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

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT

EPISODE 2

KIND CORRECTION SERVICES

JUNGHA DETENTION CENTER

THREE DAYS AGO

BASED ON THE ESSAY MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT BY JUNG HYEJIN

INFIRMARY

LAWYER IDENTIFICATION CARD

I'd like a consultation with Ms. Lee Soonyoung.

I'm a public defender.

She already consulted with her attorney.

Ms. Lee already has an attorney?

Yes, a female attorney.

A female...

-I'd like to sign up for a visit. She can't see you right now.

Ms. Lee tried to kill herself after she met with her attorney.

She attempted suicide?

Soonyoung.

Lee Soonyoung.

Chakhee.

Then can you do as I say?

Anything.

I'll do anything you say, Chakhee.

Fine.

In that case...

Kill yourself.

What?

Kill yourself.

If you want to save yourself and your kids.

What are you talking about?

You have to make this case as big as possible.

Kangsung Pharm will make up a reason for why

you would've wanted to stab your husband.

They will dig into your past and your husband's.

Before they use the media to turn the public opinion against you,

you have to beat them to it.

The pill's side effects made you stab your husband,

and then you tried to kill yourself, feeling guilty and wronged.

That is the story that will intrigue the media and make the news.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

I only wanted you to pretend.

Look at those marks on your neck.

I did what you told me.

But the underwear turned out to be much tougher than I thought.

It just wouldn't break.

I actually thought that I was going to die for a minute there.

Soonyoung.

Listen to me carefully.

I will tell you what's going to happen from here on out.

Your suicide attempt will be disclosed to the media.

You and your husband were orphans who built a happy family together,

but it all fell apart because of the side effects of the pill.

Suddenly, you became this woman who stabbed her husband,

and now your kids might become orphans, just like you.

Consumed by guilt, you tried to take your own life.

This is going to be our side of the story.

Kangsung Pharm

will try to drag you and your husband's names through the mud.

They'll likely pounce on how you're both orphans.

They'll make an issue out of you two living together before getting married

and make up stories about marital problems.

Money, gambling, a mistress, anything.

They'll make up any reason why you would've wanted to stab your husband

because they want this case to be about your personal affairs,

not about the side effects of their pills.

But if you want to get out of here

and get them to pay for your husband's hospital bills

and your kids' college tuition, you have to be strong and deal with it.

You have to come forward to stop them from producing those defective pills.

It's not just your family that you're saving.

You are saving other victims like you.

I'll trust you with everything.

I'll do anything you say.

This is all I can do for you.

-What? -From this moment on,

we will never see each other again.

-Why? -This is the best I can do.

If I stay on as Kangsung's attorney, remember what I said?

I'll have to make you actually want to kill yourself.

Your suicide attempt ended in failure,

and Kangsung Pharm will now fire me.

Because I made a reckless move to keep your mouth shut but failed.

They will think my threats still worked on you in a way,

so they won't lose anything even if they fire me.

I had no idea.

I'm sorry.

I knew I was going to be fired before I even talked to you.

You don't have to be sorry.

But still...

Soonyoung.

Someone better...

Well, maybe not better.

Someone as good as me will take over your case.

From now on, do as he says.

But I like you better.

Get well soon. Eat lots of food, and don't try anything funny.

I'm going.

Thank you.

I don't owe you anything anymore.

Owe me?

You paid my tuition for my first semester in college

with your pay from the sock factory.

You paid that back a long time ago.

You wasted your youth on my tuition.

This is for that.

Please, sir. I beg you. She's coming.

All right. Calm down.

But if your tuition isn't paid by 5 p.m., your enrollment will be canceled.

Please wait just a little longer.

Soonyoung, where are you?

Look, it's seven o'clock already.

I'm sorry, but I can't wait any longer.

-(Soonyoung panting) -Soonyoung.

Just a second.

Go on.

Give it to him!

Get out.

I don't know how you coerced Ms. Lee into attempting suicide,

but I won't let you do whatever you want anymore.

What is it that I want?

To give up being a human to win?

If you're a human being, act like one.

Mr. Jwa, you seem to have forgotten already.

I'm not human.

I'm a dog.

A Shih Tzu.

Ah, that's right.

Are we done here?

How many more people have to die before you stop?

You drive an imported car and wear luxury watches and clothes

bought with the money you make from people's blood, sweat, and tears.

Does that make you happy?

You work as a public defender and wear a watch you bought

with the chicken scratch the state pays you

for defending rapists,

drug offenders, and robbers. Compared to that, I feel...

pretty good.

All right, then.

Gido.

You need to hire more women and at least one disabled person.

JANGSAN LAW FIRM

Is it bad?

Agora is similar in size to Jangsan, and they hired even more women this year.

They hired people with diverse majors and even a blind lawyer.

Meanwhile, Jangsan

has the most imbalanced gender ratio in the field with the new lawyers.

You always choose men from the top three schools in the country.

Come on. You don't even have anyone over the age of 30.

I understand.

I'll hire a few more women.

Your firm takes on a lot of lawsuits that are in favor of corporations.

That will be a pain if people start to nitpick.

With this kind of personnel, you won't make assemblyman.

You won't even be picked within the party.

With this new demand for innovation,

everyone's just trying to appease the citizens.

It sucks, but what can you do?

You have to at least pretend to care about ESG.

Create a team just for ESG and also start holding webinars.

You can do some pro bono work and promote the firm that way.

Is there anyone who could be the front man for ESG?

"ESG"?

I think I know just the person.

Grandma, let's have a toast to celebrate my promotion.

I made partner at the firm.

-Here. -(paper cup swishing)

Grandma.

You know Soonyoung, right?

To protect my friend, I broke the promise I made with you.

A LOVING GRANDMOTHER CHO KANGYI

But you're still proud of me, right?

If I had turned a blind eye to Soonyoung,

you would have come back just to beat me with a fire stick.