant's claims?

No, Your Honor.

I see.

I will see you on sentencing day.

Sir, wait.

We need to talk.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

KICK JUDGE KANG OUT OF COURT

Thank you, Lord, for your grace and for blessing us with this food.

Thank you for blessing everyone who is gathered here today.

In the name of Jesus we pray.

-Amen. -Amen.

Please, let's eat.

Good work, Judge Kang.

You really earned this.

I didn't do much.

I'm actually honored

to be dining with such a stellar line-up.

By the way, how did you fabricate evidence related to gambling?

The documents were a work of art.

The lawyers did great work.

How did you get the union's vice chairman on your side?

Throwing away all pride and conscience

when offered even a small sum

is what poor people do.

I'd rather die than live like that.

What a wretched life.

Pretending to know their life without having been poor,

I don't care for that.

Everyone is vulnerable to money.

Judge Kang, my son is

praying hard in the lockup and reflecting.

Is he asking the deceased victim for forgiveness?

No, the Lord.

The Lord has already forgiven him.

It's now your turn to forgive him, Judge Kang.

Shall we toast?

To a successful trial.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Here you go.

The only survivor of serial killer J,

-I found him. -Really?

Who is it? Where is he now?

Actually, you know him quite well.

Here.

Who in my close-knit circle is it?

HAN DAON

The kid who lost his parents and sibling