Payback: Money and Power (Law Money / Beopjjeon / 법쩐)

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, CASES,

AND THE SETTINGS OF THE PROSECUTION IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.

FINAL EPISODE

The search and seizure is over.

Investigations are about

painting the bigger picture.

That's the essence of it.

I'm in a dilemma between two scenarios.

You want me to cooperate with finding Myung's assets

and settle at the right time…

or go against you and get destroyed.

Wow.

You really are sharp. What a shame.

Have a drink.

You raided my office, yet you're offering a drink instead of handcuffs.

You want to cut a deal with me.

You afraid of me?

You avoid the powerful and treat the weak harshly.

Like Joon-gyeong said in the past,

you're not a righteous prosecutor who fights for the greater good.

You merely sell your trade for power and advancement.

So righteous prosecutors are those who recklessly fight for justice,

while those who make realistic decisions

to arbitrate accordingly are in it for their advancement?

Realistically speaking,

do reckless fights achieve justice?

You must also learn when to let it go.

You and Park Joon-gyeong,

you both want excessive justice.

The concept of justice is black and white. What's this "excessive justice"?

You said to tie them all down so you could wipe out the top brass.

But think about it.

Everyone has a skeleton in their closet.

As a matter of fact,

in order to maintain law and order,

we elites must not lose our sense of balance to keep the society…

Sense of balance, my ass.

You just got scared and backed out, you idiot.

I promised to help you recover everything you lost.

Hence, I helped pull you up from rock bottom.

Guess you got scared

that you might hit rock bottom again if you kept working with me.

They call you Chef Hwang not because you uphold law and order,

but because you cook cases just to satisfy the top brass' taste.

You only know how to be petted by your owner for being an obedient dog.

You've never actually conducted

a real investigation before, have you?

Okay.

I'll do it right this time.

A taste of excessive justice for you and your friends. Happy?

Is that all you can do with the power that I've gotten back for you?

Pocketing Myung's dirty money and bullying my friends?

Wow.

I can't believe how pathetic you are.

"Pathetic"?

How brazen of you to say that in this situation.

If you cooperate well enough, I'll lift your travel ban.

So leave when you can.

No.

I won't leave.

I've settled and left the country before, which I deeply regret.

Let's fight this time.

Until the end.

The trap has been set,

but what do you think?

Well, I'm not sure yet.

He is quite sly too.

Hwang Gi-seok raided your uncle.

I heard he went to the penthouse himself.

Damn, seriously. I knew this would happen.

Sounds just like Hwang.

When he sets his heart on a kill, he doesn't pull any punches.

He goes straight into the center and stabs the heart.

Not the heart, but my uncle's back.

As of now, build a case linking Eun Yong and his fund to all his connections.

Focus on his previous charge

regarding Oh's suicide and tie anything you find to that.

Anyone who ever spoke with him or looked him in the eye--

No. Anyone who breathed the same air with him is guilty. Got it?

Shake them all down.

If you find fault, blow it up.

If you find nothing, improvise.

Understood?

Yes, sir!

We arrested Hong Han-nah. What should we do with her?

Get her a warrant as the co-conspirator of CEO Oh's death.

Freeze the fund's capital too.

Take me into custody?

Gosh, thanks to Eun Yong, I'll get to visit jail.

I'll file a writ of habeas corpus as soon as I can.

-What about the fund? -All funds are frozen.

-Trading will be banned starting tomorrow. -Damn it!

What the…

I guess the Mongolia Project is down the drain.

I plugged away for a long time, investing big on that project.

I'm sorry.

Why would you be sorry?

Forget it.

Don't worry about the money.

After all,

I am indebted to Eun Yong.

When I was living in the States,

I got conned and even lost my parents' house.

But Yong got it back for me.

When I was at my lowest, he was foolish enough

to fight until the end for me.

I'll always be thankful.

Sounds similar to your story with him, right?

Tell Yong not to worry about me

and make sure he gets everything he wants.

I'll do that.

They even arrested Han-nah.

I'll submit the habeas corpus petition and release her on bail.

Take good care of her.

She's strong, but she's never been through this.

Tell her I'm sorry and to hang in here.

Okay.

But your funds are frozen, so it might be hard.

I expected that to happen.

No need to worry.

What about the Mongolia Project?

That's not important right now. Did Han-nah tell you to ask?

I'll handle it, so tell her to take care of herself.

I'll stay with her until she gets transferred.

We shouldn't let our guards down.

All right. I'm counting on you.

We don't have solid proof.

But Ms. Kim Bok-sun's statement

and the dashcam footage of Chief Lee at Eastern District--

These two are indisputable facts.

So, what we need to know is where Myung went after his visit to Eastern District.

-This is where CEO Oh died, right? -Yes.

I checked the building and the nearby CCTVs, but nothing came up.

By the way, I found something odd about Oh's suicide note.

-What's wrong with the note? -On the list of evidence we have,

fingerprint identification results from Forensics aren't on here.

Huh? That can't be.

Checking prints on the note is protocol for suicide cases.

Right, but it's missing.

Hold on.

The prosecutor in charge was…

Chief Lee Yeong-jin?

EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE LEE YEONG-JIN

BLUENET CEO YOON HYE-RIN

SENIOR CHIEF HWANG GI-SEOK MYUNG SE-HUI

Oh, you're here.

Organized everything already?

Hwang may have taken my ledger, but the numbers are in my head anyway.

He can't confiscate that from you,

so he'll try to arrest you to keep you silent.

From where Hwang stands, he wants me to accept his offer

and disappear at the right time.

If he doesn't get his way, he'll find any dirt he can on my staff,

their families and friends, just like he did to Han-nah.

Just like he did to my mom.

Out of those involved in my mom's death…

Hwang had Myung and Prosecution's top brass arrested.

Now…

the only one left is Hwang Gi-seok.

Transaction history with a Singaporean fund.

-You found this on Eun Yong's computer? -Yes, sir.

It's the record of illegal trading using the profit he gained

just before the Bawoo Fund case.

This serves as conclusive proof of his connection to the fund--

Leave this one out.

Sorry?

We can't use this as evidence.

Well, but…

the other ledgers seem to be encrypted, so we can't crack them.

-Encrypted? -Yes, sir.

I heard it's what loan sharks used to do in the past.

-The computer we confiscated-- -Yes, sir.

We won't be able to use it as evidence.

Exclude it from the evidence list but bring me the computer.

Sir.

That's a bit…

Right. Gosh, now that I think about it,

you've risked everything for this case, but I haven't done anything for you.

The promotion season's next month?

If you join Special Investigations as head prosecutor,

you'll be in the fast lane.

Prosecutors need a breakaway like this.

You're not getting any younger.

So?

Do you think you can prepare the evidence list again?

Yes, sir.

I'll do so thoroughly and resubmit the report.

Okay. I'll just pretend I never saw this.

Yes, sir.

As to why you went to Eastern District,

you still don't remember?

CEO Oh died the night you visited Eastern District.

But the fingerprint identification results of his suicide note went missing

while being transferred to Prosecution.

The prosecutor in charge and the one who omitted evidence

was you, Chief Lee.

EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE LEE YEONG-JIN

Hey, Prosecutor Jang.

Yes.

You bring me a piece of paper and photo.