Extraordinary Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우)

This is what Haengbok-ro will look like passing Sodeok-dong.

The fact they decided on a route like this means that they want us to leave the town.

It's splitting the town in half and isolating each side.

The town is so beautiful.

The town is beautiful,

but the people who live here are even better.

So then, what's left is…

-What is it? -Trial.

A lawsuit seeking revocation of the road zone decision of Haengbok-ro?

That's right. We're thinking of doing that.

That's Attorney Tae Su-mi, right?

Why is the king here herself?

"King"?

Why are you looking into Tae Su-mi?

I wanted to be like her.

From what I see, I think Jun-ho likes you.

If you're not sure, why don't you try touching him?

I want to check whether or not I like you.

Can you only check

by touching me?

Did you give Young-woo a job here because of Tae Su-mi?

How does your father know the CEO?

Wait. So you did get this job through connections.

Then have I benefited from nepotism?

Young-woo!

Young-woo!

CASE 8 A TALE ABOUT SODEOK-DONG II

Did you sleep well?

No, not at all. It was uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar place.

I thought so. You were grinding your teeth last night.

What?

Here's your order of Dong Geu-ra-mi gimbap.

Just leave it.

Is there no ham and spinach?

What about boiled burdock?

Boil your own burdock.

Eat what you get. That's the Dong Geu-ra-mi gimbap.

Okay.

Thank you for the food.

-It's good, right? -Yes, very.

It's strange.

Right?

It is strangely good.

Did you fight with your dad?

Well…

-No. -Then what?

Did he tell you to leave?

I left on my own.

Yes, I get that you left on your own.

But why did you leave?

I'm going to move out because I'm an adult.

Can you afford to?

That's her, right?

Can you believe this?

Exposing Hanbada's corrupt hiring practices.

Recently, I found out that a rookie attorney at Hanbada

benefited from nepotism.

Unlike the other rookies, this attorney joined the firm

after Hanbada's official recruitment period had ended.

She did not participate in the training for rookies either.

How is something like this possible?

Wasn't it because this rookie attorney's father and the attorney

at the highest position at Hanbada went to school together?

If it weren't for the unreasonable request of her father,

would that rookie attorney have been able to work at Hanbada?

If someone is given a job because they know high-ranking personnel,

how can we call that society fair and just?

I truly feel robbed seeing someone use personal connections

to be handed the job of attorney at Hanbada,

which I gave up my youth to earn.

Come in.

I'm sorry to hear that you felt robbed.

Excuse me?

You wrote the post about Young-woo on the anonymous bulletin board, right?

Come in.

All right, we're all here so let's start the meeting.

What brings you here?

Take a seat.

Sit down.

I heard the opposing attorney of this case is Tae Su-mi.

Yes.

It's a lawsuit for the revocation of the road zone decision

for Haengbok-ro that's being built by Gyeonghae-do.

We're defending the residents of Sodeok-dong.

How's it going?

We're having difficulty proving

that there's a better alternative to the current planned route,

but we managed to find a reason for illegality.

Reason for illegality? What is it?

Gyeonghae-do did their Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment

a bit later than the law allows.

But they did it?

Yes.

Then it's not a reason for illegality for the decision of the route itself.

Maybe just a minor procedural mistake.

Are they still working on the construction?

Yes, we requested a suspension of effect,

but it hasn't been confirmed yet, so the construction is ongoing.

So you're losing right now.

We knew that this wasn't going to be easy when we started.

This might sound a little odd,

but Sodeok-dong is quite beautiful.

The residents are also easygoing.

There's an on-site verification soon, so we're thinking of using this

to appeal to the judges to change their minds.

You want to touch their hearts?

-Yes. -I see.

That's quite…

a romantic method.

But not everything works that way.

Come up with a way to solve this politically and less romantically.

Politically and less romantically?

Among the media outlets that are on good terms with Hanbada,

wouldn't there be someone who would take interest in this case?

Framing this lawsuit as a fight between David and Goliath

to stir up public opinion.

To make the judges feel uncomfortable to side with Gyeonghae-do.

It may not seem like much, but sometimes things like this work.

A person's heart wavers

even over groundless gossip posts on an anonymous bulletin board.

Doesn't it?

Right.

Anyway, win.

-Excuse me? -Don't lose to Tae Su-mi.

Right. Okay.

Did you see this?

"Exposing Hanbada's corrupt hiring practices."

Well…

This…

It's you.

-What? -It's about you.

Someone took a shot at you claiming you benefited from nepotism.

How do you know it's me?

You were the only one who joined the firm after the official recruitment.

People have been whispering about this all morning. Didn't you sense anything odd?

Right.

It's…

all true.

My father and the CEO are friends from university.

I…

benefited from nepotism.

Students with good grades at SNU law school

all do internships at major law firms and get employed before graduating!

You were always the top in school, but you weren't hired anywhere.

Everyone knew it was unfair.

But they didn't do anything about it because it was none of their business.

Including me.

Well, since I have autism--

Hey!

Discrimination against the disabled is legally prohibited!

You not being employed anywhere with your grades

is discrimination, dishonesty, and corruption.

No matter how you got here,

it's only fair that you joined the firm, albeit late!

I think Attorney Kwon wrote this.

So when it's just the two of you, smack him on the back of his head.

Or hit him hard in the stomach.

But that's a crime.

Don't just let people walk all over you, you idiot.

And stop acting pitiful saying you benfited from nepotism!

You heard the CEO, right?

We should be political too, okay?

Less romantic, okay?

Okay.

-You contacted them, right? -Yes.

They should be here on time.

Gosh, this is a nightmare.

Goodness.

-They should be here soon. -Isn't that their car?

Yes, it is.

Here.

Gosh.

-My goodness. -My goodness.

-Hello. -Gosh, welcome.

-Of all days, it had to rain today. -My goodness, thank you.

Thank you.

Gosh, thank you.

Gosh, the weather is awful.

Does Hanbada not have umbrellas?

We look like such a mess.

Yes, we do. Just a moment.

What?

Why did Jeongui Ilbo come here?

Hanbada must have called them.

They have a good relationship.

I think I've read the friendly articles they wrote for Hanbada.

They're trying hard.

There won't be anything to cover today.

OFFICIAL DUTY

Your Honor. Hello.

It must have been exhausting to come all this way.

Yes.

It's quite far.

Gosh. It's pouring.

Sir, please lead the way just like you did last time.

Okay.

Your Honor.

Your Honor, the road with the red flags is…

-What was it? -Haengbok-ro.

It's the planned route for Haengbok-ro.