Taxi driving up a woodland path leading to a forest. It looks like Seosamreung. Jang Joon Ha walks up a hill accompany by the taxi colleague of Jang Young Ha, Park Sun Wu with the ash urn of what we believe to his mother’s ashes. She must be killed by the accident. A hole is dug where Jang Joon Ha laced it with petals from flowers, & then sprinkle slowly the ashes in to the hole as the taxi colleague, Park Sun Wu looks on. Flock of bird flying pass. A tree with a plaque “Omoni 1953.9.1 – 2006.10.27”. Jang Joon Ha then touches the plaque. Jang Joon Ha buries his mother ashes near a tree, squats down all drained out.
Park Sun Wu drop Jang Joon Ha off at the dormitory
Park Sun Wu: We had arrived, Joon Ha
Jang Joon Ha wakes up from his dazed & reaches for his wallet
Jang Joon Ha: How much is it?
Park Sun Wu: Come to your senses, you brat
Jang Joon Ha then realise
Jang Joon Ha: Thank you
Park Sun Wu: Don’t worry about Young Ha’s matter, I will testify in court. On that day although it was Young Ha’s day off, however he was the one who replace me in driving the taxi. The time Eun Ji was killed; I was with Young Ha together
Jang Joon Ha: I believe in Hyung. I beg you that you just testify according to the truth.
Park Sun Wu: That is for sure. If Young Ha knew that your mother had passed away, he….
Jang Joon Ha: We will slowly break this to him
Park Sun Wu: Yes. Wait until he is release to let him know of it. This will be better
Jang Joon Ha: I’m off, Hyung
Park Sun Wu: Take care, the living still need to go on living, isn’t it?
Jang Joon Ha gets down from the taxi & takes a bag from the back seat of the taxi. He goes back to his dormitory. The things were packed for shifting untouched. The bag was his mother, unzipping the bag, a photo frame of a family picture with the 4 of them, Oh Eun Ji, Jang Joon Ha, Jang Young Ha & Kang Kyung Baek. Jang Joon Ha can only look at it & sigh. He then unpacked further to find some documents wrap in a plastic bag. He takes it out to find an insurance policy & a note. A suicide note
Note: Joon Ha, this is mother, my sons have suffered. I can’t give you boys anything, my heart is very sad because of it. If I was a little more educate, or a little more intelligent, your father who passed away, I was afraid there will be a day I too would have been gone just like that, so I bought an insurance policy. With the condition my health like so, it wouldn’t have many more years to live on. The only thing I can do for you boys, is only this. My eldest, my beloved eldest, your younger brother Young Ha, I will hand it to you for your care, Joon Ha
Jang Joon Ha sobs at reading the letter
Jang Joon Ha: Omoni! Omoni!
Kim WO Bin who looks lifeless goes out shopping with his mother for a suit fitting. His mother trying the suit jacket
Song Yeo Sa: How is the size? Is it a fit?
It looks like Sing Yeo Sa is more excited than her son is. The sales personnel give another set to try
Song Yeo Sa: This is also not bad. How is this? Looking at it is not bad.
Kim Wo Bin just smile to agree
They go to an employment agency
Personnel: Although you have passed the civil exams, to learn about capital investment is very good. After taking a year of studies then can proceed to take the exams. If you can get the license to practice back to the country, it will be the best
Song Yeo Sa: Oh! Is it?
Kim Wo Bin is the least interested
Song Yeo Sa: How is it? Wo Bin. This is alright
Kim Wo Bin shows his dissatisfaction
Kim Wo Bin picking on his lunch & doesn’t look too happy
Song Yeo Sa: Having to graduate “YoungSulyuan” locally from here then go overseas to study is of course tiring.
(“Youngsulyuan” is a law chambers. A must enrollment if you want to be a Prosecutor in Korea. Most I believe if you want to do Civil law, they are usually graduates from Korea University.)
Kim Wo Bin: Prosecutors can use public scholarship funds to further the studies
Song Yeo Sa: That, who can guarantee whether you can go overseas to study. Did you want to go & learn English well?
Kim Wo Bin: I wish to enrolled study in “YoungSulyuan” as of March next year.
Song Yeo Sa: “Youngsulyuan”, you can always go to overseas then come back to study in it.
Kim Wo Bin: But…
Song Yeo Sa: Listen to your mother! If you continue to stay on here & because of that case….
She looks around to see if anyone eavesdrops
(There is a Chinese idiom that befitting Song Yeo Sa’s character “Overprotective mother always lead to the downfall of their children”)
Kim Wo Bin: Is Abuji going to agree on this? Everyday, Abuji looks at me on how soonest can I become a Prosecutor?
Song Yeo Sa: Firstly your decision is the most important. The next step is then to persuade your father
Kim Wo Bin: Omma! This is like running away
Song Yeo Sa: Compare to your father, do you know I have many more areas that I can do good at. I know very well of what my son abilities is. You father think that you are very strong willed, but to me you are not. Seeing that person being persecuting in court, you may feel uneasy to study in “YoungSulyuan”. So that is why I want you to go overseas to study, to go out & tries to forget about this matter.
Kim Wo Bin looks displeased
Sect Head Kim & staff having lunch
Sect Head Kim: After the appeal, we need to persist with public sentiment in a bit too early. Within 20 days we need to use all our effort to in the fastest speed up to close the case
Prosecutor Jung: Don’t worry. The ring leader is already been caught, there isn’t any fear in catching the henchmen
Prosecutor Hong: Compare to my wife voice trying to wake me up, say the least Prosecutor Jung may like this sound. What is there? It is like before entering into the Seoul detention centre, let the suspects queue in a line & when the press have a field day taking photographs of them. That sound of the cameras shutter violently clicking away. Ah! Dept Head wouldn’t like to hear it.
Everybody laughs. A staff, Sam Dul comes in with his food tray of lunch but approached them as he is troubled.
Prosecutor Jung: Hey! Sam Dul, what is it?
Sam Dul: I came to seek some advice & questions from you
Sect Him Kim: Who is he?
Prosecutor Jung: This year newly appointed prosecutor. Do you know old is he? This year only 24 years old
Sect Head Kim: The country’s youngest.
Prosecutor Jung: What is the question you want to ask?
Sam Dul: A suspect who have a previous record on an attempted murder? After failing to sexually assault his brother’s girlfriend, in anger, kills her. How do we prosecuted & how having is the sentence?
Prosecutor Jung: Sexual assault then murder. This should at least life time imprisonment
Prosecutor Hong: What is there to consider? That kind of bad person, should give the death sentence
Sam Dul: What? Death sentence
Sect Head Kim: Don’t we need to give the suspect the slightest of chance to defend himself?
Sam Dul: Yes, however, no matter what, he said he admitting to have killed her.
Sect Head Kim: Isn’t there any doubts whatsoever?
Sam Dul: He surrendered himself
Sect Head Kim: Why?
Sam Chul: His brother was being suspected as the suspect
Sect Head Kim: That is because he is ridden by guilt, that he surrendered
Sam Chul Yes, I know. I will asked for the death penalty
Sam Dul walks away
Prosecutor Jung: Hey! Hey! Sam Dul. Take away your food tray with you. This boy is really absent minded fool
Jang Joon Ha hands the legal aid fee to the lawyer
Jang Joon Ha: The legal fee I have prepared
Legal Asst: Aigoo! You should have deposit into our bank account. Why do you make such an inconvenience?
Jang Joon Ha: Can I see the Attorney now?
Legal Asst: We will have to do all the basic ground works first
Jang Joon Ha: No, I will directly give this personally to the attorney myself
Legal Asst: What? Please wait a while
Legal Asst goes & knocks at the attorney’s office. Attorney is on the line. The Attorney is Min Jung Hwa
Attorney Min: Of course will investigate, please trust in us. Yes. Goodbye
Legal Asst: Attorney Min, the elder brother of the suspect who is accused of sexual assault & murder is here, he said he wants to give the legal aid fee to you personally
Attorney Min: What is this? This little matter you aren’t able to handle on your own discretion. Do you know how much I am getting in accepting other case?
Legal Asst: I’m sorry
Jang Joon Ha comes in.
Legal Asst: Wait. Sorry to keep you waiting.
The Attorney Min was displease to see Jang Joon Ha’s presence but turns round to give a welcoming smile. He stood up to greet him
Attorney Min: Do come in, welcome. I’m Min Jung Hwa.
Attorney shakes Jang Joon Ha’s hand
Attorney Min: do come over her & take a seat
Jang Joon Ha: Yes
Legal Asst leaves the office
Both men sat down & Jang Joon Ha gives an envelope
Jang Joon Ha: This is the fee for 30 million
Attorney Min: I will do my utmost effort. Don’t worry. It is the attorney job to lighten your worries
Jang Joon Ha: Attorney Min, this money is my mother life insurance, in order to receive this money….I beg you please help to save my younger brother. Please do keep in consideration that this uses my mother’s life in exchange to save my younger brother.
Attorney Min: firstly let us go & need with the suspect. After meeting with him, we shall see what direction we should take to draw up a defense
Jang Young Ha: Our Young Ha didn’t commit any crime, because I was being made the Prime suspect so that is why….
Attorney Min: I know of it, I hear it from the Legal Asst.
Jang Joon Ha: When Eun Ji was killed, my younger brother had an alibi. This is contact.
Attorney Min: this you give it to Legal Asst. What is your younger brother’s name?
Jang Joon Ha: His name is Jang Young Ha. Jang…..Young…..Ha
Attorney Min goes to an intercom.
Attorney Min: Jang Young Ha, apply to have an interview
Jang Joon Ha: Attorney Min. Please help. Please help to save my younger brother
Visiting Jang Young Ha in prison waiting for trial
Jang Joon Ha: We have chosen Attorney Min Jung Hwa to represent you. He is previously from the Prosecutor’s officer. He is said to be of capabilities.
Jang Young Ha: Where did the money come from?
Jang Joon Ha: You have to say the honest truth, when Eun Ji was killed, you & Park Sun Wu Hyung were together. Hyung will go to court & testify. He will tell the truth that you didn’t kill anyone. Then you can be release without crime.
Jang Young Ha: Did you borrow from loan shark?
Jang Joon Ha: Are you eating?
Jang Young Ha: Hyung?
Jang Joon Ha: I didn’t lend it from loan sharks. I didn’t borrow from anyone, just follow & do as I have instructed.
Jang Young Ha: Why the temper? Omma? Why doesn’t she come? I don’t really know why I am like that. I really know that mother specially went out to buy the kimbap, the rice cakes, drum stick, really know of it but always can’t able to say nice things out. Son should have this virtue. Isn’t mother angry about this? I thought you will be coming together. Did she again collapse & fainted? Did Omma faint?
Jang Joon Ha: No. Don’t worry
Buzzer for time up
Jang Young Ha: Ah! So quick for time to pass
Jang young Ha leaves; Jang Joon Ha calls his brother
Jang Joon Ha: Young Ha! Eat well, sleep well
Jang Young Ha: Why are the same with mother? I’m off
Jang Joon Ha could bring himself to tell his brother of their mother’s demise
Kim Wo Bin searching on the website on Harvard Law School, Cornell University. Shin Young Joo drop by to give Kim Wo Bin a milk carton box. Kim Wo Bin looks up as Shin Young Joo waves to him then stick a post it pad on the computer screen
Note: After meal kicking this may be able to release stress. Shall we go?
Kim Wo Bin smiles
It looks like they are kicking the milk box in the park. Kim Wo Bin is not the least interested, sitting at the sidelines
Shin Young Joo: Good, Great. 33…36
Shin Young Joo then uses her hand & is disqualified
Player: Out! Let’s start again
Shin Young Joo walks away. She runs up to Kim Wo Bin
Player: Let play again
Shin Young Joo: Ah! Do I need to take herbal medicine? I am becoming more & more lethargic. Don’t simply see this game; I have won against many senior before. This is all because of all the stress created from the failing the exams. I need to adsorb all your energy forces from you, next year to try again at it. Oppa! When your interview is over? Can you give you’re a push of strength? I will wait for you at Youngsulyuan’s entrance, at that time, dinner is on me. Don’t have any other appointments?
Kim Wo Bin gave a smile
Shin Young Joo: Promise! Pinky promise, stamp & seal. You need to abide by that promise. Do you understand?
Player: Yah! Shin Young Joo. How can you leave the ring so easily? Come back & kick
Shin Young Joo: Yes, I know
Shin Young Joo did some warm up push up.
Night. Kim Wo Bin’s house
Sect Head Kim: Going abroad to study, why the sudden you want to go overseas?
Song Yeo Sa: It is not in a sudden but has been in deep consideration for a long time. Now the Prosecutors these days are so proficient in English isn’t it? As for you (Sect Head Kim), because of your lack for the language, you too suffered how much stress from it
Kim Wo Bin: I want to be like father, a Special unit Prosecutor to deal with financial commences injustice cases, and you need to grasp the full knowledge of the international economics financial commence know how. I need to able to be fluent in English in order to enhance that knowledge.
Sect Head Kim in deep consideration
Song Yeo Sa: If he enrolls in “Youngsulyuan’s”, then there will be no time to study at all. You should have a sturdy foundation at it before going in wouldn’t it be better, isn’t it? Wo Bin.
Kim Wo Bin: Yes. I wished to do it this way, Abuji
Sect head Kim: So it is. There are now these days often many international related crimes. I only see as far as the nation, & I want to refute them. Not only need to be proficient in just the English language, but a deep understanding knowledge of the commercial finances. You thoughts on them are not a bad idea
Kim Wo Bin: Thank you very much, Abuji
Song Yeo Sa stealing smiles.
Sect Head Kim: However, Wife, are you alright with this? What to do when you miss Wo Bin, you may cry? He wouldn’t be able to come back so soon
Song Yeo Sa just smiles
Prosecutor’s Office. Jang Joon Ha is angry & shouting
Jang Joon Ha: Why it can’t be done? Why? Then what use is there to apply for the interview? The Prosecutors in charge aid it can’t be, so it can’t be
Counter: This….If the prosecutor in charge said that it can’t be, what else can we do about it?
Jang Joon Ha: I too was being taken as a suspect on the case before. If you know what the reason behind why my younger brother was being arrested?
Counter: The reason is already clearly written in this application here.
Jang Joon Ha: It is written, & there already.
Counter: The Prosecutor in charge must have read it & thinks there isn’t a need to have that interview.
Jang Joon Ha: Don’t say it like so. I beg you to allow me to see him just a moment would be fine. I plead with you to let me see the Prosecutor in charge. I beg you, please let me see the Prosecutor in charge.
Jang Joon Ha gets all work up. Counter indicate gesture to have the security to drag him out of the place.
Jang Joon Ha: Just a moment! Just a moment! I beg you! Let me go!
Elevator opens. Prosecutor Jung & Sect Head Kim comes out from the elevator.
Prosecutor Jung: No matter how it is seen, it must be because of this case.
Sect head Kim: Have you compiled everything?
Prosecutor Jung: I have heard it as such
Sect Head Kim: I know.
Jang Joon Ha being drag out to the lobby by the security
Jang Joon Ha: I have something to say to the Prosecutor in charge. I beg you to let me see him. Please let me see him
Sect Head Kim passes by the drag off Jang Joon Ha. Sect Head Kim turns around to the shouting Jang Joon Ha
Jang Joon Ha: Let me see him! Let me see him! I beg you to allow me to see the Prosecutor in charge, just a moment! I beg you! Let me see him! I beg you! I beg you!
Sect Head Kim walks off as Jang Joon Ha is being drag screaming & kicking
A park, Sect Head Kim resting under a gazebo
Judge Seo: Why are you sitting here?
Comes by & sits down
Judge Seo: It is true that I heard that Wo Bin has already passed. Congratulations! It looks like our Pulsong High School is not the same.
Sect Head Kim: I heard you have tendered your resignation
Judge Seo: Ah! The news travels so fast
Sect Head Kim: Is it because of this case?
Judge Seo: I just don’t want to do it anymore
Sect Head Kim: Why?
Judge Seo: It is just that.
Sect Head Kim: Just that?
Judge Seo: Ah! There is a reason. I want to leave my hair long
Sect Head Kim: Hair?
Judge Seo: Leave my hair long, then after dye my hair blonde. As a Judge I wouldn’t be able to do that.
Sect head Kim is lost for words
Judge Seo: I wish to wear shorts & take the subway, want to wear just slipper & sit at a food vendor stall (pojangmachas). This is how I will want to live, aren’t you envious?
Sect Head Kim: I’m envious. You final piece of verdict made, I will not let fall short of success
Judge Seo: Because of Hyung, I passed that verdict. Actually I had decided to refuted back public sentiments
Sect Head Kim: Then why make that verdict? If you have done so, you may see that you be able to make it as a Supreme Court Judge
Judge Seo laughs & takes leave
Judge Seo: We will be in contact
Sect Head is left alone to sigh
Detention centre discussion room. Attorney Min on the phone
Attorney Min: Prosecutor Song, can you at least allow us to meet up with him? Why don’t we both meet up? We will speak when we meet.
Jang Young Ha is being brought in to meet with Attorney Min. Attorney Min gesture for Jang Young Ha to take a seat. Still on the phone
Attorney Min: What time? No. no. I can go. I will go immediately. Just wait a while
Attorney Min: Did you really killed her or not?
Jang Young Ha: What?
Attorney Min: You elder brother said that because you wanted to save him, so you gave false statement & give yourself up, isn’t it true?
Jang Young Ha: Firstly shall I ask you on a matter?
Attorney Min: What is it?
Jang Young Ha: If…if I said that I didn’t kill her, what will be the end result of it?
Attorney Min: You didn’t kill her? Did you killed her or did not?
Jang Young Ha appearing in preliminary court hearing, handcuffed. Jang Young Ha sees his elder brother & Jang Joon Ha assures him
Judge: Defense Attorney, please direct your questions to the witness
Park Sun Wu, Jang Young Ha’s taxi colleague is call to the stand.
Attorney Min: Is the witness is often together with the defendant?
Park Sun Wu: Yes, together sleeping in the taxi company dormitory. We often rotate shifts together to drive the taxi. The night of the incident, when the defendant returned, do you recalled?
Park Sun Wu: Yes. That night I was supposed to do a full night shift; Young Ha replaced me on my shift. I slept & slept & when I woke up, it already fast past 11pm. So I gave him a call to ask him to come back.
Attorney Min: from the time of the call till he return to the taxi company, what time was it?
Park Sun Wu: It was about 11:10pm. I am very sure of that. When that woman was killed, Young Ha & I were together
Attorney Min: Your honour. I have no further questions for this witness. I’m finished with this witness
Jang Joon Ha is surprise at Attorney Min lightest concern on the line of questioning.
Judge: The Prosecution. Please direct your question to the witness
Sam Dul: The night of the incident, what is the reason did the defendant replaced you in your taxi shift?
Park Sun Wu: That, I was a little tired.
Sam Dul: Did you not drink (liquor)?
Park Sun Wu: No, I did not.
Jang Joon Ha so some sign of anxiety
Sam Dul: The witness, did you go into the hospital for excessive alcoholic poisoning?
Park Sun Wu: It is not alcoholic poisoning. The alcohol had some dependence. In order to be admitted to stay in hospital, your dependence must be very high. There is eye witness report that the night of the incident, after the witness was so drunk, he was in the taxi company dormitory sleeping. Witness, after a heavy drinking. Could you remember so clearly the time & the date?
Park Sun Wu looks around.
Time lapse
Judge: Defendant, before passing verdict, please states your final statement on what you wish to say.
Jang Joon Ha: Young Ha! Please, I beg you
Silence from Jang Young Ha.
Judge: Defendant?
Jang Young Ha: I….have wrong. It is my fault.
Jang Joon Ha gets up & tries to talk some sense
Jang Joon Ha: You brat, quickly say that you didn’t, quickly say it. Quickly say that you didn’t kill any one, because you wanted to save your elder brother, because to save you, mother has…..
Jang Joon Ha is being drag out of court. Jang Young Ha is shocked
Jang Young Ha: Hyung! What wrong with mother? What happened to mother?
Jang Young Ha is also being drag in.
Jang Joon Ha: In order to save you. Mother has….mother has…do you know what mother have pawn herself for, do you know
Jang Young Ha: Hyung! What are you saying about mother? Hyung!
Judge: The defendant is sentence to life time imprisonment.
Jang Joon Ha: What do you mean I need to give fees again? Again!
Legal Asst: You, do you pretend not to know or do you really don’t know? Once sentence is pass, it is consider an appeal.
Jang Joon Ha: Just meet a moment then leaves. Questioning the witness line of question with fine start poor finish
Jang Joon HA grabs the collar of the legal asst
Jang Joon Ha: Do you know that money was what money. It is the money that my mother traded her life for. She sold her life
Legal Asst: Let go of me!
Jang Joon Ha crying
Jang Joon Ha: She traded her life!
Appeal court
Judge: The defendant had refuse appeal.
Jang Joon Ha is dumfounded & blank. Jang Young Ha goes to prison to serve his sentence
Interview
Panel: Mr. Kim Wo Bin, what is the reason you want to participate in taking the civil law exams.
Kim Wo Bin: From my grandfather was part of the legal profession, so was my father is also in this legal profession. I believe the power of the Judge can be able to change the world a better place for peace & justice to mankind. I will like to become the likes of my grandfather is helping the downtrodden, likes of my father a Prosecutor who being just in his profession
Shin Young Joo waiting in front of Youngsulyuan for their date. Meanwhile Kim Wo Bin obviously has forgotten the appointment with her drives off with his mother, overjoyed by the outcome of the interview. Shin Young Joo waits as Kim Wo Bin drives off. Shin Young Joo waited till night fall & no sign of Kim Wo Bin, calls him but his phone is beyond reached. She squat down disappointed of being stood up. Kim Wo Bin goes abroad to study at the airport’s departure hall; his mother is seeing him off. He turns around to see his mother & his mother wishes him safe flight & asked him to go in to the departure hall. Kim Wo Bin smiles & nods. A plane takes off
Shin Young Joo walking hurriedly in the phone
Shin Young Joo: Can’t be contacted? I called his hand phone but couldn’t get through. He is not that kind of person. Do you know the phone number of Oppa’s house? Even that you don’t know. Min Tae Oppa, what do you really know? I don’t know. Hang up!
Shin Young Joo with a note goes looking for Kim Wo Bin’s house. She find the place & standing in the gate & contemplating. After a while she hesitates to press the doorbell when Song yeo Sa comes out to throw the trash, opens the gate & surprise Shin Young Joo. Shin Young Jo steps back
Song Yeo Sa: Who are you?
Shin Young Joo: How are you? I’m Wo Bin Oppa law school junior
Song yeo Sa: Oh! Are you?
Shin Young Joo: Why can’t we contact Oppa?
Song Yeo Sa: Why, didn’t our Wo Bin mention it at all? Our Wo Bin have gone abroad to further his studies
Shin Young Joo: What? Gone abroad to study? How about Youngsulyuan?
Shin Young Joo is surprised
Song Yeo Sa: After he returns from his studies he will enroll into it.
Shin Young Joo: When did he leave?
Song Yeo Sa: Why is there any matter?
Shin Young Joo: That. We had an appointment & everyone is waiting for him. I was made a representative to come & ask, because we didn’t have any contact from him. Goodbye!
Shin Young Joo is upset & disappointed that Kim Wo Bin left without leaving a word.
Shin young Joo eating ranmyun in her father’s restaurant.
Shin Dal Soo: Wait….wait! Add some lettuce into it, it is full of vitamins. So that my daughter will not grow any wrinkles & the freckles will vanished
Shin Dal Soo sees her daughter sobbing
Shin Dal Soo: Daughter! Are you crying? Why? Why are you crying?
Shin Young Ha: What crying? I am so touched by father that I’m crying. Because eating lettuce I will have no wrinkles & also no freckles, isn’t it? Appa! Thank you. Really! Appa, do you really think that your daughter is beautiful?
Shin Dal Soo: Of course my daughter is a 1st class beauty. The world best. A great beauty, very beautiful, beautiful.
Shin Dal Soo gives his daughter a thumb’s up
Shin Young Joo: Yes, the best, and the best
Shin Dal Soo leaves the table slightly worried look on his face, while Shin Young Joo continues to eat & sob. Shin Dal Soo looks dumfounded on his daughter’s reaction
Jang Joon Ha carries a box back to his dormitory, The box is from the apartment that Oh Eun Ji had rented, he unpacks the box & flip through a note book. It is an account ledger of expenses
Oppa food bill 140,000
Oppa school fee 300,000
Young Ha merchant sailor training fee 50,000
He unpacks further & finds the keychain of the scale of justice that Kim Wo Bin accidentally behind at the scene of the crime. He picks it up & examines it & strikes him.
He takes it to the Police station & shows it to Police 1. Police 1 is Detective Kang. Detective Kang is the least interested in what Jang Joon Ha’s new found evidences
Jang Joon Ha: This doesn’t belong to me & neither to Young Ha. This may be said belongs to the murderer
Detective Kang: Is that so?
Jang Joon Ha: I definitely need to save Young Ha. If we need a retrial we need to bring up new found evidence to do so. Can you please investigate where this key chain comes from?
Detective Kang: You are really someone without a cure. Retrial? Why don’t you go & pluck the stars from the sky, it would be easier?
Jang Joon Ha: can you please investigate who this key chain might belong to?
Detective Kang: Hey! I do understand what you are feeling right now. However where is the evidence to shown that this is left behind by the murderer? It could be left behind by the previous tenant.
Jang Joon Ha have nothing to say as it gets drown\
Jang Joon Ha takes a bus to go & see Min Hak Kyung, the previous tenant of the apartment
Landlady: He is from near Dongyedong or somewhere there. It is said to have opened a seafood stall together that examinee & his wife.
Jang Joon Ha asked for directions
Jang Joon Ha: Ajummoni, can I asked you some directions? Is there someone by the name Min Hak Kyung?
Ajummoni: He is over there at the seafood stall.
Min Hak Kyung is serving some Customers
Min Hak Kyung: Please eat!
Jang Joon Ha calls him
Jang Joon Ha: Mr. Min Hak Kyung!
Min Hak Kyung: Yes
Jang Joon Ha showed him the key chain
Min Hak Kyung: This is not mine.
Jang Joon Ha: Are you sure?
Min Hak Kyung nods
Min Hak Kyung: Yes. From what I can gather, it could really be left behind by the murderer. Who is he really? Who was in my apartment? Please look at this carefully. This keychain hangs the symbol of the scale of justice
Min Hak Kyung takes a careful look at the keychain
Min Hak Kyung: Ah! So it is really looks it
Jang Joon Ha: When Eun Ji was killed, that was the day when the civil exams results were out. Sanlindong examinee’s hub. The day of the results is out. The scales of Justice.
Min Hak Kyung: Examinee! Correct! The examinees have the highest possibilities
Jang Joon Ha: Yes, who are the people who frequently to your place?
Min Hak Kyung: To my place, none. I haven’t seen any one who uses this key chain.
Jang Joon Ha is disappointed
Min Hak Kyung: I am very sorry that I can’t help me very much.
Jang Joon Ha: I know
Min Hak Kyung: I really wished that your younger brother will be acquittal from all charges. If you wish to have my help in any way, do feel free to contact me
Jang Joon Ha: Thank you
Jang Joon Ha leaves
In Prison. Jang Young Ha had a crew cut, stroke his new crop hair is visited by his brother Jang Joon Ha
Jang Young Ha: Hyung, you look untidy, your hair is in a mess. Are you eating well? How about sleep? You look like you have not slept in days. Hyung, you have to healthy in order to save me from here
Jang Joon Ha: I have said this 100 times, 100 times already, asked you honestly to tell the truth that you didn’t kill her.
Jang Young Ha: I too also had found out, if I want to change my plea, what will be the outcome is going to be. There are 2 kinds
Jang Joon Ha: 2 kinds?
Jang Young Ha: 1st, you have to take on to become the suspect again. 2nd is to interrogated until admission
Jang Joon Ha: Who said so? Who had said this nonsense?
Jang Young Ha: Attorney Min. Who else but him would have said?
Jang Joon Ha: The Attorney. Is the Attorney who said that?
Jang Young Ha: Haven’t I said this before? If without background, without money, without power, a right to self defense will be turn into attempted murder, sentence to life. If I had the right background, I will have been out by now. Without background, it will become someone else sacrificial ornament, do you understand?
Jang Joon Ha: Fine. You will be release. I will become a Prosecutor & I will find & catch that one that killed Eun Ji, save you out from here. In the fastest the possible to come save you from here
Jang Young Ha: Fighting!
Jang Young Ha puts his hand on the glass partition & Jang Joon Ha takes his hand to do the same
Jang Joon Ha: Fighting!
Both brothers exchange long glances
A montage of scenes, Jang Joon Ha retakes his exams with tutorials. He is determined. The items that Kim Wo Bin handed to him are actually a stop watch. Jang Joon Ha uses it to time his speed in answering the questions as he runs through his notes for answers in his dormitory. Odd jobs as a Construction site worker, more study & lectures, back to notes. He is diligently going through his notes when taking breaks from his construction site job. While at lectures, he nosebleeds. (Typical must have in kdramas to denote that the person have been hard at the books). Timed with the stop watch on how fast he answers the questions. At the construction site job carrying bags of cement. More studying. A photo frame of the foursome, Kang Kyung Baek, Oh Eun Ji, Jang Joon Ha & Jang Young Ha. A sketch book of the collection of newspaper articles of Eun Ji’s murder.
Exams. Shin Young Joo & Jang Joon Ha are both in the same exam hall doing the exams. They are sitting diagonally. Jang Joon Ha is very determined & concentrate.
Kim Wo Bin arrives at the airport from abroad, met by his happy mother. Kim Wo Bin smiles to greet his mother & his mother greets him with a hug
Kim Wo Bin: Omma!
Song Yeo Sa: You have returned, Son. I missed you so much
Jang Joon Ha pays a visit oh Eun Ji’s grave
Jang Joon Ha: Eun Ji. Eun Ji
In prison, Jang Joon Ha showed the letter that he had passed the exams to his younger brother Jang Young Ha
Letter: Notice of Pass of the Civil law exams
The next sheet of paper
Paper: Acquittal of innocence’s Jang Young Ha of the crimes
Jang Young Ha reads it
Jang Young Ha: Hyung?
Jang Joon Ha: You understand. Just wait a while longer. Fighting!
Jang Joon Ha places his hand on the glass partition so did Jang Young Ha
Jang Young Ha: Fighting!
Brother exchanging long glances again. It looks like Jang Young Ha doesn’t look all too well
It is the year 2008. At the Prosecutor’s Office. It looks like convocation for those soon to be Prosecutor. Sect Head Kim, Man 1 is named Hong Gun Piao & Prosecutor Jung are among the attendees coming up the aisle being greeted by the fellow participants with applause as they made their way up to the stage. Shin Young Joo, No Se Ra, Kang Min tae, Kim Wo Bin & Jang Joon Ha were among who clap to greet them. No Se Ra notices Kim Wo Bin. Prosecutor Jung on the podium
Prosecutor Jung: Once again we congratulation to those who are present here. Let us first introduce the Prosecutors. Seoul Area Special Unit 1 Sect Head & also the Principal of Youngsulyuan is Mr. Kim Hyuk Jae
Sect head Kim taking a bow at the applause rendered
Prosecutor Jung: the next person is taking the responsibilities as the lecture Professor for Judge Advocate Miss Go Sun Ah.
Miss Go Sun Ah takes a bow
As for the lecturer taking the responsibilities as the lecture Professor for Prosecution is Mr. Hong Gun Piao
Hong Gun Piao takes a bow
After the convocation, the participants were outdoors. Shin Young Joo with her father, Shin Dal Soo
Shin Young Joo: Appa! Smile! Smile! Smile!
Shin Dal Soo: Father is happy that why I am like that. From now onwards, seaweed soup that drink with ease (seaweed soup has the same sound with failure. The words that associated like “drop down” can now say it with ease. (Prior to her passing, all those words were forbidden to be spoken of. Somewhat a taboo)
Shin Young Joo: It is true, Appa. From now onwards I can say the word “down” with ease. Even if the kimbap is drop down on the floor, I will able to say it, no need to say that the kimbap is sitting on the floor
Shin Dal Soo is in tears
Shin Dal Soo: It is true. Fine. My daughter! Our family’s Judge
Shin Dal Soo hugs Shin Young Joo who laughs at her father high regards. She has not made judge yet
A plaque card having a notice “Congratulations for passing the civil Exams, Min Hak Kyung” Another plaque cards “Our pride, Min Hak Kyung”. It looks more like an election rally for Min Hak Kyung, with the whole town came to cheer for him. Min Hak Kyung have finally made it on his umpteen effort on the exams
Kim Wo Bin walking with his mother, happy for Min Hak Kyung. His mother Song Yeo Sa straightens his tie for a photo take. Shin Young Joo notice Kim Wo Bin & show her displeasure. Min Hak Kyung came by to greet them
Min Hak Kyung: How are you, Omonim? Congratulations! (to Kim Wo Bin)
Song Yeo Sa: Let us take a photo together
Photographer: 1…2…3…Kimchi!
Camera click
Shin Dal Soo & his daughter photographed giving the “V” sign
Jang Joon Ha walks away from the bustle of the crowd. Jang Joon Ha goes & stand in front of the statue of the Lady Justice. Jang Joon Ha holds up the Scale of justice key chain that was found in Eun Ji’s apartment. He grips it & contemplated on whatever route that he may need go in order to find the justice that may save him younger brother & the bring to Justice for Oh Eun Ji’s wrongful death
(Let me give you a brief of what the significant of Lady Justice. Lady Justice or Lustitia is a Roman Goddess of justice. This is why some court especially under the British Law addressed their Judges as Lord or Lady Justice. It is depicted as a woman bare-chested blindfolded carrying a double edge sword on her right hand & the scales on her left hand. She is iconic in all the world’s courthouses & courtroom. The symbolic behind the swords represent the Reason of Justice, where it may wield for or against any party. The Scales is for the measurement of strength of a case’s support & opposition. The blindfold is that justice is done or should be meted out objectively, without fear nor favour, in regardless to identity, power or weakness. In this, sometimes it is really hard to administrated by humans when feelings are involves, such as in this drama. A brief lesson on law.)
Jang Joon Ha walks to an apartment. There are governments who provided accommodations for Civil servants. He enters the apartment room & sees someone kneeling on the floor on the line. It is Min Hak Kyung.
Min Hak Kyung: Spicy bean paste, bean paste. These are life savers.
Min Hak Kyung sees Jang Joon Ha
Min Hak Kyung: Oh! Yobo I will hang up, will call you back later
Jang Joon Ha greet Min Hak Kyung, obviously doesn’t recognize him at first. Min Hak Kyung is now clean shaved & decently dress with a suit
Jang Joon Ha: How are you?
Min Hak Kyung: I am most happy to have met you again
Jang Joon Ha was surprise
Min Hak Kyung: When I saw that Jang Joon Ha have passed the exams, I was so overjoyed.
Jang Joon Ha: Huh?
Min Hak Kyung: Ah! My moustache is already shaved off. Don’t you recognize me? Dongye seaside…that key holder.
Jang Joon Ha gave it some thoughts then realize who he was
Jang Joon Ha: Ah! You had passed. Are you sharing the same apartment room with me?
Min Hak Yung nods gleefully
Min Hak Kyung: I specially apply & arrange to share the same apartment room with Jang Joon Ha. Did I do well?
Jang Joon Ha: It is great. If not, I don’t know anybody else in Youngsulyuan
Min Hak Kyung: Is it? Then after, you should call me “Hyung” from now onwards
Min Hak Kyung gave his hand to shake it with Jang Joon Ha.
Jang Joon Ha: Please don’t be formal, just say it, Hyung!
Min Hak Kyung: Can I, Dongsheng? Ha! Ha!
Shin Young Joo enters the apartment having a stack of books tuck under her chin then as she about to enter the door, drop her stack of books
Min Hak Kyung: Yah! Shin Young Joo?
Shin Young Joo is surprise to see Min Hak Kyung
Shin Young Joo: Oppa! Why are you here, this suppose to be my apartment room?
Min Hak Kyung: Aigoo! Can’t take this, really can take this. Scatterbrain! This is the 11th floor. The woman’s in still one floor up.
Shin Young Joo is surprise & tired
Shin young Joo: What to do? I have so many things to carry, how to take it up?
Jang Joon Ha smiles the Shin young Joo comes up with a suggestion
Shin Young Joo: Oppa! Do you want to tone those muscles of yours?
Min Hak Kyung: Pretending to be charitable, Scatterbrain! Scatterbrain!
Min Hak Kyung helps Shin Young Joo with her things. She waves hello to Jang Joon Ha. Shin Dal Soo arrives in her apartment room
Min Hak Kyung: Yah! Compare to ours, yours look much better. It is not bad,
Shin Young Joo: The desk & bed are not bad either.
Min Hak Kyung go straight & sit on the bed, while Shin Young Joo test the mattress
Shin Young Joo: the closet is not bad, plus come by a room mate. It is complete.
She opens the closet to find that there are clothes already hanging on hangers
Shin Young Joo: Oh! She had already come earlier. Heavens! This is all she had.
Min Hak Kyung picks up a book that was left on the bed
Min Hak Kyung: Just a few books & clothes. I really haven’t met such a woman. With you, should at least have some standards
Shin Young Joo: Oppa!
Min Hak Kyung: Joking! Just joking!
Shin Young Joo: It is a nuisance to be in the same class as you
Min Hak Kyung: Is it? After this, all lectures notes, essays, cases arguments, all sign it up to give it to you. We will meet later.
Min Hak Kyung leaves. Shin Young Joo sits down & picks up the book & flips to see who it belong to.
Shin Young Joo: Didn’t even write her name on the book
No Se Ra walks in
No Se Ra: I’m No Se Ra & you?
Shin Young Joo: Nice to have met you for the 1st time. I’m Shin Young Joo.
No Se Ra: Have you got it?
Shin Young Joo: Huh?
No Se Ra: Within 3 mins, that 10,000 won, did you get it?
Shin Young Joo: 10,000 won?
No Se Ra: Do you remember Dongye? I did say to you all that not to do it again
Shin Young Joo remembers
Shin Young Joo: Oh! That bet? The world is really small. At the time, you were an examinee.
No Se Ra: I have just entered the school when we first met. I was worried how I am going to face meeting
with you?
Shin Young Joo: For that time, I am really sorry
No Se Ra: I’m August ’85 & you?
Shin Young Joo: I’m year ‘80
No Se Ra: Then you should be Unni, can we not be formal?
Shin Young Joo: Of course, today we are had our convocation, we should have…
Shin Young Joo showed that they should have a few rounds
No Se Ra: What is the rush? There will be plenty of opportunity to do so. See you later
No Se Ra waves goodbye
Shin Young Joo: Where are you going?
No Se Ra: Appointment
No Se Ra goes to the study hall, wore her glasses & went straight to her notes, her phone rings (vibrate), it is a message
Message: Congratulations to you. I am a person to keep one’s words. According to what you said, your father didn’t come for your convocation
Another message vibrates
Message: The present have been sent. If you are not satisfy, you can’t lose temper on it
No Se Ra replies the message
No Se Ra: I am in the midst of studying
Incoming phone call
No Se Ra: I am in the middle of my studies
Driver: I am now at the car park, Miss
No Se Ra goes out to have a look. It is a car. It is a red convertible, looks like a Volkswagen. She is not too happy about it. She rings her father
No Se Ra: Appa! Did I say that I will choose the car on my own? Do you think I am still a young girl? How can you choose & then sent it over just like that? Who? Kim Wo Bin? I have seen him. I heard he went to America for studies & is has returned. After seeing then we talked about it. It is still under observation, understand? Yes, goodbye
No Se Ra: The car please sent it back
Kim Wo Bin is taking a tour of his father’s new office with Prosecutor Hong. Sect head Kim is now the Principal or Dean of Youngsulyuan. (I will not change their designation to avoid confusion)
Prosecutor Hong: Isn’t the scenery great?
Kim Wo Bin: Yes. Wah! There is a park with a lake
Sect Head Kim is talking to his wife
Song Yeo Sa: Prosecutor Hong. Oh no! It should be Professor Hong. I heard that you will be heading our Wo Bin’s class. I’m so relief. Please look after
Prosecutor Hong: It will be honor. Wo Bin! Study hard
Kim Wo Bin: Yes, Professor. I will make my utmost effort
Prosecutor Jung comes & gives a book to Kim Wo Bin
Prosecutor Jung: Wo Bin! I have read this last year. Take this & read it as a reference for you
Kim Wo Bin: Thank you.
Prosecutor Jung pats Kim Wo Bin’s back
Prosecutor Jung: If you need anything, please do look me up. I read this up is because I receive a transfer order. It is until now that I read to comprehend it all. After class doesn’t look for the Professor, but go & look for others. Really, because of Director Huang’s good fortunes, I wouldn’t have dream, that I would become a teaching Professor. We should look at the bright side to see things, don’t we, Sect Head?
Sect Head Kim: Wo Bin. It is not the time yet?
Kim Wo Bin: Yes. It is time (looking at his watch) Professor, I will meet you at class
Prosecutor Hong: Yes. Fine
Prosecutor Jung: Word hard
Both the Prosecutors pats Kim Wo Bin’s back as he leaves
Kim Wo Bin: Abuji. I’m off
Sect head Kim: Yes.
Song Yeo Sa: I best be off too
Sect Head Kim: Today I will late home
Song Yeo Sa: Do you think you can return home early on the 1st day? The time we meet again.
Prosecutor Jung & Hong: Goodbye! Hyungsu
Sect Head Kim: Leaving
Song Yeo Sa: I’m off
Song Yeo Sa leaves the office
Prosecutor Hong: I’m off for lectures
Sect head Kim: Yes, carry on
Prosecutor Hong leaves the office too. The office left Prosecutor Jung & Sect Head Kim
Prosecutor Jung: I never would have thought that Sect Head would want to Youngsulyuan. Director Huang was arrested then was release, doesn’t make sense. We are on this together; we just have to be patience for a while.
Sect Head Kim: Didn’t we have said that we need to nurture Prosecutors in the likeness of us?
Jang Joon Ha first to enter the lecture hall takes a seat & absorb the ambience. As the other students enter, Min Hak Kyung enters with Kim Wo Bin
Min Hak Kyung:You brat! No sense of being a friend at all. Said you wanted to go abroad to study & went abroad. Let Hyung slowly reprimanded you. You are the same too (to Kang Min Tae) You have passed at least at the convocation we could have at least made some contact with each other. Why wait until now? You brat! No courtesy at all. Stupid.
Kang Min Tae: There will be many more crazy parties to come.
Min Hak Kyung: Eh!
Kim Wo Bin: I’m sorry Hyung. It was a sudden decision to go & study abroad.
Min Hak Kyung: I don’t know any thing
Min Hak Kyung walks up & meets with Jang Joon Ha
Min Hak Kyung: Jang Joon Ha, had your lunch already?
Jang Joon Ha: Yes, I had
Min Hak Kyung: Hey! Let me introduce to you, my room mate
Kang Min Tae: To live together with Hak Kyung Hyung will a suffer
Kim Wo Bin: How are you? I’m Kim Wo Bin
Jang Joon Ha: You, it is correct. Are you…
Kim Wo Bin: What?
Jang Joon Ha: In the rooftop of the dormitory….
Jang Joon Ha took a stopwatch out from his pocket. Kim Wo Bin looks at it
Jang Joon Ha: Do you remember?
Kim Wo Bin: Ah! That time when we both met
Jang Joon Ha: It is a pleasure to finally really meet you.
Kim Wo Bin: You have passed
Jang Joon Ha: it is on your good fortunes. I really want to say a big thanks
Kim Wo Bin: I too am glad to have met you
Both men smiles & exchange handshakes
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Thank you for your hard work. I really appreciate it.
Glad your blog is back.
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Thanks alot for the summary. Keep up the hard work. Really looking forward to it, especially now that there’ll be no more English subbing for this series.
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would you be able to make an srt file of these subs for ep 4-8? that would be so great if you could
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Will,
We don’t have plans to make str files out of these summaries due to time constraints.
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