Forest of Secrets (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 12 - Episode #2.12 - full transcript
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Prosecutor Seo doggedly searched
articles about his death.
Bastards.
Did your late husband usually
not use a GPS when he drove?
There's only a small chance that
he knew the route well.
I might be trying too hard
to link the case to Prosecutor Seo.
It might be that I'm holding
on to useless pieces.
Chief Choi Bit?
Find out what relationship she had
with Park Gwang-su,
the lawyer who died from a heart attack.
Mr. Baek Jung-gi.
You're under arrest
for kidnapping and confinement.
What?
Bring the witness here!
Why did you do it?
It's not because of the money.
It's because I accused a cop.
You weren't here on the 26th, were you?
-You didn't see anything, did you?
-I really was here.
-Why would you go this far?
-Damn it.
What do you mean why?
EPISODE 12
If anyone saw my husband…
I beg of you.
Please call us.
Ten million won?
The witness is here. Come on in.
Is he here?
He came here knowing
that the suspect is a cop.
So he knew who to pick.
He said he would've picked him out even if
he wasn't wearing the uniform.
How?
He said gamblers can tell whether someone
is a card shark or an undercover cop.
That lunatic. He doesn't even realize
what he has done.
Too bad we have to hand him over
to the prosecution.
I wish we could take him.
Had the central office
acted just a day later,
we could've worked on it.
This is why we're fighting for
investigative authority.
Anyway, good work.
Thank Prosecutor Hwang--
Tell him I said, "Good job."
Sure thing. Have a good night, ma'am.
Okay, thanks for taking care of it
until so late.
Chief Choi said you did a good job.
She also thanked you.
Okay.
Hey.
Do you want to grab a drink?
Drink slowly, or you'll get throat cancer.
It's cold.
Why worry about my throat?
Why did you want to meet?
I thought you'd be beating yourself up
because of Prosecutor Hwang.
I was just curious to see
the state you were in.
You must be upset.
You were even on the radio.
Of course, I had to.
I'll do anything
no matter who I'm up against.
Why did you really want to see me?
I'm wondering if I should meet
Park Gwang-su's wife
and ask her what she told
Prosecutor Hwang when she saw him.
Am I overreacting?
I'm not worried about her.
If my husband's colleague
came to see me and said,
"Your late husband was actually
doing dirty work for conglomerates.
He must've told you about Hanjo.
We found out about it
shortly after the accident,
but he had already passed away,
and the lobbying attempt had failed.
And he used to work in the prosecution,
so we covered it up, but…"
I'm sorry I have to bring this up,
but some are questioning what your husband
had been up to before the accident.
We may have to reinvestigate the case,
but Hwang Si-mok,
the prosecutor in charge,
never even met Gwang-su
while he was alive.
So you must do as I say.
Whether it's about him drinking or Hanjo,
do not say anything.
If you care about your husband
and the prosecutors
who covered for him back then.
I care, of course.
How could I not?
If he said something like that,
I'd never tell him anything.
You said
you're not worried about the wife.
Are you saying that you're worried
about something else?
Park Gwang-su is dead,
and we know his wife won't talk.
And Hanjo definitely won't call
Prosecutor Hwang over for a confession.
What's the problem?
There might be someone else
who knows about it.
What?
-Do you know Oh Ju-seon?
-Woo Ju-seon?
No, not "Woo Ju-seon."
Remember the couple
who removed the warning sign in Tongyeong?
He was their lawyer.
Okay, what about him?
When he came to see me as
Director Kim's lawyer a little while ago,
he said this to me.
Namyangju, for me,
brings back bad memories…
He was in a car accident
at the beginning of last year…
That it reminded him of his colleague
who died on a highway in Namyangju.
What did? Seeing you?
To be exact,
he said that hearing about Namyangju
brought back that memory.
Who was the colleague he was referring to?
That he didn't say.
But I looked into it
and found out that he had volunteered
to take on Director Kim's case.
What? Why would a lawyer do that?
There was a reason.
Apparently, some people wanted
what Director Kim had done to stay hidden.
The higher-ups, you know.
I guess they hired a new lawyer for him.
That I understand, but…
The thing is,
Oh Ju-seon called me
two more times after that.
What a weirdo. Why did he call you?
Well…
Seeing how he referred to
Park Gwang-su as a colleague,
he might know something as well.
Damn it.
I was not expecting this.
Should I meet with him?
Should I ask him to meet up?
What if he causes problems?
Let's go. My kids are waiting for me.
Give me that. You're done, right?
I'll throw it out.
We should've removed Si-mok
from the team a long time ago.
Then we wouldn't have known
that the witness was lying.
Then will you let Senior Inspector Han
keep snooping around?
Watching those two,
it seems as if they share everything.
Why don't we resume
the council meeting first?
To keep them busy.
And to nag us about the authority?
Jeez.
I wonder if the culprit
will send anything else.
He shouldn't have stopped
if he wanted to show off.
He has no backbone.
We only received the photo two days ago.
Oh, really?
It feels so long ago.
No, it shouldn't be long ago.
Do you really think
it was sent by the culprit?
That's actually two questions
in one sentence.
Just like the fake witness,
was that photo sent by a fake culprit?
Or, because the police watch
was in the photo…
It was either a coincidence
or done deliberately.
Seeing how little we know,
are we totally off track now?
Excuse me. Can we get more cabbage?
Sure.
Even a deer can jump into your car
sometimes, right?
Right.
All kinds of accidents happen on the road.
What? A deer?
Thank you.
What do you think will happen if you drive
after drinking this much alcohol?
Did someone hit a deer
while driving under the influence?
His wife says
that he drank as much as others did,
but his secretary says the opposite.
This man died while driving.
That's odd.
Did he not get along with his wife?
Him and his wife? I'm not sure.
The husband died
while driving under the influence,
and the wife said
he could drink quite a bit?
Was she trying to get back at him
for everything he put her through
because he was a nasty drunk?
His name is Park Gwang-su.
He was the chief of the Daejeon office.
He died last April,
while driving on a highway in Namyangju.
His blood-alcohol level was 0.018 percent.
That amount of alcohol
couldn't have killed him.
Right, he died of myocardial infarction.
And he had received angioplasty
in the past.
I see. Then he died from an illness.
What about it?
Right before Prosecutor Seo went missing,
he had pulled aside three files.
Three files on Segok Station,
the Dongducheon Chief, and Park Gwang-su.
Those three files.
I understand what the first two
were about, but Park Gwang-su?
Well, maybe it's not important.
But you think it may be connected.
Prosecutor Seo brought the first two
to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office
but left the third one in Uijeongbu.
Maybe he went through it
and concluded that it wasn't important.
But why did he check the file
to begin with?
The man died of a heart attack
on a highway. What could he…
Did you say Namyangju? Last year?
-Yes.
-Could it be that again?
My boss used to be the chief there.
Maybe he was trying to find fault
with Chief Choi in regard to the death
of the former chief prosecutor.
Just like how he approached
the bereaved in Tongyeong
and asked them tons of questions.
I'm not sure.
If his target was Chief Choi,
he would've brought the file
to the Supreme Office for sure.
Park Gwang-su…
Do you think we're wasting time?
What? My gosh, he was too young
to die of myocardial infarction.
He was 56, so yes. I'd say so.
The 25th class?
They're already in their 50s?
If he passed the exam late…
Right. He's from the 25th class.
There aren't many articles
about the accident.
No secondary damage.
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
Who is this? And why do you ask me that?
My apologies. It's me, Hwang Si-mok.
I know, you punk.
Aren't you going to say hello?
Hello, sir.
Are you driving now?
Yes, what's up?
May I stop by your office tomorrow?
Sure, whatever.
The second council meeting
has been scheduled. Get ready.
Did you hear anything about the council?
The council? No.
The second meeting has been scheduled.
What? When?
Wait, hold on. My goodness.
Hello, ma'am.
Do you have a moment to talk?
Has the second council meeting
been scheduled?
I was going to tell you tomorrow.
Who told you?
Are you still with Prosecutor Hwang?
Yes. The thing is, now's not a good time
because we're also
investigating that case.
Watching those two,
it seems as if they share everything.
No, it's fine.
Why is the investigation over?
We don't even know if he's alive.
If we wrap it up now,
then what about the victim?
It's all fieldwork now.
We stepped in for fear
that the police might be involved,
not because the victim is a prosecutor.
After all that's happened,
we must conclude
that we had nothing to do with it
and treat it as a regular criminal case.
And just between you and me,
we won't find him alive.
It's not like he went into hiding.
You know what happens when a healthy
adult male has been missing for this long.
Hand over the case before they put
the blame on HQ for failing to find him.
The investigation is over?
How so? We haven't found him yet.
Then can I keep investigating the case?
Let Uijeongbu handle it. It's their case.
Transferring the case
to another office now
wouldn't be helpful.
Then you should've done a better job.
What did you do for a week?
It's because the entire prosecution is
in danger now, not just Dong-jae.
Did something happen?
A new minister may be appointed.
I've gone through the list of candidates,
and we're going to be in trouble.
Let's disseminate the reformation bill.
Pardon me?
"It's nothing we can't do.
Even without the police,
we are capable of inspecting
our organization internally."
This should be our main argument.
They won't read it if it's too long,
so don't go over ten pages.
Ask Prosecutor Kim for any information
on the National Assembly.
-Yes, sir.
-And you, keep going to Yeouido.
-Secure more votes while you're there.
-Yes, sir.
There was a delay,
but the real war begins now.
The Criminal Procedure Code
will not be amended.
We must make sure it won't happen
at all costs. Understood?
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
The rest is in cloud storage.
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You said the HQ is out. Why come here?
Get ready for your meeting.
I'm totally ready.
I already have everything I need.
I just have to show up.
Yes, ma'am. I'll call you back.
What?
Goodness.
Well, the witness…
It turned out he didn't witness anything.
You may leave.
I should have stopped back then.
Just until the law changes…
No, we cannot accept bribes.
I could have
stopped then.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
The percentage of arrest warrants
that are rejected by prosecutors
or judges.
The percentage of the cases
that get non-prosecution.
The police-prosecution ratio in regard
to the number of warrants requested
and prosecution's requests
that were rejected.
Pull all the data from 2010 to 2018.
Pardon? So nine years?
Look into abuse of authority cases again.
Find something worse.
Are you going to submit all of this
to the council?
No, it's for the director's interview.
We must prove that the prosecution's
double-screening process is ineffective
so there can't be any numerical errors.
NO NUMERICAL ERRORS
The returned performance bond was added
to the total revenue of Q1,
so the sum has greatly increased.
And people are now aware
that you're the one who landed us
the thermoelectric power plant deal.
As for the audit,
they'll broaden the investigation
to include all the way up to 2014,
before the damage occurred.
The situation and the numbers
seem positive.
Congratulations, ma'am.
Shall I tell Mr. Oh to stop?
Regarding Namyangju Chief's involvement
in the Park Gwang-su case,
we won't have any problems
if it stays this quiet.
Right.
Most importantly, the person
who brought up Choi Bit is now gone.
With everything going well,
we may end up drawing
unwanted attention if we carry on.
Tell Mr. Oh he no longer needs to contact
the National Police Agency.
Yes, ma'am.
Like you said, everything's going well.
Why don't you get off early
and get some rest?
You've been working
past midnight everyday.
I guess you have plans this evening.
-No, that's not why--
-Sure.
I'll get the car ready.
Ms. Lee is leaving early today.
-Tell the driver to get ready.
-Yes, sir.
Come in.
Mr. Oh called just now.
Choi Bit has asked to meet him.
Why, out of the blue?
He claims that his attempts to build
a rapport with her is paying off--
No.
Oh Ju-seon said he could do it,
but he was bluffing.
I know because I've heard men bluff
all my life.
There's no way the police
would approach him for no reason.
Shall I meet with Mr. Oh now?
Yes.
-Mr. Park.
-Yes, ma'am.
Take some cash with you.
And if the cop actually wants to meet him
because of his efforts
and doesn't have any ulterior motive,
then he'll need to know some things in
order to obtain useful info from Choi Bit.
How much did I tell him?
You told him to find out
the relationship between
Park Gwang-su and Choi Bit.
That's all you told him, ma'am.
Then don't tell him
about the vacation home.
Just tell him what he needs to know
to get us key intel.
Maybe just say we're saddened
by Park Gwang-su's death.
Yes, ma'am.
And make sure you don't mention
Seo Dong-jae.
Understood, ma'am.
Why don't you come in?
We can talk in the reception room.
-What--
-To cover your expenses.
Thank you.
Please let Ms. Lee know how grateful I am.
-So Chief Choi Bit contacted you first?
-Oh, that's…
You already told me
it was because of all your hard work.
But what could be the real reason
she contacted you out of the blue?
I don't think there's such a thing.
I asked her for intel on the director
of the Intelligence Bureau.
That's probably why.
We've asked you not to tell anyone
about your relationship with us.
You remember that, right?
-Of course.
-That includes your wife.
You've said nothing
about the work you do for us
to anyone you've met while on the job.
Correct?
Yes.
Mr. Oh?
Of course, never.
You told your wife.
-No, that's--
-Should I give your wife
a visit?
I didn't tell my wife.
And it wasn't anything related
to the job anyway.
I have to find out about Park Gwang-su's
relationship with Choi Bit.
I need something to work off of
to find out about that,
but Park Gwang-su is dead.
It's not like I can ask a dead man,
so I looked into it.
He and the chief of the Eastern Office
were colleagues in the Training Institute.
Chief of the Eastern Office?
You see, I'm not that naive.
I was the presiding judge
for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
What did he say to you?
Gosh.
It'd be weird if I suddenly started
talking about a dead man.
They had initially hired
a different law firm,
but they suddenly came to us
and I ended up taking it on.
I wondered why they had to switch
to a different law firm.
I was like, "Was there a problem?"
So I tried to sound out the client
and found out that the lawyer
they had hired died unexpectedly.
Who died?
Do you happen to know
a man named Park Gwang-su?
Park Gwang-su?
How on earth…
I can't believe he asked him
of all people.
Hwang Si-mok obviously knows
that the two of them were colleagues.
He even came here and asked us
about Seo Dong-jae.
I bet he'll ask Kang Won-chul too.
Then what will Kang Won-chul say?
"How come both you and Oh Ju-seon
are asking about Park Gwang-su?"
And he calls himself a lawyer?
Kang Won-chul told him
they didn't stay in touch after graduating
from the Training Institute.
They never worked together.
So he didn't even get
any valuable information?
He thought he needed whatever
he could get to move things along,
so I think he just meant well.
I should've met with him separately
and told him what he needed to know.
It's my fault.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Tell Oh Ju-seon
to contact Choi Bit
and agree to meet with her.
-Yes, ma'am.
-As for Kang Won-chul,
have Oh Ju-seon
arrange a meeting with him as well.
-So both of them?
-That's right.
We need insurance too.
I'll take care of it now.
People will say we're scheming
to expand our authority
if we insist on changing the law now.
Who's changing what law?
Well, I'm just saying.
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What is this?
Come inside.
"People's distrust of the prosecution
comes from political bias.
The prosecution
must be separated from politics,
so the law should be revised…"
"There's a chapter on the court's
independence in the Constitution…"
You even brought up the Constitution?
"Besides the two phrases
regarding the request of warrants,
there is no constitutional device
that guarantees
the independence of the prosecution."
Are you crazy?
We're fighting not to get the law revised.
What is this nonsense?
Redo everything
except the corruption investigation.
You talk about political bias
in this situation?
You're being ridiculous!
Political bias doesn't necessarily mean
that we're getting along
with the political authority.
What I meant was
that the political situation--
Are you trying to lecture me?
How dare you!
You're smart. Good for you.
Why are you working here then?
Prosecutor Hwang. Get out.
What's with you?
He can have his own opinions.
Shut up. You get out too!
Hwang Si-mok.
Yes, sir.
He doesn't seem to mind getting yelled at.
He must have it easy
while we're the ones suffering.
You know why, right?
Yes.
So you do know.
I know you just did your job
and you did it right.
But from his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
I see.
And from my perspective too.
You won't be told to take responsibility,
but if we can't keep
our investigative rights,
we'll be the first to lose our positions.
Things would have been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
It would have been a strong defense.
And the entire prosecution
would have stood behind it.
But now
it's gone.
Should I
apologize for that?
I'm saying you don't need
to take it personally.
Imagine how tough it'll be for someone
who's never taken a step back,
like Chief Woo.
I see.
Go on, then.
What are you doing?
-Excuse me.
-Yes?
About the witness, Jeon Gi-hyeok…
Do you have any data left on him?
Do you need something?
I have some files saved here.
I heard he had criminal records.
I want to know which offices
were in charge.
Hang on.
Jeon Gi-hyeok…
He was fined by the Northern Seoul
Prosecutors' Office at first.
It was for fake gift cards.
And Northern Seoul again in 2016,
and Seongnam in 2017.
Both for speculative acts.
Which division in Seongnam?
Criminal Division Two.
Okay. Thank you.
Things would've been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
It would have been a strong defense.
From his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
And from my perspective too.
There are statistics for each year
until 2015.
And then some explanation,
and more statistics after that.
And then the conclusion?
Yes, I'm stating that the police take on
far more cases than the prosecution do,
so we inevitably have
more indictments than them.
And I'm explaining that the prosecution
is trying to make it seem
like we're charging people
without proper investigation.
And their abuse of authority?
Someone who swindled
seven billion won wasn't searched
because of his connections
with the prosecution.
Was it a bribe?
They helped them get rid of the evidence
because they were close.
The inspection team made a request
to punish the prosecutor.
It's taken care of then.
Isn't there anything
that would agitate the people?
Something that will make them
swear at the prosecution.
I'll bring something else then.
Something that'll make people swear…
Something to agitate them…
What can we use?
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The police took nearly a year
tracking down someone who fled abroad.
What did the prosecution do
when we caught him?
He was the head of a tax office
under investigation for receiving bribes.
He was caught while fleeing
to Hong Kong and Thailand
and was brought back to Korea,
but he was freed without a charge.
The prosecution let him go,
and that was it.
It's because his sibling was
an Assistant Chief Prosecutor.
Are you saying that the family members
of prosecutors are all above the law?
He was freed thanks to his sibling?
That's pure speculation.
There's more.
He was golf buddies
with other prosecutors too.
They used fake names.
Why do you think they used fake names
to make reservations?
If it were really pure speculation,
the prosecution should have issued
an arrest warrant immediately
when we requested one urgently
because he fled overseas once before.
But we couldn't arrest him
because the prosecution rejected
the request for a warrant.
We're not the ones who reject them.
It's the judge who rejects warrants.
And you're saying that
there will be side effects
if the police have the right
to end investigations?
That story reminds me of someone too.
The head of investigations
at Moraenae Station.
You'd know about this
better than I do, Director.
Since the residents
from the area up for redevelopment
held protests in front of HQ.
The police claimed that someone
bribed the head of the tax office,
but the one who took that money
was actually a police officer.
The head of investigations at Moraenae.
He's currently suspended.
We didn't go easy on him like you guys.
What about that station chief?
I heard that a chief from another station
pressured Moraenae
not to touch the demolition company,
saying he and the CEO
went to the same school.
He quit as well.
Then why was
that demolition company left out
when the case was forwarded
to the prosecution later?
That company broke numerous laws,
but the police covered them up.
If the police had the right to end
investigations when it happened,
who knows?
The company could have still
been at large this very moment.
I understand why you were reminded
of Moraenae Station
when we mentioned
the head of the tax office.
The two cases are fundamentally the same.
It's why we're discussing
investigative rights.
In order to find a better way
to investigate and indict criminals
to make sure the citizens aren't wronged.
As you know, the police have been
arguing for decades
that we should be the ones to investigate,
while the prosecution manages indictments.
But this is the first time people have
been supportive of us this much.
And you clearly know why.
Because the prosecution has been
disappointing the citizens.
We admit that the prosecution
needs to change.
But it doesn't mean we have to hand over
investigative rights to the police
and give them more authority.
I'll be honest with you.
I think that's ridiculous.
You're suggesting that we make
this country a police state.
You say you're willing to reform,
but won't accept the means.
The first step of a reformation
is to split the authority.
Authority is based on
how many rights you have--
If 150,000 police officers in the nation
gained independent investigative rights,
it would be the same as having
150,000 more prosecutors
with no legal training.
You have a huge resource
for investigations and intelligence.
And you even have armed forces.
Police work is directly connected
to public welfare.
Ordinary citizens.
If we stop leading the investigations,
how will the authority of the police
be kept in check?
You're talking as if prosecutors
are always at the scene
leading the investigations.
Prosecutors hardly know what's going on
in the field outside their offices.
And it's not like
the police call the prosecutors
whenever they go out to investigate.
The prosecutors know the case
and actually lead the investigations
only four percent of the time.
No.
It's 100 percent, not 4.
You're only talking about cases
where prosecutors directly intervene
from the beginning of an investigation.
Even in the 96 percent of the cases,
it is the prosecution's authority
that prevents human rights violations.
You know very well
that the prosecution will intervene
if you conduct a coercive investigation.
If we lose that right
and there is no longer any surveillance
on police investigations,
do you really think there won't be
an increase
-in coercive investigations and violence?
-Is this really about human rights?
Aren't you just anxious about losing
the privileges you have?
Why do you think it's about privileges?
One side has control
over the other and is monitoring them.
What could that be about,
besides privileges?
It's about validity.
The right to investigate and indict is
a right the citizens gave to the nation.
It should be connected as one,
not separated.
What's the goal of an investigation?
If you investigate
as well as indict a criminal,
you'll want to send them to court
no matter what.
How could anyone think otherwise?
If you really value human rights,
it should be separated.
Well, arresting someone isn't
all there is to an investigation.
Legal actions, judicial evaluation,
verifying investigation methods.
They're all included.
Everything's connected.
Let's say this isn't about privileges.
Chief Woo said earlier that police work
is directly connected to public welfare.
Then what is police work
the least connected to?
The prosecution. We can't investigate
prosecutors who commit crimes.
Come on. That's a bad joke.
It's happened just once.
A prosecutor being summoned
by the police to be investigated.
Only once, excluding DUI cases
or car accidents.
The prosecutor was questioned
for leaking a photo of a criminal.
During all those years,
among countless cases,
that was the only one.
You want to point a finger at each other?
You think we have nothing on you?
We can talk all night
about corrupt prosecutors.
This is like watching
a National Assembly meeting.
You're taking sides and fighting
each other, no matter what the issue is.
-Should we go out for a smoke?
-All right.
Or we can continue after a meal.
Or we can schedule the next meeting
and call it a day for now.
Are we far behind schedule?
Not much.
We can decide that over a meal.
But there aren't that many
good restaurants nearby.
Right. And it's not a good idea
for us all to go somewhere together.
Prosecutor Hwang.
Prosecutor Hwang!
Hey, where are you going?
Where is he going?
Maybe it's urgent.
Did he get indigestion?
But what's with Ms. Han?
Why does she care?
Right. What's going on between them?
That's really strange.
It's pointless if we carry on like this.
Right. We're just repeating
the same thing.
Are you okay? Are you feeling better?
You've gotten much better though.
I was worried I'd have to
carry you and run to the hospital.
You've become stronger.
You did a good job enduring the pain.
Do you want a cold drink?
Would you like some coke?
-Yes.
-Okay.
Hang on. I'll be back in one minute.
Stay right there.
What is it?
What? When?
At eight this evening.
Let's meet him together.
What if it turns out to be nothing?
What if he gets suspicious
since we both showed up?
I can just say I stopped by to greet him
since he's my senior.
Are you worried I might use you
as a scapegoat
and escape by myself
if Mr. Oh already knows what happened?
-Chief Choi.
-What?
Don't you think you'd be
digging your own grave
if he already knows?
Do you enjoy
shouldering everything yourself?
Are you saying you're worried about me?
Not yourself?
Just send me the address. Now.
What's with him?
Thank you.
Everyone left. There's no need to hurry.
They really left after I told them to.
How cold.
I sent everyone a text saying
that you weren't feeling so well.
So they might be thinking
that you have severe diarrhea.
Me? Diarrhea?
Well, I can't tell them that I have it.
Can I have a sip too?
I was worried
something terrible would happen.
I'm sorry.
There's no need to be so serious.
It's fine.
Hey, look at your face!
-You're angry, aren't you?
-No.
I can tell you're angry.
You're upset.
No, I'm not.
Are you upset? You get upset so easily.
That was nothing.
I have trouble breathing.
I'll drop you off at your office.
I need to go somewhere.
If you're going to Yongsan Station,
take me too.
Will that be okay?
I'm not in charge anymore, but I'm sure
it will be okay to take a look.
No, I meant your headache.
You should just take
the rest of the day off.
I'm totally fine now.
If anything new came up,
Detective Jang would have told me earlier.
I don't think you'll find anything new
at the station anyway.
Still.
Some people are found safe
after being missing for a long time,
so don't get too stressed
about Prosecutor Seo.
"Stressed"?
It seems like you were planning on
coming to the station after the meeting.
Yes, I was. So?
There aren't any leads and the case
was transferred to another office.
So you were thinking of going
to the station but the meeting dragged on.
That's probably why you got the headache.
You were way too stressed.
Not really.
Did it hurt when you were
in Tongyeong too?
Has it been hurting regularly?
No, I was fine there.
We were arguing like crazy a while ago,
and now we're talking like this.
I'm not saying
we shouldn't trust the police.
I'm not saying everything will be okay
if we gained investigative rights either.
Then why didn't you say so at the meeting?
There are things
that should be said later.
You weren't the kind of person
to postpone things.
Chief Choi Bit, right?
She's going in now.
ACCUMULATED ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Why is he going this far
just for a meeting?
I did find it odd when he asked to meet
at Hanjo Hotel.
He must be working for Hanjo.
I'm sorry, but we need a security check.
Please turn off your phones.
What's going on?
Why did you ask to meet me here?
Because this is a serious matter.
It's… Well…
I'm torn between turning a blind eye to it
and doing something about it.
I guess it's troublesome.
I'd be glad if it was just troublesome.
I might be killed if I make a wrong move.
I thought you'd be able
to take care of it.
It's a financial statement.
Which company's is it?
Hanjo…
Engineering.
Choi Bit brought someone.
Assistant Prosecutor Woo Tae-ha.
He was at the
Fair Trade Investigation Department
last year.
Ms. Lee, have you heard
of Chief Choi Bit by any chance?
What came after is what's mysterious.
The late Mr. Park was someone
who couldn't drink a drop of alcohol.
But the autopsy report said they found
alcohol in his body.
But the Chief of Namyangju
Police Station covered it up.
Hello.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Choi Bit.
I'm Woo Tae-ha.
You probably don't remember,
but we've met before.
And when was that?
At my late senior Lee Chang-jun's funeral.
I see.
Chief Choi Bit
of Namyangju Police Station.
She's the Chief of
the Intelligence Bureau now.
Oh, right. Chief Choi
of the Intelligence Bureau.
I haven't really heard much about you.
I heard about Chief Woo
through Mr. Park though.
Right.
Where did you two first meet again?
He told me you two go way back.
It was at the Incheon office.
He's the one who first helped me get work
at an office in Seoul.
PARK GWANG-SU
Right.
That's why Mr. Park
invited you, a prosecutor at
the Fair Trade Investigation Department.
But…
I don't know how the Chief of Namyangju
Station became involved.
Why did Mr. Park die?
What did you say?
I'm the one who wants to ask
what you did
to Mr. Park.
Why did you let Prosecutor Hwang
take the case?
Because that would put me in control.
How did you discover the accounting fraud?
I guess you got something
that'll take down Lee Sung-jae for good.
I want to keep investigating
the Prosecutor Seo case.
Prosecutor Seo took on
a middle school violence case.
So do you think he's a suspect?
It seemed like he talked a lot
with the junior prosecutor.
Why? Does she seem suspicious?
If we dig into it rashly,
we could ruin everything.
Prosecutor Seo! Seo Dong-jae!
Where could he have gone?
Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park
LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA
ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS
Prosecutor Seo doggedly searched
articles about his death.
Bastards.
Did your late husband usually
not use a GPS when he drove?
There's only a small chance that
he knew the route well.
I might be trying too hard
to link the case to Prosecutor Seo.
It might be that I'm holding
on to useless pieces.
Chief Choi Bit?
Find out what relationship she had
with Park Gwang-su,
the lawyer who died from a heart attack.
Mr. Baek Jung-gi.
You're under arrest
for kidnapping and confinement.
What?
Bring the witness here!
Why did you do it?
It's not because of the money.
It's because I accused a cop.
You weren't here on the 26th, were you?
-You didn't see anything, did you?
-I really was here.
-Why would you go this far?
-Damn it.
What do you mean why?
EPISODE 12
If anyone saw my husband…
I beg of you.
Please call us.
Ten million won?
The witness is here. Come on in.
Is he here?
He came here knowing
that the suspect is a cop.
So he knew who to pick.
He said he would've picked him out even if
he wasn't wearing the uniform.
How?
He said gamblers can tell whether someone
is a card shark or an undercover cop.
That lunatic. He doesn't even realize
what he has done.
Too bad we have to hand him over
to the prosecution.
I wish we could take him.
Had the central office
acted just a day later,
we could've worked on it.
This is why we're fighting for
investigative authority.
Anyway, good work.
Thank Prosecutor Hwang--
Tell him I said, "Good job."
Sure thing. Have a good night, ma'am.
Okay, thanks for taking care of it
until so late.
Chief Choi said you did a good job.
She also thanked you.
Okay.
Hey.
Do you want to grab a drink?
Drink slowly, or you'll get throat cancer.
It's cold.
Why worry about my throat?
Why did you want to meet?
I thought you'd be beating yourself up
because of Prosecutor Hwang.
I was just curious to see
the state you were in.
You must be upset.
You were even on the radio.
Of course, I had to.
I'll do anything
no matter who I'm up against.
Why did you really want to see me?
I'm wondering if I should meet
Park Gwang-su's wife
and ask her what she told
Prosecutor Hwang when she saw him.
Am I overreacting?
I'm not worried about her.
If my husband's colleague
came to see me and said,
"Your late husband was actually
doing dirty work for conglomerates.
He must've told you about Hanjo.
We found out about it
shortly after the accident,
but he had already passed away,
and the lobbying attempt had failed.
And he used to work in the prosecution,
so we covered it up, but…"
I'm sorry I have to bring this up,
but some are questioning what your husband
had been up to before the accident.
We may have to reinvestigate the case,
but Hwang Si-mok,
the prosecutor in charge,
never even met Gwang-su
while he was alive.
So you must do as I say.
Whether it's about him drinking or Hanjo,
do not say anything.
If you care about your husband
and the prosecutors
who covered for him back then.
I care, of course.
How could I not?
If he said something like that,
I'd never tell him anything.
You said
you're not worried about the wife.
Are you saying that you're worried
about something else?
Park Gwang-su is dead,
and we know his wife won't talk.
And Hanjo definitely won't call
Prosecutor Hwang over for a confession.
What's the problem?
There might be someone else
who knows about it.
What?
-Do you know Oh Ju-seon?
-Woo Ju-seon?
No, not "Woo Ju-seon."
Remember the couple
who removed the warning sign in Tongyeong?
He was their lawyer.
Okay, what about him?
When he came to see me as
Director Kim's lawyer a little while ago,
he said this to me.
Namyangju, for me,
brings back bad memories…
He was in a car accident
at the beginning of last year…
That it reminded him of his colleague
who died on a highway in Namyangju.
What did? Seeing you?
To be exact,
he said that hearing about Namyangju
brought back that memory.
Who was the colleague he was referring to?
That he didn't say.
But I looked into it
and found out that he had volunteered
to take on Director Kim's case.
What? Why would a lawyer do that?
There was a reason.
Apparently, some people wanted
what Director Kim had done to stay hidden.
The higher-ups, you know.
I guess they hired a new lawyer for him.
That I understand, but…
The thing is,
Oh Ju-seon called me
two more times after that.
What a weirdo. Why did he call you?
Well…
Seeing how he referred to
Park Gwang-su as a colleague,
he might know something as well.
Damn it.
I was not expecting this.
Should I meet with him?
Should I ask him to meet up?
What if he causes problems?
Let's go. My kids are waiting for me.
Give me that. You're done, right?
I'll throw it out.
We should've removed Si-mok
from the team a long time ago.
Then we wouldn't have known
that the witness was lying.
Then will you let Senior Inspector Han
keep snooping around?
Watching those two,
it seems as if they share everything.
Why don't we resume
the council meeting first?
To keep them busy.
And to nag us about the authority?
Jeez.
I wonder if the culprit
will send anything else.
He shouldn't have stopped
if he wanted to show off.
He has no backbone.
We only received the photo two days ago.
Oh, really?
It feels so long ago.
No, it shouldn't be long ago.
Do you really think
it was sent by the culprit?
That's actually two questions
in one sentence.
Just like the fake witness,
was that photo sent by a fake culprit?
Or, because the police watch
was in the photo…
It was either a coincidence
or done deliberately.
Seeing how little we know,
are we totally off track now?
Excuse me. Can we get more cabbage?
Sure.
Even a deer can jump into your car
sometimes, right?
Right.
All kinds of accidents happen on the road.
What? A deer?
Thank you.
What do you think will happen if you drive
after drinking this much alcohol?
Did someone hit a deer
while driving under the influence?
His wife says
that he drank as much as others did,
but his secretary says the opposite.
This man died while driving.
That's odd.
Did he not get along with his wife?
Him and his wife? I'm not sure.
The husband died
while driving under the influence,
and the wife said
he could drink quite a bit?
Was she trying to get back at him
for everything he put her through
because he was a nasty drunk?
His name is Park Gwang-su.
He was the chief of the Daejeon office.
He died last April,
while driving on a highway in Namyangju.
His blood-alcohol level was 0.018 percent.
That amount of alcohol
couldn't have killed him.
Right, he died of myocardial infarction.
And he had received angioplasty
in the past.
I see. Then he died from an illness.
What about it?
Right before Prosecutor Seo went missing,
he had pulled aside three files.
Three files on Segok Station,
the Dongducheon Chief, and Park Gwang-su.
Those three files.
I understand what the first two
were about, but Park Gwang-su?
Well, maybe it's not important.
But you think it may be connected.
Prosecutor Seo brought the first two
to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office
but left the third one in Uijeongbu.
Maybe he went through it
and concluded that it wasn't important.
But why did he check the file
to begin with?
The man died of a heart attack
on a highway. What could he…
Did you say Namyangju? Last year?
-Yes.
-Could it be that again?
My boss used to be the chief there.
Maybe he was trying to find fault
with Chief Choi in regard to the death
of the former chief prosecutor.
Just like how he approached
the bereaved in Tongyeong
and asked them tons of questions.
I'm not sure.
If his target was Chief Choi,
he would've brought the file
to the Supreme Office for sure.
Park Gwang-su…
Do you think we're wasting time?
What? My gosh, he was too young
to die of myocardial infarction.
He was 56, so yes. I'd say so.
The 25th class?
They're already in their 50s?
If he passed the exam late…
Right. He's from the 25th class.
There aren't many articles
about the accident.
No secondary damage.
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
Who is this? And why do you ask me that?
My apologies. It's me, Hwang Si-mok.
I know, you punk.
Aren't you going to say hello?
Hello, sir.
Are you driving now?
Yes, what's up?
May I stop by your office tomorrow?
Sure, whatever.
The second council meeting
has been scheduled. Get ready.
Did you hear anything about the council?
The council? No.
The second meeting has been scheduled.
What? When?
Wait, hold on. My goodness.
Hello, ma'am.
Do you have a moment to talk?
Has the second council meeting
been scheduled?
I was going to tell you tomorrow.
Who told you?
Are you still with Prosecutor Hwang?
Yes. The thing is, now's not a good time
because we're also
investigating that case.
Watching those two,
it seems as if they share everything.
No, it's fine.
Why is the investigation over?
We don't even know if he's alive.
If we wrap it up now,
then what about the victim?
It's all fieldwork now.
We stepped in for fear
that the police might be involved,
not because the victim is a prosecutor.
After all that's happened,
we must conclude
that we had nothing to do with it
and treat it as a regular criminal case.
And just between you and me,
we won't find him alive.
It's not like he went into hiding.
You know what happens when a healthy
adult male has been missing for this long.
Hand over the case before they put
the blame on HQ for failing to find him.
The investigation is over?
How so? We haven't found him yet.
Then can I keep investigating the case?
Let Uijeongbu handle it. It's their case.
Transferring the case
to another office now
wouldn't be helpful.
Then you should've done a better job.
What did you do for a week?
It's because the entire prosecution is
in danger now, not just Dong-jae.
Did something happen?
A new minister may be appointed.
I've gone through the list of candidates,
and we're going to be in trouble.
Let's disseminate the reformation bill.
Pardon me?
"It's nothing we can't do.
Even without the police,
we are capable of inspecting
our organization internally."
This should be our main argument.
They won't read it if it's too long,
so don't go over ten pages.
Ask Prosecutor Kim for any information
on the National Assembly.
-Yes, sir.
-And you, keep going to Yeouido.
-Secure more votes while you're there.
-Yes, sir.
There was a delay,
but the real war begins now.
The Criminal Procedure Code
will not be amended.
We must make sure it won't happen
at all costs. Understood?
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
The rest is in cloud storage.
2019 SPECIAL JUDICIAL REFORM COMMITTEE
TENTATIVE LIST
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE REFORM
PROJECTIONS BY PARTY
You said the HQ is out. Why come here?
Get ready for your meeting.
I'm totally ready.
I already have everything I need.
I just have to show up.
Yes, ma'am. I'll call you back.
What?
Goodness.
Well, the witness…
It turned out he didn't witness anything.
You may leave.
I should have stopped back then.
Just until the law changes…
No, we cannot accept bribes.
I could have
stopped then.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
The percentage of arrest warrants
that are rejected by prosecutors
or judges.
The percentage of the cases
that get non-prosecution.
The police-prosecution ratio in regard
to the number of warrants requested
and prosecution's requests
that were rejected.
Pull all the data from 2010 to 2018.
Pardon? So nine years?
Look into abuse of authority cases again.
Find something worse.
Are you going to submit all of this
to the council?
No, it's for the director's interview.
We must prove that the prosecution's
double-screening process is ineffective
so there can't be any numerical errors.
NO NUMERICAL ERRORS
The returned performance bond was added
to the total revenue of Q1,
so the sum has greatly increased.
And people are now aware
that you're the one who landed us
the thermoelectric power plant deal.
As for the audit,
they'll broaden the investigation
to include all the way up to 2014,
before the damage occurred.
The situation and the numbers
seem positive.
Congratulations, ma'am.
Shall I tell Mr. Oh to stop?
Regarding Namyangju Chief's involvement
in the Park Gwang-su case,
we won't have any problems
if it stays this quiet.
Right.
Most importantly, the person
who brought up Choi Bit is now gone.
With everything going well,
we may end up drawing
unwanted attention if we carry on.
Tell Mr. Oh he no longer needs to contact
the National Police Agency.
Yes, ma'am.
Like you said, everything's going well.
Why don't you get off early
and get some rest?
You've been working
past midnight everyday.
I guess you have plans this evening.
-No, that's not why--
-Sure.
I'll get the car ready.
Ms. Lee is leaving early today.
-Tell the driver to get ready.
-Yes, sir.
Come in.
Mr. Oh called just now.
Choi Bit has asked to meet him.
Why, out of the blue?
He claims that his attempts to build
a rapport with her is paying off--
No.
Oh Ju-seon said he could do it,
but he was bluffing.
I know because I've heard men bluff
all my life.
There's no way the police
would approach him for no reason.
Shall I meet with Mr. Oh now?
Yes.
-Mr. Park.
-Yes, ma'am.
Take some cash with you.
And if the cop actually wants to meet him
because of his efforts
and doesn't have any ulterior motive,
then he'll need to know some things in
order to obtain useful info from Choi Bit.
How much did I tell him?
You told him to find out
the relationship between
Park Gwang-su and Choi Bit.
That's all you told him, ma'am.
Then don't tell him
about the vacation home.
Just tell him what he needs to know
to get us key intel.
Maybe just say we're saddened
by Park Gwang-su's death.
Yes, ma'am.
And make sure you don't mention
Seo Dong-jae.
Understood, ma'am.
Why don't you come in?
We can talk in the reception room.
-What--
-To cover your expenses.
Thank you.
Please let Ms. Lee know how grateful I am.
-So Chief Choi Bit contacted you first?
-Oh, that's…
You already told me
it was because of all your hard work.
But what could be the real reason
she contacted you out of the blue?
I don't think there's such a thing.
I asked her for intel on the director
of the Intelligence Bureau.
That's probably why.
We've asked you not to tell anyone
about your relationship with us.
You remember that, right?
-Of course.
-That includes your wife.
You've said nothing
about the work you do for us
to anyone you've met while on the job.
Correct?
Yes.
Mr. Oh?
Of course, never.
You told your wife.
-No, that's--
-Should I give your wife
a visit?
I didn't tell my wife.
And it wasn't anything related
to the job anyway.
I have to find out about Park Gwang-su's
relationship with Choi Bit.
I need something to work off of
to find out about that,
but Park Gwang-su is dead.
It's not like I can ask a dead man,
so I looked into it.
He and the chief of the Eastern Office
were colleagues in the Training Institute.
Chief of the Eastern Office?
You see, I'm not that naive.
I was the presiding judge
for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
What did he say to you?
Gosh.
It'd be weird if I suddenly started
talking about a dead man.
They had initially hired
a different law firm,
but they suddenly came to us
and I ended up taking it on.
I wondered why they had to switch
to a different law firm.
I was like, "Was there a problem?"
So I tried to sound out the client
and found out that the lawyer
they had hired died unexpectedly.
Who died?
Do you happen to know
a man named Park Gwang-su?
Park Gwang-su?
How on earth…
I can't believe he asked him
of all people.
Hwang Si-mok obviously knows
that the two of them were colleagues.
He even came here and asked us
about Seo Dong-jae.
I bet he'll ask Kang Won-chul too.
Then what will Kang Won-chul say?
"How come both you and Oh Ju-seon
are asking about Park Gwang-su?"
And he calls himself a lawyer?
Kang Won-chul told him
they didn't stay in touch after graduating
from the Training Institute.
They never worked together.
So he didn't even get
any valuable information?
He thought he needed whatever
he could get to move things along,
so I think he just meant well.
I should've met with him separately
and told him what he needed to know.
It's my fault.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Tell Oh Ju-seon
to contact Choi Bit
and agree to meet with her.
-Yes, ma'am.
-As for Kang Won-chul,
have Oh Ju-seon
arrange a meeting with him as well.
-So both of them?
-That's right.
We need insurance too.
I'll take care of it now.
People will say we're scheming
to expand our authority
if we insist on changing the law now.
Who's changing what law?
Well, I'm just saying.
PROSECUTION REFORMATION AGENDA
ALTERNATIVES FOR REFORMATION
What is this?
Come inside.
"People's distrust of the prosecution
comes from political bias.
The prosecution
must be separated from politics,
so the law should be revised…"
"There's a chapter on the court's
independence in the Constitution…"
You even brought up the Constitution?
"Besides the two phrases
regarding the request of warrants,
there is no constitutional device
that guarantees
the independence of the prosecution."
Are you crazy?
We're fighting not to get the law revised.
What is this nonsense?
Redo everything
except the corruption investigation.
You talk about political bias
in this situation?
You're being ridiculous!
Political bias doesn't necessarily mean
that we're getting along
with the political authority.
What I meant was
that the political situation--
Are you trying to lecture me?
How dare you!
You're smart. Good for you.
Why are you working here then?
Prosecutor Hwang. Get out.
What's with you?
He can have his own opinions.
Shut up. You get out too!
Hwang Si-mok.
Yes, sir.
He doesn't seem to mind getting yelled at.
He must have it easy
while we're the ones suffering.
You know why, right?
Yes.
So you do know.
I know you just did your job
and you did it right.
But from his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
I see.
And from my perspective too.
You won't be told to take responsibility,
but if we can't keep
our investigative rights,
we'll be the first to lose our positions.
Things would have been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
It would have been a strong defense.
And the entire prosecution
would have stood behind it.
But now
it's gone.
Should I
apologize for that?
I'm saying you don't need
to take it personally.
Imagine how tough it'll be for someone
who's never taken a step back,
like Chief Woo.
I see.
Go on, then.
What are you doing?
-Excuse me.
-Yes?
About the witness, Jeon Gi-hyeok…
Do you have any data left on him?
Do you need something?
I have some files saved here.
I heard he had criminal records.
I want to know which offices
were in charge.
Hang on.
Jeon Gi-hyeok…
He was fined by the Northern Seoul
Prosecutors' Office at first.
It was for fake gift cards.
And Northern Seoul again in 2016,
and Seongnam in 2017.
Both for speculative acts.
Which division in Seongnam?
Criminal Division Two.
Okay. Thank you.
Things would've been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
It would have been a strong defense.
From his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
And from my perspective too.
There are statistics for each year
until 2015.
And then some explanation,
and more statistics after that.
And then the conclusion?
Yes, I'm stating that the police take on
far more cases than the prosecution do,
so we inevitably have
more indictments than them.
And I'm explaining that the prosecution
is trying to make it seem
like we're charging people
without proper investigation.
And their abuse of authority?
Someone who swindled
seven billion won wasn't searched
because of his connections
with the prosecution.
Was it a bribe?
They helped them get rid of the evidence
because they were close.
The inspection team made a request
to punish the prosecutor.
It's taken care of then.
Isn't there anything
that would agitate the people?
Something that will make them
swear at the prosecution.
I'll bring something else then.
Something that'll make people swear…
Something to agitate them…
What can we use?
BOARD OF AUDIT AND INSPECTION
The police took nearly a year
tracking down someone who fled abroad.
What did the prosecution do
when we caught him?
He was the head of a tax office
under investigation for receiving bribes.
He was caught while fleeing
to Hong Kong and Thailand
and was brought back to Korea,
but he was freed without a charge.
The prosecution let him go,
and that was it.
It's because his sibling was
an Assistant Chief Prosecutor.
Are you saying that the family members
of prosecutors are all above the law?
He was freed thanks to his sibling?
That's pure speculation.
There's more.
He was golf buddies
with other prosecutors too.
They used fake names.
Why do you think they used fake names
to make reservations?
If it were really pure speculation,
the prosecution should have issued
an arrest warrant immediately
when we requested one urgently
because he fled overseas once before.
But we couldn't arrest him
because the prosecution rejected
the request for a warrant.
We're not the ones who reject them.
It's the judge who rejects warrants.
And you're saying that
there will be side effects
if the police have the right
to end investigations?
That story reminds me of someone too.
The head of investigations
at Moraenae Station.
You'd know about this
better than I do, Director.
Since the residents
from the area up for redevelopment
held protests in front of HQ.
The police claimed that someone
bribed the head of the tax office,
but the one who took that money
was actually a police officer.
The head of investigations at Moraenae.
He's currently suspended.
We didn't go easy on him like you guys.
What about that station chief?
I heard that a chief from another station
pressured Moraenae
not to touch the demolition company,
saying he and the CEO
went to the same school.
He quit as well.
Then why was
that demolition company left out
when the case was forwarded
to the prosecution later?
That company broke numerous laws,
but the police covered them up.
If the police had the right to end
investigations when it happened,
who knows?
The company could have still
been at large this very moment.
I understand why you were reminded
of Moraenae Station
when we mentioned
the head of the tax office.
The two cases are fundamentally the same.
It's why we're discussing
investigative rights.
In order to find a better way
to investigate and indict criminals
to make sure the citizens aren't wronged.
As you know, the police have been
arguing for decades
that we should be the ones to investigate,
while the prosecution manages indictments.
But this is the first time people have
been supportive of us this much.
And you clearly know why.
Because the prosecution has been
disappointing the citizens.
We admit that the prosecution
needs to change.
But it doesn't mean we have to hand over
investigative rights to the police
and give them more authority.
I'll be honest with you.
I think that's ridiculous.
You're suggesting that we make
this country a police state.
You say you're willing to reform,
but won't accept the means.
The first step of a reformation
is to split the authority.
Authority is based on
how many rights you have--
If 150,000 police officers in the nation
gained independent investigative rights,
it would be the same as having
150,000 more prosecutors
with no legal training.
You have a huge resource
for investigations and intelligence.
And you even have armed forces.
Police work is directly connected
to public welfare.
Ordinary citizens.
If we stop leading the investigations,
how will the authority of the police
be kept in check?
You're talking as if prosecutors
are always at the scene
leading the investigations.
Prosecutors hardly know what's going on
in the field outside their offices.
And it's not like
the police call the prosecutors
whenever they go out to investigate.
The prosecutors know the case
and actually lead the investigations
only four percent of the time.
No.
It's 100 percent, not 4.
You're only talking about cases
where prosecutors directly intervene
from the beginning of an investigation.
Even in the 96 percent of the cases,
it is the prosecution's authority
that prevents human rights violations.
You know very well
that the prosecution will intervene
if you conduct a coercive investigation.
If we lose that right
and there is no longer any surveillance
on police investigations,
do you really think there won't be
an increase
-in coercive investigations and violence?
-Is this really about human rights?
Aren't you just anxious about losing
the privileges you have?
Why do you think it's about privileges?
One side has control
over the other and is monitoring them.
What could that be about,
besides privileges?
It's about validity.
The right to investigate and indict is
a right the citizens gave to the nation.
It should be connected as one,
not separated.
What's the goal of an investigation?
If you investigate
as well as indict a criminal,
you'll want to send them to court
no matter what.
How could anyone think otherwise?
If you really value human rights,
it should be separated.
Well, arresting someone isn't
all there is to an investigation.
Legal actions, judicial evaluation,
verifying investigation methods.
They're all included.
Everything's connected.
Let's say this isn't about privileges.
Chief Woo said earlier that police work
is directly connected to public welfare.
Then what is police work
the least connected to?
The prosecution. We can't investigate
prosecutors who commit crimes.
Come on. That's a bad joke.
It's happened just once.
A prosecutor being summoned
by the police to be investigated.
Only once, excluding DUI cases
or car accidents.
The prosecutor was questioned
for leaking a photo of a criminal.
During all those years,
among countless cases,
that was the only one.
You want to point a finger at each other?
You think we have nothing on you?
We can talk all night
about corrupt prosecutors.
This is like watching
a National Assembly meeting.
You're taking sides and fighting
each other, no matter what the issue is.
-Should we go out for a smoke?
-All right.
Or we can continue after a meal.
Or we can schedule the next meeting
and call it a day for now.
Are we far behind schedule?
Not much.
We can decide that over a meal.
But there aren't that many
good restaurants nearby.
Right. And it's not a good idea
for us all to go somewhere together.
Prosecutor Hwang.
Prosecutor Hwang!
Hey, where are you going?
Where is he going?
Maybe it's urgent.
Did he get indigestion?
But what's with Ms. Han?
Why does she care?
Right. What's going on between them?
That's really strange.
It's pointless if we carry on like this.
Right. We're just repeating
the same thing.
Are you okay? Are you feeling better?
You've gotten much better though.
I was worried I'd have to
carry you and run to the hospital.
You've become stronger.
You did a good job enduring the pain.
Do you want a cold drink?
Would you like some coke?
-Yes.
-Okay.
Hang on. I'll be back in one minute.
Stay right there.
What is it?
What? When?
At eight this evening.
Let's meet him together.
What if it turns out to be nothing?
What if he gets suspicious
since we both showed up?
I can just say I stopped by to greet him
since he's my senior.
Are you worried I might use you
as a scapegoat
and escape by myself
if Mr. Oh already knows what happened?
-Chief Choi.
-What?
Don't you think you'd be
digging your own grave
if he already knows?
Do you enjoy
shouldering everything yourself?
Are you saying you're worried about me?
Not yourself?
Just send me the address. Now.
What's with him?
Thank you.
Everyone left. There's no need to hurry.
They really left after I told them to.
How cold.
I sent everyone a text saying
that you weren't feeling so well.
So they might be thinking
that you have severe diarrhea.
Me? Diarrhea?
Well, I can't tell them that I have it.
Can I have a sip too?
I was worried
something terrible would happen.
I'm sorry.
There's no need to be so serious.
It's fine.
Hey, look at your face!
-You're angry, aren't you?
-No.
I can tell you're angry.
You're upset.
No, I'm not.
Are you upset? You get upset so easily.
That was nothing.
I have trouble breathing.
I'll drop you off at your office.
I need to go somewhere.
If you're going to Yongsan Station,
take me too.
Will that be okay?
I'm not in charge anymore, but I'm sure
it will be okay to take a look.
No, I meant your headache.
You should just take
the rest of the day off.
I'm totally fine now.
If anything new came up,
Detective Jang would have told me earlier.
I don't think you'll find anything new
at the station anyway.
Still.
Some people are found safe
after being missing for a long time,
so don't get too stressed
about Prosecutor Seo.
"Stressed"?
It seems like you were planning on
coming to the station after the meeting.
Yes, I was. So?
There aren't any leads and the case
was transferred to another office.
So you were thinking of going
to the station but the meeting dragged on.
That's probably why you got the headache.
You were way too stressed.
Not really.
Did it hurt when you were
in Tongyeong too?
Has it been hurting regularly?
No, I was fine there.
We were arguing like crazy a while ago,
and now we're talking like this.
I'm not saying
we shouldn't trust the police.
I'm not saying everything will be okay
if we gained investigative rights either.
Then why didn't you say so at the meeting?
There are things
that should be said later.
You weren't the kind of person
to postpone things.
Chief Choi Bit, right?
She's going in now.
ACCUMULATED ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Why is he going this far
just for a meeting?
I did find it odd when he asked to meet
at Hanjo Hotel.
He must be working for Hanjo.
I'm sorry, but we need a security check.
Please turn off your phones.
What's going on?
Why did you ask to meet me here?
Because this is a serious matter.
It's… Well…
I'm torn between turning a blind eye to it
and doing something about it.
I guess it's troublesome.
I'd be glad if it was just troublesome.
I might be killed if I make a wrong move.
I thought you'd be able
to take care of it.
It's a financial statement.
Which company's is it?
Hanjo…
Engineering.
Choi Bit brought someone.
Assistant Prosecutor Woo Tae-ha.
He was at the
Fair Trade Investigation Department
last year.
Ms. Lee, have you heard
of Chief Choi Bit by any chance?
What came after is what's mysterious.
The late Mr. Park was someone
who couldn't drink a drop of alcohol.
But the autopsy report said they found
alcohol in his body.
But the Chief of Namyangju
Police Station covered it up.
Hello.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Choi Bit.
I'm Woo Tae-ha.
You probably don't remember,
but we've met before.
And when was that?
At my late senior Lee Chang-jun's funeral.
I see.
Chief Choi Bit
of Namyangju Police Station.
She's the Chief of
the Intelligence Bureau now.
Oh, right. Chief Choi
of the Intelligence Bureau.
I haven't really heard much about you.
I heard about Chief Woo
through Mr. Park though.
Right.
Where did you two first meet again?
He told me you two go way back.
It was at the Incheon office.
He's the one who first helped me get work
at an office in Seoul.
PARK GWANG-SU
Right.
That's why Mr. Park
invited you, a prosecutor at
the Fair Trade Investigation Department.
But…
I don't know how the Chief of Namyangju
Station became involved.
Why did Mr. Park die?
What did you say?
I'm the one who wants to ask
what you did
to Mr. Park.
Why did you let Prosecutor Hwang
take the case?
Because that would put me in control.
How did you discover the accounting fraud?
I guess you got something
that'll take down Lee Sung-jae for good.
I want to keep investigating
the Prosecutor Seo case.
Prosecutor Seo took on
a middle school violence case.
So do you think he's a suspect?
It seemed like he talked a lot
with the junior prosecutor.
Why? Does she seem suspicious?
If we dig into it rashly,
we could ruin everything.
Prosecutor Seo! Seo Dong-jae!
Where could he have gone?
Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park