Forest of Secrets (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 13 - Episode #2.13 - full transcript
ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA
ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS
What do you think will happen if you drive
after drinking this much alcohol?
His name is Park Gwang-su.
He died last April
while driving on a highway in Namyangju.
His blood-alcohol level was 0.018 percent.
Could it be that again?
My boss used to be the chief there.
Things would have been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
From his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
And from my perspective too.
That's right. We need insurance too.
I'll take care of it now.
Let's meet him together.
Are you worried I might use you
as a scapegoat and escape by myself?
What's going on?
Why did Mr. Park die?
I'm the one who wants to ask…
I'm the one who wants to ask
what you did
to Mr. Park.
He seemed very desperate.
-As if he'd die if it fell through.
-Thanks for coming. Let's go in.
He even drank that day.
Just as I was wondering
why he'd asked me to join him there,
he brought up Hanjo's lawsuit,
so I got up to leave.
Then he broke out in a sweat
and asked me to stay.
But you refused and left despite that,
so he must have collapsed from the shock.
I suppose that's how desperate
Mr. Park was.
He had a heart attack while driving
to chase someone who had already left.
He didn't look too well
even at the vacation home,
but who knew that would happen?
Did you not receive any update regarding
what had happened?
I could tell that it fell through
and that the lawyer had failed.
Considering the time of his death,
I knew he didn't have enough time
to pull it through.
But I didn't want to draw attention to it,
so I just let it go.
Then that thing happened
to Prosecutor Seo.
Why did you let Prosecutor Hwang
take the case?
Because that would put me in control
and keep me in the loop
with everything he finds out.
Because I knew what he was up to,
I was able to make sure Mr. Park's wife
would keep her lips sealed.
That means he's already investigating
Mr. Park's case.
Strictly speaking, I just had him join
the disappearance investigation.
I never asked him
to look into Mr. Park's case.
And he'll take his hands off it.
I've removed him from the investigation.
A big fight broke out apparently.
They're all there now.
PROSECUTOR SEO DONG-JAE MISSING CASE
We need the meeting room.
What are they going to do?
About this.
This…
May I stop by your office now?
-Where did you get this?
-It's accounting fraud, isn't it?
It looks like they purchased
66,000 treasury shares.
And during the same period,
they moved their liquid assets
of the same value.
I knew it.
I heard you're well-versed in finance.
I'd say this is far worse
than an accounting fraud.
This isn't something
you can obtain easily.
Where did you get it?
Your office is auditing
Hanjo Engineering at the moment, right?
Did your client give you this?
Ms. Lee Yeon-jae?
-Jeez.
-Mr. Oh.
Do you work for her?
Come on. They have a huge legal team.
Why would they hire me?
One of Hanjo's subsidiaries
is being audited
for violating the accounting standards,
and I'm looking at
the chairwoman's financial statement.
You call this a coincidence?
Mr. Kang.
You don't like Lee Sung-jae, right?
You haven't
answered one of my questions.
We simply contacted Chief Choi later on
to ask her how everything had gone.
She was the chief there,
so we were following the protocol.
The following day,
I got his call while at work.
He asked me what was going on
with the lawyer who died
from a heart attack the night before
in Namyangju,
so I told the officers who were
overseeing the case to handle it quietly.
But that wasn't even necessary
because it's not uncommon
to get a heart attack while driving.
May we assume that it's now our turn
to ask you questions?
Who told you my name?
You just said
that you don't understand
how I got involved in this.
I wasn't the one who Hanjo
secretly tried to get in touch with
to gain the upper hand in the lawsuit.
Had the organizer of the meeting
not died like that,
I wouldn't even have known
that such a thing happened in Namyangju.
So why
did you order Mr. Oh Ju-seon
to approach me?
Why not Chief Woo?
Because someone told me about you,
Chief Choi.
Seo Dong-jae?
Then he must've told you everything.
So why would you ask us--
You're right.
"The chief of Namyangju Station
wanted it buried."
That much I heard.
So I assumed Chief Choi
was at the vacation home too.
But she's saying she didn't.
And he didn't give me any details.
But then, Prosecutor Seo went missing.
I would have much rather dealt
with Prosecutor Seo.
He'd at least have understood things.
If he was around, you could be
in a very difficult position now.
He has quite a big mouth.
Prosecutor Hwang isn't like that.
Right.
He is discreet indeed.
That day…
Was someone from Hanjo
around the vacation home?
I'm sure you wanted to know
how everything was going.
And security was important.
Are you asking if I sent someone there
to monitor the situation?
Yes.
That's odd.
Why are you fixated on
whether someone was watching?
I'm sure there was nothing
others shouldn't see.
Even if things had gone south,
you would have been able to completely
separate Hanjo from Mr. Park.
But for us,
just having been there that day
could get us in trouble,
so we shouldn't have been seen.
I see. Chief Choi.
Did you ask me that
out of concern for Chief Woo?
Hanjo had nothing to do
with that meeting in Namyangju.
It was something
Mr. Park had arranged personally.
I know nothing about it.
Are you saying no one from Hanjo
was around the scene that day?
Goodness, am I being interrogated?
-Of course not.
-Well, I should make it clear.
Correct, not a single person.
Thank you for your answer.
Then let me make it clear too.
Prosecutor Seo was overseeing
Namyangju Station's cases.
After taking notice of the case,
he started bugging the officer in charge.
That's why the officer said to him,
"My boss told me to just take care of it.
That's why I closed the case quickly."
That's all.
But he mentioned alcohol.
That's been sorted out too.
That was also something
that Mr. Park's family had told him.
And as for this case,
Prosecutor Hwang won't dig deeper.
He said that Park Gwang-su and
Prosecutor Seo's case has no connection.
It looks like the two of you already
took great care of everything,
from Mr. Park's family
to keeping Prosecutor Hwang under control.
Well done.
Do you think
she arranged this because she wasn't sure?
Or was she fishing for information?
Maybe both.
But you know…
"I would have much rather dealt
with Prosecutor Seo."
Odd wording, right?
He said the wording was odd
and that maybe you were fishing for info.
To me, his wording was even odder.
"If he was around, you could be
in a very difficult position now."
Are you tired?
What about the other side?
Lee Sung-jae has a lot of enemies.
Right, but who are his enemies?
And why would they give you this?
To find the right person for the job.
This is like a divine intervention.
It was meant to end up in your hands.
Unlike me,
you don't have to worry about being
found dead somewhere
even if you look into this.
Will you let this opportunity go
because of Lee Yeon-jae?
Have you forgotten about how Lee Sung-jae
and Sungmoon insulted our colleague?
Why did that happen?
Because you couldn't even lay a finger
on Lee Sung-jae despite all the evidence.
How was the evidence obtained?
Mr. Lee Chang-jun gave up his life for it.
Mr. Kang. This is our chance.
What if Mr. Lee Chang-jun gave you this.
Then what would you do?
Then all this persuasion
wouldn't have been necessary.
Also, Chang-jun would not have brought
just one page of the document.
I can't give it to you
unless you make up your mind.
Make your decision.
Okay.
To be honest, I'm not sure
whose head will be on the chopping block,
between Lee Sung-jae and you.
He'll take the bait. Otherwise,
he would've left as soon as he heard it.
I'm sure we'll get a call
from the eastern office.
I'm exhausted.
You've been under a lot of stress.
It's exhausting.
I wonder how
he took care of everything alone.
Yeon-jae.
Then why did you make the call?
So that he'd be found soon
and not be left on the road for too long.
Hey, you're still here?
I thought you already left.
-How's your stomach?
-Pardon?
You already forgot?
Then you must be okay now.
Oh, yes. I'm fine now.
I'm glad. I'll see you tomorrow.
-Wait, sir.
-Yes.
Do you know what the central office
is planning to do with Jeon Gi-hyeok?
Jeon, what? Who is that?
The fake witness.
Oh, that punk.
We don't need to arrest him, you know.
By the way, why did he do that?
Apparently, he just wanted the money.
He had nothing to lose anyway.
Jeez, what a nutjob.
Right, what about the culprit's number?
Weren't you able to track
the number or location?
Looks like he used a burner phone
and sent it from somewhere
along Subway Line 2.
Oh, boy. Then it'll be hard
to track them down.
But the police watch was in the photo.
That's a fact.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
Right, maybe.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
About the witness, Jeon Gi-hyeok…
I heard he had criminal records. I want
to know which offices were in charge.
And Seongnam in 2017.
Both for speculative acts.
Which division in Seongnam?
Criminal Division Two.
Assistant Chief Prosecutor Kim Sa-hyun.
Dispatched from
the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
SEONGNAM BRANCH OFFICE
But the police watch was in the photo.
That's a fact.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
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.
What the hell?
Look at this bastard.
You got caught snooping around my office.
How dare you stand tall, unashamed?
I'm sorry, sir.
What were you doing?
You got caught red-handed,
so give me an excuse.
Did you steal something?
Or was it a power fantasy?
Were you sitting at my desk
picturing yourself as the assistant chief?
Were you imagining that you had
Chief Woo and I groveling at your feet?
How dare you glare at me?
-Yes.
-"Yes"?
That's it?
I'm sorry, sir.
Get out.
What are you doing?
Why my office?
Why didn't you sneak into that office?
You should have sneaked
into Chief Woo's office
had you wanted a better title.
Why pick my office?
You worked at the Seongnam Branch Office
two years ago.
Were you in the criminal division?
What?
How dare you ask me a question
when you owe me an explanation?
Gosh, you really are something.
Yes. I was in Criminal Division Two.
What about it?
I'm sorry I sneaked into your office.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
I was wondering what they'd opt for.
Would the prosecution
treat the witness like a VIP
for saying what they had wanted to hear?
Or would they give him
a harsher punishment
because they've suffered
as much as we did because of him.
It looks like he did get a VIP treatment.
The central office just let him go.
-Who said that?
-Prosecutor Hwang.
Also, the suicide note was written
by Sergeant Song himself.
As soon as
the witness' identity was revealed,
Chief Woo called me.
You mean, Chief Woo Tae-ha?
Why did he call you?
Why not? I can't even have coffee with him
after going through this ordeal together?
You're always with Prosecutor Hwang.
"Always"? That's not true.
And you make it sound as if
we're a pair of cockroaches or something.
What is this?
You can be friends with a prosecutor,
but I can't?
Gosh, no. That's not what I meant.
Sit down.
Stop standing around.
You're too tall for that.
You're taller than I am.
Are you more invested?
Invested in what?
Prosecutor Hwang.
He's an adult,
but you left with him and gave him a ride
because he had an upset stomach.
You like him,
but he's not interested, right?
Gosh, please.
I'm going to date an artist.
Why would you date an artist?
He'll be broke.
Men who have a nine-to-five job
are the best husband material.
My goodness, my grandma said
the exact same thing.
He's a prosecutor too.
Don't trust him too much.
Chief Woo probably wanted
something more than just coffee as well.
Do you also think
all of this feels very much forced?
As if someone was sitting in the cockpit.
Be careful.
If we suspect the prosecution
and the witness and dig into it rashly,
we could ruin everything.
We're trying to take what they have,
and they don't want change.
To lure them to the negotiation table,
we must pretend
that there's nothing wrong for now.
But keep a watchful eye on the witness
and be ready to bring him in
when things seem unfavorable to us.
You always have a plan for everything.
All right, you may leave.
Chief.
I want to keep investigating
the Prosecutor Seo case.
-No, you can't.
-Please, Chief.
Is this about your career?
You want to return to detective work
after you're done here,
but you can't run a detective squad
due to inexperience,
and the captain positions
are occupied by your seniors.
So you want to lead the investigation
task force and prove yourself?
No, Chief. Such a thought
never even occurred to me.
I just want to catch the culprit.
That's all.
I don't need to hear more. We have
enough to indict Hanjo Engineering.
They violated
the Financial Investment Services Act
and the Act on External Audit
of Stock Companies.
They can also be indicted for embezzlement
and instigating destruction of evidence.
And they'll hand over the rest
if you make up your mind?
If I'm willing to reach out
to Lee Yeon-jae.
Then we'll have him for sure.
It looks like we can actually
take Lee Sung-jae down this time.
What about the commission?
They asked Hanjo Engineering
for an explanation but nothing after that.
I don't think they'll be suspended.
But it'll be a different story
if you can get your hands
on the actual document that you saw.
Should I take this on?
There's no way they'd just hand it over.
Of course not. This is just bait.
Like that lawyer said,
Lee Yeon-jae won't win the lawsuit
even if I take this on.
But she'll gain more power.
At the moment, the group is divided
between her and her stepbrother.
If you help her take him down,
she'll take her father's place
and become the real reigning queen.
So I shouldn't do it?
One of them is bound
to be ousted eventually.
Whether you do it or not,
the results will be the same.
Probably, right?
Okay.
Hello?
Yes.
Right.
You made a wise decision.
Sure, okay.
CHIEF PROSECUTOR KANG WON-CHUL
H, MR. PARK
I'VE SUCCEEDED
EASTERN OFFICE LAUNCHES
INVESTIGATION ON HANJO ENGINEERING
Since we've found detailed evidence
of Hanjo Engineering's accounting fraud,
we plan to launch
-an extensive investigation…
-The eastern office just announced
that they detected an illegal transaction
made by Hanjo Engineering.
-Is Hanjo their sworn enemy?
-They are planning
-to contact the financial…
-I guess you should go there.
-I've already sent someone.
-Who? Si-mok?
The prosecution is stating that
search and seizure…
That's why that prick
was nowhere to be seen.
Why call him a prick?
You used to be protective of him.
What's your thought
on Hanjo's governance structure?
Please say a few words.
We're focusing on
Hanjo Engineering's accounting fraud
and whether or not they've violated
the Capital Markets Act,
so we're in no position to comment
on their governance structure.
How did you discover the accounting fraud?
The scope of the damage?
We don't have such details yet.
We will brief you on the progress
in the near future.
-Will you conduct a search and seizure?
-Will Mr. Lee be investigated?
-Could you give us more detail?
-Wait.
What will happen to Mr. Lee?
Just a comment, please.
Hey.
I guess Chief Woo sent you
because of Hanjo.
Have a seat.
Was it already discussed with
the Securities and Futures Commission?
Yes, they'll be charged with violation
of auditing standards.
I told you Lee Sung-jae
was going to be next.
The press aide even
mentioned Hanjo's governance.
I guess you got something
that'll take down Lee Sung-jae for good.
Did our Deputy Chief say such a thing?
Well…
By the way,
why do you keep trying to visit me?
What was it last time?
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
May I stop by your office tomorrow?
What was it?
You knew the lawyer Park Gwang-su, right?
He was a Chief Prosecutor,
and you were in the same class.
Why are you mentioning someone who's dead?
His death was one of the cases
that Prosecutor Seo was looking into
before he disappeared.
What does that case have to do
with anything?
I'm not sure. But some say
he never drank any alcohol,
and some say that he did drink.
Things don't add up.
He didn't drink any alcohol.
Whoever said that knows nothing about him.
I heard that from his wife, though.
-What?
-So the secretary was right.
Then was it also true
that he was troubled financially?
How do you know that?
-We said we'd keep that to ourselves.
-Who do you mean by "we"?
Our colleagues did,
when we met at his funeral.
His youngest brother's business
seemed to have failed.
One classmate who was close to Mr. Park
looked at that brother's face and said
he would have caused the heart attack.
It seemed like his brothers
stood surety for him.
But where did you hear all this?
You told someone else about
his financial trouble, didn't you?
I told you we said we'd keep it a secret.
It's not good news, you know.
His secretary at the law firm even knew
that his brother was the cause
of his financial trouble.
I don't think he would have
told his secretary about that.
A lawyer from some law firm asked
about Mr. Park before.
He said he was taking over his case.
But they suddenly came to us
and I ended up taking it on.
Do you happen to know
a man named Park Gwang-su?
So I told him some things.
It's unusual, but lawyers sometimes
do that when requested by their clients.
I guess it could have been a VIP.
That client.
The one who used to be a client
of Mr. Park's law firm.
Do you know who it is?
No, I don't know that much.
I'll ask myself, then.
Can you give me the number
of that lawyer you talked to?
This is related to Seo Dong-jae?
Don't worry.
I'm the one who should be asking you
not to reveal the source.
What would I gain
if people found out where I got this?
Oh Ju-seon.
Oh Ju-seon?
He's quite the miracle worker, isn't he?
Do you know someone named Oh Ju-seon?
He was formerly a presiding judge
at the High Court.
It was the Eastern Office back then, too.
What do you mean?
OH JU-SEON
OH JU-SEON
LAWYER, FORMER JUDGE
DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVAL
It's Oh Ju-seon, right?
The person you were just talking to.
He's the one who brought something
that would take down Lee Sung-jae.
You know who'll benefit the most
from taking down Lee Sung-jae.
You've just made a deal with Lee Yeon-jae,
not the lawyer Oh Ju-seon.
Not officially.
He has no official connection
with the Hanjo Group.
He's working for Hanjo, isn't he?
Don't ask any more questions.
I don't know.
I'll find out myself, then.
Sorry for calling you so suddenly.
It's fine, but my lunch break ends soon.
What is it?
Well, the last time we met,
you mentioned Mr. Park's
financial trouble.
The person who conveyed that information
to you was Oh Ju-seon, right?
You told me that
you only found out about it after he died.
That's because Oh Ju-seon told you
about his financial trouble
when he met you after he died, right?
Why do you say "conveyed"?
You just asked if he
"conveyed that information" to me.
Because he heard it
from someone else, too.
He heard that from someone
who knew Mr. Park before he died.
That's why I said "conveyed."
Is there a problem?
Then you're saying that the lawyer
named Oh Ju-seon
didn't know Mr. Park personally
while he was alive?
Did Mr. Oh say he was close to Mr. Park?
Yes. He's the one who mentioned
Mr. Park's financial trouble first.
So I thought they must have been close
for him to know that.
I guess he used that information as bait
since Mr. Oh was from a rival law firm,
and since you probably wouldn't
have told him about Mr. Park easily.
We wouldn't call them our rival.
We're the top law firm in Korea.
You lost your client to such a firm.
There must've been a lot of talking.
-Who's that client?
-What do you mean? Lost our client?
Mr. Park's client
went to Mr. Oh's law firm.
Where did you hear that?
We didn't lose any of our clients.
Is Hanjo one of your clients?
Hanjo Group?
No, but our CEO would've loved
to have them as our client.
Then what did Mr. Oh ask about Mr. Park?
He just asked if Mr. Park was stressed
about anything
at our firm before his death.
And that he couldn't believe
what happened to him.
So I asked him
why he suddenly started thinking that
a year after his death.
Hang on.
You met Mr. Oh recently?
Not right after Mr. Park's death?
It was only a few days before I met you
that Mr. Oh came to see me.
Since you two came to ask me
about his death in a row,
I thought there was something odd
about his death
and that there'd be a reinvestigation.
You've just made a deal with Lee Yeon-jae,
not the lawyer Oh Ju-seon.
Not officially.
He has no official connection
with Hanjo Group.
Is it the Hanjo Group?
Is Oh Ju-seon the unofficial
replacement for Park Gwang-su?
Hanjo covered up
what happened to Mr. Park.
Is this why Mr. Oh is digging into it?
Because he's afraid of dying like Mr. Park
if he starts working for Hanjo rashly?
If that client was
one of the law firm's clients,
would he have needed to take the day off
just to meet them?
So he was working for a law firm
but secretly met with a personal client.
Was he stealing one of the firm's clients?
What if he wasn't stealing a client
from the law firm?
What if Hanjo had already been
using Park Gwang-su in secret?
But why Park Gwang-su?
Did you know that his dashcam was
turned off only on the day of his death?
It's unusual, but lawyers sometimes
do that when requested by their clients.
Clients ask lawyers to turn off
their dashcams?
When they meet in person, there's a chance
that they could be
recorded in the dashcam footage.
Some clients don't want
to be filmed in any way.
It must've been a long trip.
Why Namyangju?
Because he couldn't be seen at Hanjo,
and his connection with them
needed to remain a secret?
Hanjo would've had many locations to meet
secretly even in the heart of Seoul.
Was it not because of Park Gwang-su?
No…
The reason companies seek out
former judges and prosecutors…
This way.
Connections… Legal circles…
How much did Prosecutor Seo know?
Even if Hanjo was involved
in Mr. Park's death,
the cause was only a heart attack.
Could this really be connected
to the kidnapping?
Did Prosecutor Seo find out that
a murder was disguised as a heart attack?
Could that be what happened?
NAMYANGJU GEUMNAM-RI HIGHWAY 45
Someone who practices law
that Hanjo met secretly
through Mr. Park during their lawsuit…
If that person was behind it all…
Could this be why
I couldn't solve this case?
Is that why
I haven't found Prosecutor Seo yet?
Park Gwang-su…
The 25th class?
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
Sungmoon, Hanjo, and Lee Sung-jae.
I'll be sure to take them down.
Why continue to deal with Hanjo yourself
and not hand them over
to the central office?
The Hanjo HQ is under our jurisdiction.
I've done so much work for it.
Hello, this is Jung Min-ha.
Near the scene?
Well, there's a golf course.
But that's not what you mean, right?
There aren't any restaurants
they could have used
to meet in secret near the place he died.
There are some country houses
and vacation homes in that area.
-Vacation homes?
-Yes.
Oh, by the way,
do you have some time today?
Is something going on?
No, it's nothing much,
but I want to ask you something.
It's about Prosecutor Seo's missing case.
Did you take over that case?
Are you in charge?
No, but it's something about that…
What do you mean?
Could I tell you in person?
It could really be nothing, though.
All right, then.
Call me when you're coming.
-Hello.
-Hello.
Everyone else went home.
Oh, I see.
Oh…
Go ahead.
Prosecutor Seo took on
a middle school violence case.
The one he was working on
the day he went missing, right?
Yes, and those students were charged
again for assault a few days ago.
Three of them brought alcohol
into a karaoke, and the owner caught them.
But they hit the owner
with a fire extinguisher,
locked him in the storage and ran away.
That kept lingering on my mind
so I checked their prior case again,
and the two cases were similar.
Sorry, we're not allowed to
take the documents outside,
so I only brought the photos.
They hit the victim on the head,
and then assaulted him
in the bathroom again.
And we got these photos as reference.
Their teacher sent these,
saying that there are no bullies
in his class and that they were friends.
Prosecutor Seo had them in the file,
so I brought them.
-Is he the victim?
-Yes.
And these three were the ones
who assaulted him.
I'm not sure how Prosecutor Seo
was assaulted,
but I guessed it could've been similar.
He was attacked from behind and locked up.
I looked into their whereabouts
on the day he disappeared just in case…
Itaewon Station is pretty close
to the scene in Bogwang-dong, right?
Yes. About ten minutes by foot.
Did they go to Itaewon that day?
Yes, their transportation cards
were used at Itaewon Station.
They exited the station
around eight that day
and returned to Noksapyeong Station
at 10:11 p.m.
Two hours and ten minutes…
But they're still kids.
Do you also think I'm going overboard?
How would they have met?
We should go that way. I know I'm right.
Even if they crossed paths by coincidence,
how did they end up at the scene?
Didn't you take the outer ring road here
because of the traffic?
Oh, I took the subway.
Prosecutor Seo was going to meet someone
in Yeouido the day he went missing.
But his car GPS showed
that he went to Itaewon
three hours earlier,
when the road was the busiest.
Maybe he was heading to Bogwang-dong
to meet the culprit
before going to Yeouido.
Yes, that's pretty likely.
I'm sure he wouldn't have made plans
to meet those kids in Itaewon.
Then I guess they wouldn't have
kidnapped him…
These are his phone call records.
If he was going to meet them that day,
he would have called them.
Check if any of their names or numbers
are on the list.
None of them are here.
I'm sorry.
Are you taking over
the school violence cases?
Yes.
And someone else is on the missing case?
The best prosecutor in our department
took over the case.
It's an important case after all.
Did that veteran prosecutor
reject your opinion
and tell you that it's ridiculous
to suspect those kids?
I did think I was going a bit far,
but some things seemed strange.
He did hear out what I had to tell him.
If they really did,
I don't think you would've come here.
I guess your senior didn't take
Professor Kim Mun-sik's class.
You mean Philosophy of Law?
The security system has been activated.
Besides Crime and Punishment,
the professor quoted the phrase
"The devil is in the detail" the most.
Then you don't think
I was going overboard?
I guess that professor said
the same things in class for decades.
You must have taken that class
a long time ago, right?
How old are you, Prosecutor Jung?
Pardon?
Never mind.
I'm 28.
Thank you for today.
Yes?
Please send me the photos
of those middle school students.
The ones taken on a school trip?
Yes. And have you heard anything
about the Tongyeong case
from Prosecutor Seo?
The university students
who drowned in March.
No, nothing.
All right.
I'll ask people in his office.
Why did he ask about Tongyeong?
What's this?
Tongyeong?
And Prosecutor Seo called the survivor?
According to him, it wasn't the first time
that Prosecutor Seo called him.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
They do look like close friends
at a glance,
but knowing that he's a victim
makes the photo seem different.
Anyway, what about Tongyeong?
Sometimes there's a hierarchy
formed among male students.
Even if they're friends.
Did you get that in the photo
of the students in Tongyeong?
Not at first.
But it seemed different
when I looked at it yesterday.
After seeing the photo
of the Namyangju students?
Yes.
POLICE VISITS TONGYEONG VICTIM'S FAMILY
But Prosecutor Seo…
What was that kid's name?
The survivor of the Tongyeong case.
-Kim Hu-jeong.
-Yes. He called Kim Hu-jeong
because he wanted to ask if Chief Choi
had told him to say bad things
about the prosecution, right?
That's what Kim Hu-jeong said.
He said Prosecutor Seo called him twice,
once after Chief Choi visited that family,
and once before he went missing.
The call history shows that.
But then I thought,
"That could've been the case
the first time,
but why did he call Kim Hu-jeong again
after time has passed?
Did he really call him just to ask him
the same thing?"
What if he was just poking around
for leads?
That's something he would've done.
If that's really the case…
If it were you, who would you ask first?
Kim Hu-jeong,
or the victim's family
that Chief Choi visited?
The victim's family.
So do you think he's a suspect?
Well, I'm not sure yet.
But it suddenly occurred to me last night.
Why hadn't I found it suspicious to find
Kim Hu-jeong's name
in Prosecutor Seo's call history?
Maybe it didn't seem special back then.
It could really be nothing special.
Still, I should have paid
more attention to it when I first saw it.
Prosecutor Seo took on
school violence cases
for the past few years.
If he was reminded of something
while seeing these photos…
POLICE VISITS TONGYEONG VICTIM'S FAMILY
Then if Prosecutor Seo
called Kim Hu-jeong the second time
because he thought that maybe
the Tongyeong kids weren't really friends,
then Kim Hu-jeong would have been
startled by that phone call.
It was from a prosecutor of all people.
The people at the Uijeongbu Office said
Prosecutor Seo didn't mention
anything about the Tongyeong case.
But you said he usually didn't share
much with people in his office.
No, I mean his junior prosecutor,
not the investigators.
It seemed like he talked a lot
with the junior prosecutor.
You mean the one he had a meal with?
The one in the security footage?
Were they close?
Why? Does she seem suspicious?
They're just one year apart.
Who? Her and Prosecutor Seo?
What? Were you checking
their age difference?
I meant Young Eun-soo.
Seeing Prosecutor Seo's junior
made me think
that if Young Eun-soo hadn't died,
she'd be working now like her
at some prosecutors' office.
Near the beach, or in a small city.
She'd be living
every day just like her.
It made me think
that it's actually pretty simple.
What is?
Living and dying.
You're right. It's simple.
It changes in an instant.
That's what makes it so sad.
All right, what should I look into first?
Did you say the Tongyeong students
went to the same middle school?
Yes, but they attended different
high schools and universities.
Then going to their schools now
probably won't help.
Does Kim Hu-jeong
live in Bogwang-dong by any chance?
Then there'd be a much higher chance.
His address was…
I think it was Gwangjang-dong.
That's pretty far.
Could he have taken the kids
who bullied him in the past to the beach
and drowned them?
Killing middle school classmates
after he became an adult?
We could be wrong, though.
We still have to look into
every possibility.
Plus, you saw what happened
with the Segok Station case.
-That's right!
-What?
I should visit City Hall.
What time is it?
Oh, no. It's almost one already.
Oh, my gosh.
-Does Chief Woo know you're here?
-No.
It's not like we're doing something wrong.
We're trying to catch the culprit.
Gosh.
Is he in?
No.
-Yes?
-I'm at City Hall.
I checked the residence registry.
Kim Hu-jeong used to live in Bogwang-dong.
Mr. Kim Hu-jeong.
Who are you?
Can we have a word?
Would you like to come in?
This was our first trip
since starting college.
PROSECUTION SERVICE
We came here together…
What's this about?
You know Prosecutor Seo, right?
Mr. Kim Hu-jeong.
Prosecutor Seo!
Are you in there?
Seo Dong-jae!
Is Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae alive?
The whole room smells of bleach.
That means he cleaned the room
very recently.
It's Seo Dong-jae. You remember me, right?
That photo…
I don't think it was taken here.
They were there for a reason.
This isn't a coincidence.
Tell me right now!
One of these is the route
he used to move Prosecutor Seo.
Track these in reverse order.
-My gosh.
-Did you think it'd end
if you killed them?
What did you do to him?
What did you do to Prosecutor Seo?
Did you abandon him when he was alive?
Subtitle translation by Liya Choi
LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA
ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS
What do you think will happen if you drive
after drinking this much alcohol?
His name is Park Gwang-su.
He died last April
while driving on a highway in Namyangju.
His blood-alcohol level was 0.018 percent.
Could it be that again?
My boss used to be the chief there.
Things would have been different
if the culprit really was a cop.
From his perspective, you ruined
everything that was going well.
And from my perspective too.
That's right. We need insurance too.
I'll take care of it now.
Let's meet him together.
Are you worried I might use you
as a scapegoat and escape by myself?
What's going on?
Why did Mr. Park die?
I'm the one who wants to ask…
I'm the one who wants to ask
what you did
to Mr. Park.
He seemed very desperate.
-As if he'd die if it fell through.
-Thanks for coming. Let's go in.
He even drank that day.
Just as I was wondering
why he'd asked me to join him there,
he brought up Hanjo's lawsuit,
so I got up to leave.
Then he broke out in a sweat
and asked me to stay.
But you refused and left despite that,
so he must have collapsed from the shock.
I suppose that's how desperate
Mr. Park was.
He had a heart attack while driving
to chase someone who had already left.
He didn't look too well
even at the vacation home,
but who knew that would happen?
Did you not receive any update regarding
what had happened?
I could tell that it fell through
and that the lawyer had failed.
Considering the time of his death,
I knew he didn't have enough time
to pull it through.
But I didn't want to draw attention to it,
so I just let it go.
Then that thing happened
to Prosecutor Seo.
Why did you let Prosecutor Hwang
take the case?
Because that would put me in control
and keep me in the loop
with everything he finds out.
Because I knew what he was up to,
I was able to make sure Mr. Park's wife
would keep her lips sealed.
That means he's already investigating
Mr. Park's case.
Strictly speaking, I just had him join
the disappearance investigation.
I never asked him
to look into Mr. Park's case.
And he'll take his hands off it.
I've removed him from the investigation.
A big fight broke out apparently.
They're all there now.
PROSECUTOR SEO DONG-JAE MISSING CASE
We need the meeting room.
What are they going to do?
About this.
This…
May I stop by your office now?
-Where did you get this?
-It's accounting fraud, isn't it?
It looks like they purchased
66,000 treasury shares.
And during the same period,
they moved their liquid assets
of the same value.
I knew it.
I heard you're well-versed in finance.
I'd say this is far worse
than an accounting fraud.
This isn't something
you can obtain easily.
Where did you get it?
Your office is auditing
Hanjo Engineering at the moment, right?
Did your client give you this?
Ms. Lee Yeon-jae?
-Jeez.
-Mr. Oh.
Do you work for her?
Come on. They have a huge legal team.
Why would they hire me?
One of Hanjo's subsidiaries
is being audited
for violating the accounting standards,
and I'm looking at
the chairwoman's financial statement.
You call this a coincidence?
Mr. Kang.
You don't like Lee Sung-jae, right?
You haven't
answered one of my questions.
We simply contacted Chief Choi later on
to ask her how everything had gone.
She was the chief there,
so we were following the protocol.
The following day,
I got his call while at work.
He asked me what was going on
with the lawyer who died
from a heart attack the night before
in Namyangju,
so I told the officers who were
overseeing the case to handle it quietly.
But that wasn't even necessary
because it's not uncommon
to get a heart attack while driving.
May we assume that it's now our turn
to ask you questions?
Who told you my name?
You just said
that you don't understand
how I got involved in this.
I wasn't the one who Hanjo
secretly tried to get in touch with
to gain the upper hand in the lawsuit.
Had the organizer of the meeting
not died like that,
I wouldn't even have known
that such a thing happened in Namyangju.
So why
did you order Mr. Oh Ju-seon
to approach me?
Why not Chief Woo?
Because someone told me about you,
Chief Choi.
Seo Dong-jae?
Then he must've told you everything.
So why would you ask us--
You're right.
"The chief of Namyangju Station
wanted it buried."
That much I heard.
So I assumed Chief Choi
was at the vacation home too.
But she's saying she didn't.
And he didn't give me any details.
But then, Prosecutor Seo went missing.
I would have much rather dealt
with Prosecutor Seo.
He'd at least have understood things.
If he was around, you could be
in a very difficult position now.
He has quite a big mouth.
Prosecutor Hwang isn't like that.
Right.
He is discreet indeed.
That day…
Was someone from Hanjo
around the vacation home?
I'm sure you wanted to know
how everything was going.
And security was important.
Are you asking if I sent someone there
to monitor the situation?
Yes.
That's odd.
Why are you fixated on
whether someone was watching?
I'm sure there was nothing
others shouldn't see.
Even if things had gone south,
you would have been able to completely
separate Hanjo from Mr. Park.
But for us,
just having been there that day
could get us in trouble,
so we shouldn't have been seen.
I see. Chief Choi.
Did you ask me that
out of concern for Chief Woo?
Hanjo had nothing to do
with that meeting in Namyangju.
It was something
Mr. Park had arranged personally.
I know nothing about it.
Are you saying no one from Hanjo
was around the scene that day?
Goodness, am I being interrogated?
-Of course not.
-Well, I should make it clear.
Correct, not a single person.
Thank you for your answer.
Then let me make it clear too.
Prosecutor Seo was overseeing
Namyangju Station's cases.
After taking notice of the case,
he started bugging the officer in charge.
That's why the officer said to him,
"My boss told me to just take care of it.
That's why I closed the case quickly."
That's all.
But he mentioned alcohol.
That's been sorted out too.
That was also something
that Mr. Park's family had told him.
And as for this case,
Prosecutor Hwang won't dig deeper.
He said that Park Gwang-su and
Prosecutor Seo's case has no connection.
It looks like the two of you already
took great care of everything,
from Mr. Park's family
to keeping Prosecutor Hwang under control.
Well done.
Do you think
she arranged this because she wasn't sure?
Or was she fishing for information?
Maybe both.
But you know…
"I would have much rather dealt
with Prosecutor Seo."
Odd wording, right?
He said the wording was odd
and that maybe you were fishing for info.
To me, his wording was even odder.
"If he was around, you could be
in a very difficult position now."
Are you tired?
What about the other side?
Lee Sung-jae has a lot of enemies.
Right, but who are his enemies?
And why would they give you this?
To find the right person for the job.
This is like a divine intervention.
It was meant to end up in your hands.
Unlike me,
you don't have to worry about being
found dead somewhere
even if you look into this.
Will you let this opportunity go
because of Lee Yeon-jae?
Have you forgotten about how Lee Sung-jae
and Sungmoon insulted our colleague?
Why did that happen?
Because you couldn't even lay a finger
on Lee Sung-jae despite all the evidence.
How was the evidence obtained?
Mr. Lee Chang-jun gave up his life for it.
Mr. Kang. This is our chance.
What if Mr. Lee Chang-jun gave you this.
Then what would you do?
Then all this persuasion
wouldn't have been necessary.
Also, Chang-jun would not have brought
just one page of the document.
I can't give it to you
unless you make up your mind.
Make your decision.
Okay.
To be honest, I'm not sure
whose head will be on the chopping block,
between Lee Sung-jae and you.
He'll take the bait. Otherwise,
he would've left as soon as he heard it.
I'm sure we'll get a call
from the eastern office.
I'm exhausted.
You've been under a lot of stress.
It's exhausting.
I wonder how
he took care of everything alone.
Yeon-jae.
Then why did you make the call?
So that he'd be found soon
and not be left on the road for too long.
Hey, you're still here?
I thought you already left.
-How's your stomach?
-Pardon?
You already forgot?
Then you must be okay now.
Oh, yes. I'm fine now.
I'm glad. I'll see you tomorrow.
-Wait, sir.
-Yes.
Do you know what the central office
is planning to do with Jeon Gi-hyeok?
Jeon, what? Who is that?
The fake witness.
Oh, that punk.
We don't need to arrest him, you know.
By the way, why did he do that?
Apparently, he just wanted the money.
He had nothing to lose anyway.
Jeez, what a nutjob.
Right, what about the culprit's number?
Weren't you able to track
the number or location?
Looks like he used a burner phone
and sent it from somewhere
along Subway Line 2.
Oh, boy. Then it'll be hard
to track them down.
But the police watch was in the photo.
That's a fact.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
Right, maybe.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
About the witness, Jeon Gi-hyeok…
I heard he had criminal records. I want
to know which offices were in charge.
And Seongnam in 2017.
Both for speculative acts.
Which division in Seongnam?
Criminal Division Two.
Assistant Chief Prosecutor Kim Sa-hyun.
Dispatched from
the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
SEONGNAM BRANCH OFFICE
But the police watch was in the photo.
That's a fact.
That means we can still suspect
that the culprit is a cop.
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.
What the hell?
Look at this bastard.
You got caught snooping around my office.
How dare you stand tall, unashamed?
I'm sorry, sir.
What were you doing?
You got caught red-handed,
so give me an excuse.
Did you steal something?
Or was it a power fantasy?
Were you sitting at my desk
picturing yourself as the assistant chief?
Were you imagining that you had
Chief Woo and I groveling at your feet?
How dare you glare at me?
-Yes.
-"Yes"?
That's it?
I'm sorry, sir.
Get out.
What are you doing?
Why my office?
Why didn't you sneak into that office?
You should have sneaked
into Chief Woo's office
had you wanted a better title.
Why pick my office?
You worked at the Seongnam Branch Office
two years ago.
Were you in the criminal division?
What?
How dare you ask me a question
when you owe me an explanation?
Gosh, you really are something.
Yes. I was in Criminal Division Two.
What about it?
I'm sorry I sneaked into your office.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
I was wondering what they'd opt for.
Would the prosecution
treat the witness like a VIP
for saying what they had wanted to hear?
Or would they give him
a harsher punishment
because they've suffered
as much as we did because of him.
It looks like he did get a VIP treatment.
The central office just let him go.
-Who said that?
-Prosecutor Hwang.
Also, the suicide note was written
by Sergeant Song himself.
As soon as
the witness' identity was revealed,
Chief Woo called me.
You mean, Chief Woo Tae-ha?
Why did he call you?
Why not? I can't even have coffee with him
after going through this ordeal together?
You're always with Prosecutor Hwang.
"Always"? That's not true.
And you make it sound as if
we're a pair of cockroaches or something.
What is this?
You can be friends with a prosecutor,
but I can't?
Gosh, no. That's not what I meant.
Sit down.
Stop standing around.
You're too tall for that.
You're taller than I am.
Are you more invested?
Invested in what?
Prosecutor Hwang.
He's an adult,
but you left with him and gave him a ride
because he had an upset stomach.
You like him,
but he's not interested, right?
Gosh, please.
I'm going to date an artist.
Why would you date an artist?
He'll be broke.
Men who have a nine-to-five job
are the best husband material.
My goodness, my grandma said
the exact same thing.
He's a prosecutor too.
Don't trust him too much.
Chief Woo probably wanted
something more than just coffee as well.
Do you also think
all of this feels very much forced?
As if someone was sitting in the cockpit.
Be careful.
If we suspect the prosecution
and the witness and dig into it rashly,
we could ruin everything.
We're trying to take what they have,
and they don't want change.
To lure them to the negotiation table,
we must pretend
that there's nothing wrong for now.
But keep a watchful eye on the witness
and be ready to bring him in
when things seem unfavorable to us.
You always have a plan for everything.
All right, you may leave.
Chief.
I want to keep investigating
the Prosecutor Seo case.
-No, you can't.
-Please, Chief.
Is this about your career?
You want to return to detective work
after you're done here,
but you can't run a detective squad
due to inexperience,
and the captain positions
are occupied by your seniors.
So you want to lead the investigation
task force and prove yourself?
No, Chief. Such a thought
never even occurred to me.
I just want to catch the culprit.
That's all.
I don't need to hear more. We have
enough to indict Hanjo Engineering.
They violated
the Financial Investment Services Act
and the Act on External Audit
of Stock Companies.
They can also be indicted for embezzlement
and instigating destruction of evidence.
And they'll hand over the rest
if you make up your mind?
If I'm willing to reach out
to Lee Yeon-jae.
Then we'll have him for sure.
It looks like we can actually
take Lee Sung-jae down this time.
What about the commission?
They asked Hanjo Engineering
for an explanation but nothing after that.
I don't think they'll be suspended.
But it'll be a different story
if you can get your hands
on the actual document that you saw.
Should I take this on?
There's no way they'd just hand it over.
Of course not. This is just bait.
Like that lawyer said,
Lee Yeon-jae won't win the lawsuit
even if I take this on.
But she'll gain more power.
At the moment, the group is divided
between her and her stepbrother.
If you help her take him down,
she'll take her father's place
and become the real reigning queen.
So I shouldn't do it?
One of them is bound
to be ousted eventually.
Whether you do it or not,
the results will be the same.
Probably, right?
Okay.
Hello?
Yes.
Right.
You made a wise decision.
Sure, okay.
CHIEF PROSECUTOR KANG WON-CHUL
H, MR. PARK
I'VE SUCCEEDED
EASTERN OFFICE LAUNCHES
INVESTIGATION ON HANJO ENGINEERING
Since we've found detailed evidence
of Hanjo Engineering's accounting fraud,
we plan to launch
-an extensive investigation…
-The eastern office just announced
that they detected an illegal transaction
made by Hanjo Engineering.
-Is Hanjo their sworn enemy?
-They are planning
-to contact the financial…
-I guess you should go there.
-I've already sent someone.
-Who? Si-mok?
The prosecution is stating that
search and seizure…
That's why that prick
was nowhere to be seen.
Why call him a prick?
You used to be protective of him.
What's your thought
on Hanjo's governance structure?
Please say a few words.
We're focusing on
Hanjo Engineering's accounting fraud
and whether or not they've violated
the Capital Markets Act,
so we're in no position to comment
on their governance structure.
How did you discover the accounting fraud?
The scope of the damage?
We don't have such details yet.
We will brief you on the progress
in the near future.
-Will you conduct a search and seizure?
-Will Mr. Lee be investigated?
-Could you give us more detail?
-Wait.
What will happen to Mr. Lee?
Just a comment, please.
Hey.
I guess Chief Woo sent you
because of Hanjo.
Have a seat.
Was it already discussed with
the Securities and Futures Commission?
Yes, they'll be charged with violation
of auditing standards.
I told you Lee Sung-jae
was going to be next.
The press aide even
mentioned Hanjo's governance.
I guess you got something
that'll take down Lee Sung-jae for good.
Did our Deputy Chief say such a thing?
Well…
By the way,
why do you keep trying to visit me?
What was it last time?
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
May I stop by your office tomorrow?
What was it?
You knew the lawyer Park Gwang-su, right?
He was a Chief Prosecutor,
and you were in the same class.
Why are you mentioning someone who's dead?
His death was one of the cases
that Prosecutor Seo was looking into
before he disappeared.
What does that case have to do
with anything?
I'm not sure. But some say
he never drank any alcohol,
and some say that he did drink.
Things don't add up.
He didn't drink any alcohol.
Whoever said that knows nothing about him.
I heard that from his wife, though.
-What?
-So the secretary was right.
Then was it also true
that he was troubled financially?
How do you know that?
-We said we'd keep that to ourselves.
-Who do you mean by "we"?
Our colleagues did,
when we met at his funeral.
His youngest brother's business
seemed to have failed.
One classmate who was close to Mr. Park
looked at that brother's face and said
he would have caused the heart attack.
It seemed like his brothers
stood surety for him.
But where did you hear all this?
You told someone else about
his financial trouble, didn't you?
I told you we said we'd keep it a secret.
It's not good news, you know.
His secretary at the law firm even knew
that his brother was the cause
of his financial trouble.
I don't think he would have
told his secretary about that.
A lawyer from some law firm asked
about Mr. Park before.
He said he was taking over his case.
But they suddenly came to us
and I ended up taking it on.
Do you happen to know
a man named Park Gwang-su?
So I told him some things.
It's unusual, but lawyers sometimes
do that when requested by their clients.
I guess it could have been a VIP.
That client.
The one who used to be a client
of Mr. Park's law firm.
Do you know who it is?
No, I don't know that much.
I'll ask myself, then.
Can you give me the number
of that lawyer you talked to?
This is related to Seo Dong-jae?
Don't worry.
I'm the one who should be asking you
not to reveal the source.
What would I gain
if people found out where I got this?
Oh Ju-seon.
Oh Ju-seon?
He's quite the miracle worker, isn't he?
Do you know someone named Oh Ju-seon?
He was formerly a presiding judge
at the High Court.
It was the Eastern Office back then, too.
What do you mean?
OH JU-SEON
OH JU-SEON
LAWYER, FORMER JUDGE
DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVAL
It's Oh Ju-seon, right?
The person you were just talking to.
He's the one who brought something
that would take down Lee Sung-jae.
You know who'll benefit the most
from taking down Lee Sung-jae.
You've just made a deal with Lee Yeon-jae,
not the lawyer Oh Ju-seon.
Not officially.
He has no official connection
with the Hanjo Group.
He's working for Hanjo, isn't he?
Don't ask any more questions.
I don't know.
I'll find out myself, then.
Sorry for calling you so suddenly.
It's fine, but my lunch break ends soon.
What is it?
Well, the last time we met,
you mentioned Mr. Park's
financial trouble.
The person who conveyed that information
to you was Oh Ju-seon, right?
You told me that
you only found out about it after he died.
That's because Oh Ju-seon told you
about his financial trouble
when he met you after he died, right?
Why do you say "conveyed"?
You just asked if he
"conveyed that information" to me.
Because he heard it
from someone else, too.
He heard that from someone
who knew Mr. Park before he died.
That's why I said "conveyed."
Is there a problem?
Then you're saying that the lawyer
named Oh Ju-seon
didn't know Mr. Park personally
while he was alive?
Did Mr. Oh say he was close to Mr. Park?
Yes. He's the one who mentioned
Mr. Park's financial trouble first.
So I thought they must have been close
for him to know that.
I guess he used that information as bait
since Mr. Oh was from a rival law firm,
and since you probably wouldn't
have told him about Mr. Park easily.
We wouldn't call them our rival.
We're the top law firm in Korea.
You lost your client to such a firm.
There must've been a lot of talking.
-Who's that client?
-What do you mean? Lost our client?
Mr. Park's client
went to Mr. Oh's law firm.
Where did you hear that?
We didn't lose any of our clients.
Is Hanjo one of your clients?
Hanjo Group?
No, but our CEO would've loved
to have them as our client.
Then what did Mr. Oh ask about Mr. Park?
He just asked if Mr. Park was stressed
about anything
at our firm before his death.
And that he couldn't believe
what happened to him.
So I asked him
why he suddenly started thinking that
a year after his death.
Hang on.
You met Mr. Oh recently?
Not right after Mr. Park's death?
It was only a few days before I met you
that Mr. Oh came to see me.
Since you two came to ask me
about his death in a row,
I thought there was something odd
about his death
and that there'd be a reinvestigation.
You've just made a deal with Lee Yeon-jae,
not the lawyer Oh Ju-seon.
Not officially.
He has no official connection
with Hanjo Group.
Is it the Hanjo Group?
Is Oh Ju-seon the unofficial
replacement for Park Gwang-su?
Hanjo covered up
what happened to Mr. Park.
Is this why Mr. Oh is digging into it?
Because he's afraid of dying like Mr. Park
if he starts working for Hanjo rashly?
If that client was
one of the law firm's clients,
would he have needed to take the day off
just to meet them?
So he was working for a law firm
but secretly met with a personal client.
Was he stealing one of the firm's clients?
What if he wasn't stealing a client
from the law firm?
What if Hanjo had already been
using Park Gwang-su in secret?
But why Park Gwang-su?
Did you know that his dashcam was
turned off only on the day of his death?
It's unusual, but lawyers sometimes
do that when requested by their clients.
Clients ask lawyers to turn off
their dashcams?
When they meet in person, there's a chance
that they could be
recorded in the dashcam footage.
Some clients don't want
to be filmed in any way.
It must've been a long trip.
Why Namyangju?
Because he couldn't be seen at Hanjo,
and his connection with them
needed to remain a secret?
Hanjo would've had many locations to meet
secretly even in the heart of Seoul.
Was it not because of Park Gwang-su?
No…
The reason companies seek out
former judges and prosecutors…
This way.
Connections… Legal circles…
How much did Prosecutor Seo know?
Even if Hanjo was involved
in Mr. Park's death,
the cause was only a heart attack.
Could this really be connected
to the kidnapping?
Did Prosecutor Seo find out that
a murder was disguised as a heart attack?
Could that be what happened?
NAMYANGJU GEUMNAM-RI HIGHWAY 45
Someone who practices law
that Hanjo met secretly
through Mr. Park during their lawsuit…
If that person was behind it all…
Could this be why
I couldn't solve this case?
Is that why
I haven't found Prosecutor Seo yet?
Park Gwang-su…
The 25th class?
Sir, you were in the 25th class, right?
Sungmoon, Hanjo, and Lee Sung-jae.
I'll be sure to take them down.
Why continue to deal with Hanjo yourself
and not hand them over
to the central office?
The Hanjo HQ is under our jurisdiction.
I've done so much work for it.
Hello, this is Jung Min-ha.
Near the scene?
Well, there's a golf course.
But that's not what you mean, right?
There aren't any restaurants
they could have used
to meet in secret near the place he died.
There are some country houses
and vacation homes in that area.
-Vacation homes?
-Yes.
Oh, by the way,
do you have some time today?
Is something going on?
No, it's nothing much,
but I want to ask you something.
It's about Prosecutor Seo's missing case.
Did you take over that case?
Are you in charge?
No, but it's something about that…
What do you mean?
Could I tell you in person?
It could really be nothing, though.
All right, then.
Call me when you're coming.
-Hello.
-Hello.
Everyone else went home.
Oh, I see.
Oh…
Go ahead.
Prosecutor Seo took on
a middle school violence case.
The one he was working on
the day he went missing, right?
Yes, and those students were charged
again for assault a few days ago.
Three of them brought alcohol
into a karaoke, and the owner caught them.
But they hit the owner
with a fire extinguisher,
locked him in the storage and ran away.
That kept lingering on my mind
so I checked their prior case again,
and the two cases were similar.
Sorry, we're not allowed to
take the documents outside,
so I only brought the photos.
They hit the victim on the head,
and then assaulted him
in the bathroom again.
And we got these photos as reference.
Their teacher sent these,
saying that there are no bullies
in his class and that they were friends.
Prosecutor Seo had them in the file,
so I brought them.
-Is he the victim?
-Yes.
And these three were the ones
who assaulted him.
I'm not sure how Prosecutor Seo
was assaulted,
but I guessed it could've been similar.
He was attacked from behind and locked up.
I looked into their whereabouts
on the day he disappeared just in case…
Itaewon Station is pretty close
to the scene in Bogwang-dong, right?
Yes. About ten minutes by foot.
Did they go to Itaewon that day?
Yes, their transportation cards
were used at Itaewon Station.
They exited the station
around eight that day
and returned to Noksapyeong Station
at 10:11 p.m.
Two hours and ten minutes…
But they're still kids.
Do you also think I'm going overboard?
How would they have met?
We should go that way. I know I'm right.
Even if they crossed paths by coincidence,
how did they end up at the scene?
Didn't you take the outer ring road here
because of the traffic?
Oh, I took the subway.
Prosecutor Seo was going to meet someone
in Yeouido the day he went missing.
But his car GPS showed
that he went to Itaewon
three hours earlier,
when the road was the busiest.
Maybe he was heading to Bogwang-dong
to meet the culprit
before going to Yeouido.
Yes, that's pretty likely.
I'm sure he wouldn't have made plans
to meet those kids in Itaewon.
Then I guess they wouldn't have
kidnapped him…
These are his phone call records.
If he was going to meet them that day,
he would have called them.
Check if any of their names or numbers
are on the list.
None of them are here.
I'm sorry.
Are you taking over
the school violence cases?
Yes.
And someone else is on the missing case?
The best prosecutor in our department
took over the case.
It's an important case after all.
Did that veteran prosecutor
reject your opinion
and tell you that it's ridiculous
to suspect those kids?
I did think I was going a bit far,
but some things seemed strange.
He did hear out what I had to tell him.
If they really did,
I don't think you would've come here.
I guess your senior didn't take
Professor Kim Mun-sik's class.
You mean Philosophy of Law?
The security system has been activated.
Besides Crime and Punishment,
the professor quoted the phrase
"The devil is in the detail" the most.
Then you don't think
I was going overboard?
I guess that professor said
the same things in class for decades.
You must have taken that class
a long time ago, right?
How old are you, Prosecutor Jung?
Pardon?
Never mind.
I'm 28.
Thank you for today.
Yes?
Please send me the photos
of those middle school students.
The ones taken on a school trip?
Yes. And have you heard anything
about the Tongyeong case
from Prosecutor Seo?
The university students
who drowned in March.
No, nothing.
All right.
I'll ask people in his office.
Why did he ask about Tongyeong?
What's this?
Tongyeong?
And Prosecutor Seo called the survivor?
According to him, it wasn't the first time
that Prosecutor Seo called him.
KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
They do look like close friends
at a glance,
but knowing that he's a victim
makes the photo seem different.
Anyway, what about Tongyeong?
Sometimes there's a hierarchy
formed among male students.
Even if they're friends.
Did you get that in the photo
of the students in Tongyeong?
Not at first.
But it seemed different
when I looked at it yesterday.
After seeing the photo
of the Namyangju students?
Yes.
POLICE VISITS TONGYEONG VICTIM'S FAMILY
But Prosecutor Seo…
What was that kid's name?
The survivor of the Tongyeong case.
-Kim Hu-jeong.
-Yes. He called Kim Hu-jeong
because he wanted to ask if Chief Choi
had told him to say bad things
about the prosecution, right?
That's what Kim Hu-jeong said.
He said Prosecutor Seo called him twice,
once after Chief Choi visited that family,
and once before he went missing.
The call history shows that.
But then I thought,
"That could've been the case
the first time,
but why did he call Kim Hu-jeong again
after time has passed?
Did he really call him just to ask him
the same thing?"
What if he was just poking around
for leads?
That's something he would've done.
If that's really the case…
If it were you, who would you ask first?
Kim Hu-jeong,
or the victim's family
that Chief Choi visited?
The victim's family.
So do you think he's a suspect?
Well, I'm not sure yet.
But it suddenly occurred to me last night.
Why hadn't I found it suspicious to find
Kim Hu-jeong's name
in Prosecutor Seo's call history?
Maybe it didn't seem special back then.
It could really be nothing special.
Still, I should have paid
more attention to it when I first saw it.
Prosecutor Seo took on
school violence cases
for the past few years.
If he was reminded of something
while seeing these photos…
POLICE VISITS TONGYEONG VICTIM'S FAMILY
Then if Prosecutor Seo
called Kim Hu-jeong the second time
because he thought that maybe
the Tongyeong kids weren't really friends,
then Kim Hu-jeong would have been
startled by that phone call.
It was from a prosecutor of all people.
The people at the Uijeongbu Office said
Prosecutor Seo didn't mention
anything about the Tongyeong case.
But you said he usually didn't share
much with people in his office.
No, I mean his junior prosecutor,
not the investigators.
It seemed like he talked a lot
with the junior prosecutor.
You mean the one he had a meal with?
The one in the security footage?
Were they close?
Why? Does she seem suspicious?
They're just one year apart.
Who? Her and Prosecutor Seo?
What? Were you checking
their age difference?
I meant Young Eun-soo.
Seeing Prosecutor Seo's junior
made me think
that if Young Eun-soo hadn't died,
she'd be working now like her
at some prosecutors' office.
Near the beach, or in a small city.
She'd be living
every day just like her.
It made me think
that it's actually pretty simple.
What is?
Living and dying.
You're right. It's simple.
It changes in an instant.
That's what makes it so sad.
All right, what should I look into first?
Did you say the Tongyeong students
went to the same middle school?
Yes, but they attended different
high schools and universities.
Then going to their schools now
probably won't help.
Does Kim Hu-jeong
live in Bogwang-dong by any chance?
Then there'd be a much higher chance.
His address was…
I think it was Gwangjang-dong.
That's pretty far.
Could he have taken the kids
who bullied him in the past to the beach
and drowned them?
Killing middle school classmates
after he became an adult?
We could be wrong, though.
We still have to look into
every possibility.
Plus, you saw what happened
with the Segok Station case.
-That's right!
-What?
I should visit City Hall.
What time is it?
Oh, no. It's almost one already.
Oh, my gosh.
-Does Chief Woo know you're here?
-No.
It's not like we're doing something wrong.
We're trying to catch the culprit.
Gosh.
Is he in?
No.
-Yes?
-I'm at City Hall.
I checked the residence registry.
Kim Hu-jeong used to live in Bogwang-dong.
Mr. Kim Hu-jeong.
Who are you?
Can we have a word?
Would you like to come in?
This was our first trip
since starting college.
PROSECUTION SERVICE
We came here together…
What's this about?
You know Prosecutor Seo, right?
Mr. Kim Hu-jeong.
Prosecutor Seo!
Are you in there?
Seo Dong-jae!
Is Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae alive?
The whole room smells of bleach.
That means he cleaned the room
very recently.
It's Seo Dong-jae. You remember me, right?
That photo…
I don't think it was taken here.
They were there for a reason.
This isn't a coincidence.
Tell me right now!
One of these is the route
he used to move Prosecutor Seo.
Track these in reverse order.
-My gosh.
-Did you think it'd end
if you killed them?
What did you do to him?
What did you do to Prosecutor Seo?
Did you abandon him when he was alive?
Subtitle translation by Liya Choi