Why Her? (Why Oh Soo Jae? / Wae Osujaeinga? / 왜 오수재인가)

(This is a work of fiction. All characters, places, incidents,)

(and organizations portrayed in this drama are fictitious.)

(TK Law Firm, Life of a TK associate attorney)

(- You're so cool. - TK Law Firm? Good for you!)

"You're so cool."

"TK Law Firm? Good for you!"

Look at you, Mr. Influencer.

Oh, please.

If you have time to brag about working at TK on your social media,

why don't you go over your report and fix it?

Attention, please.

It goes for all of you.

You desperately wanted to join Ms. Oh's team and made it happen,

so it's time you proved your worth.

Do not submit reports...

that are missing the mark and don't even make sense.

I have to stay up all night...

to fix your darn reports.

If I were you, I'd go kill myself out of embarrassment.

Why would your father-in-law's fault be seen as your weakness?

At the confirmation hearing,

the assemblymen on our side will shield you,

so put your worries to rest.

In any case, I got it all sorted out for you.

So let's grab a bowl of hot soup together soon. Sounds good?

Okay. I have to go.

Sir.

- Your phone. - Yes.

All right. Tell me what's going on with Hansu Bio.

Why won't you answer my calls?

Oh, where's my phone?

My goodness. I forgot that I had put it on vibrate.

I guess I'm getting old.

We'll fill you in on the details another time, sir.

Ms. Oh, are you very busy at the moment?

Hey, Soo Jae. Stay for a moment.

Young Bae, you can go.

Ms. Oh, you see...

Over 200 residents in Yeongpyeong District...

can't afford to move, let alone rent a room.

(1 day ago, National Assembly Transportation Committee Inspection)

Yet you still wish to push ahead with the plan.

Do you want them all to give up on life and die?

Good grief, those destitute peasants.

Not owning a home isn't something to brag about.

- What? - How could you say such a thing?

Your microphone.

What did you say just now?

Did you call our citizens "destitute peasants"?

Assemblyman Lee In Soo. You want to run for President.

How dare you call our citizens "destitute peasants"?

No, I was talking to myself while thinking about something else.

You can't feign ignorance and say you were distracted.

No one will buy it.

You must bow down and apologize.

Goodness gracious.

Hey, I was just mumbling to myself.

I had reported him for accepting illegal political contributions,

but the prosecution completely ignored it.

Thanks to that, Lee In Soo was elected for his fifth term...

and is considered one of the strongest presidential candidates.

He wishes to run for President...

but dared to refer to citizens as "destitute peasants".

- We must stop him! - What is this?

- And Yeongpyeong District too. - I'm sorry, sir. I'll look into it.

Ms. Oh.

Then what should I do?

What's the biggest weakness we can use...

against someone fighting for justice?

Being called "destitute peasants" is like our golden ticket.

I'll make him give me an apartment and a commercial building.

Once he gives me those, I shall cast my vote for him.

Their not-so-righteous intentions being exposed.

We sent him the recording, so I'm sure he got the message.

I suggest you bow down, apologize, and end it on a high note.

(After Promising Compensation for Yeongpyeong Residents)

Hurray for Assemblyman Lee In Soo!

- Hurray! - Hurray!

Who knows what Soo Jae did?

They were shouting hurray together hand in hand...

Whatever. Why envy her when all she does is clean up everyone's mess?

The managing partner title is mine anyway!

Are you sure you'll be promoted to managing partner?

Yes, I'm 99.9 percent sure! Tell the kids.

Go ahead and tell your father too...

Gosh, I'm getting goosebumps.

Oh Soo Jae is at it again. She's chewing out the associates.

That nasty witch. Goodness.

Cho Moon Yong, the whistle blower who disclosed...

the false emissions data, will testify for the plaintiff.

What can we do to invalidate Cho Moon Yong's testimony?

We must stop him no matter what.

"No matter what"? How?

Of course, not by force. We'll talk him out of it.

We should meet him and persuade him in person.

I'll try to persuade him.

I'll find out what he needs.

"Have you ever seen things work out for a whistle blower in the end?"

"You're bound to be bullied and get kicked out."

"You have a family to feed. Decide wisely."

We'll pressure him while we...

You're out too. Get out.

If I'm wrong, please tell me exactly what I got wrong.

If you want to know, you can attend the trial.

However, you'll be sitting in the audience.

(2nd trial for the Hansu Bio Chemical- Industrial Complex case)

Counsel, you may cross-examine the witness.

Your Honour. Before that,

please allow me to reveal the truth about Mr. Cho Moon Yong,

the witness who first reported on Hansu Bio's...

allegedly falsified air pollutant emissions data.

Now that you've seen the photo, please think about this.

Mr. Cho received money from the plaintiff.

Could we say his intentions behind the testimony are righteous?

He stated that the company falsified its emissions data.

But could we trust him?

It's true!

It really is true! Please believe me.

This is a trap.

This is a trap!

They're trying to sabotage me! This is a trap.

This is a trap! Let go of me!

We will take a brief recess.

This is a trap!

What are you doing?

I told you that it'd be hard for you to win the second trial.

While preparing for this trial,

we focused on finding out why Yang Ji Ho fell ill...

and conducted in-depth research and experiments.

We collected data from other areas too,

not just the vicinity of the factory.

And as you can see,

similar levels of pollutants were detected in other areas too.

This shows that the emissions...

from Hansu Bio Chemical- Industrial Complex...

had nothing to do with Yang Ji Ho's illness.

No, Your Honour!

My son, Ji Ho,

fell ill because of his poor, incompetent parents.

He inhaled black dust even when he was in my womb.

Your Honour.

Please help my son, Ji Ho.

Please help my child, Your Honour.

Please help them, Your Honour.

Thank you!

This child is suffering from a lung disease similar to pneumoconiosis...

because of the pollutants from Hansu Bio Chemical-Industrial Complex.

Air pollutants...

that can cause lung diseases and various types of cancer...

caused this little boy to develop a pulmonary disease...

and have been threatening the health of the residents.

Ji Ho's doctor, Mr. Shin Do Hyung, concluded that...

environmental factors were the main culprit...

behind Ji Ho's condition, which is similar to pneumoconiosis.

Other doctors at the hospital have stated the same.

Ji Ho is still a kid.

Do you think it's fair that he has to go through all this pain...

and get tested on an ongoing basis due to such environmental factors?

Your Honour. I just received a medical certificate.

I'd like to read it aloud and submit it as evidence.

Your Honour.

Counsel is trying to cloud the issue.

I have no reason to stop her as she hasn't given her closing statement.

Please go ahead.

"The suggested correlation between Yang Ji Ho's condition..."

"and emissions from Hansu Bio Chemical-Industrial Complex..."

"cannot be proved."

Your Honour.

Please check who issued such a medical certificate...

and how it was done.

We must find out.

There is no need to check.

This was issued by Dr. Shin Do Hyung, Ji Ho's doctor.

I've also enclosed the opinions of the pulmonologists...

at the hospital where Dr. Shin Do Hyung works.

Your Honour.

I must tell you something very important about Ji Ho.

Your Honour.

Please have the security guards escort him out for a moment,

and I ask that you make a closed court order.

You can't do that.

Just say it in front of everyone! Why must Ji Ho leave?

You cannot suddenly make a closed court order.

Please proceed as is.

I gave you a chance.

A chance for what?

Ji Ho was adopted when he was five.

- What? - He was adopted?

- For real? - What is going on?

Their claim that Ji Ho was inhaling pollutants...

even in his mother's womb...

is all a lie, Your Honour.

- Seriously? - Is this really true?

- I can't believe this. - This is insane.

- He was adopted? - What is going on?

Your Honour, may we have a short recess?

Forget a recess. I suggest you give up on this trial.

We have witness statements that say they have been abusing Ji Ho...

and that they have generated profit in the process...

of adopting a number of children and giving them up.