The Judge Returns

THE JUDGE RETURNS

SHIN NAM-SUK

But if you still insist that you were fair

look at me straight in the eyes and tell me.

"Mother"

"I made a fair judgment."

"I'm a judge of justice."

Then, I'll believe you, no matter what, okay?

I was very fair in court.

I'm a judge of justice.

I know it's too late

but...

But...

you'll be on my side, right, Mom?

SUPREME COURT

EPISODE 2

Where's Chairman Jang?

He should be with his attorney right now.

- Is that so? - Yes.

How is it?

How's the food there?

I'll just think of this as a little holiday

but won't the Haenal Partner's daughter be disappointed?

Seriously.

Why would you act so out of character?

How pesky.

ATTORNEY LEE HAN-YOUNG'S OFFICE

ATTORNEY LEE HAN-YOUNG

I didn't order that.

It's on the house.

Thank you.

How much will that be?

I'll transfer the money.

So, it's you.

You haven't told me the price yet.

It's you, Attorney Lee Han-young.

Who the hell are you?

ATTORNEY LEE HAN-YOUNG

Oh, no...

Excuse me.

Hello?

Excuse me?

ATTORNEY LEE HAN-YOUNG

Any information about him?

Hold on.

I found his wallet.

Kim Yong-jin, born in 1989.

You can come out now

Mr. Kim.

You know the flash drive I gave you?

I got it from him.

Leave the site immediately.

They must've left your fingerprints all over the weapon of murder.

PROSECUTOR KIM JIN-A SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE

This must be Jang Tae-sik getting his revenge.

I'm heading over. Let's meet.

There's no way you can handle it alone.

Are you listening?

Judge Lee.

I'll prove

my own innocence.

I'll call you later.

Hello?

Hello?

Damn it.

ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION

Okay, I can do this.

Oh, gosh.

Over there!

That's him.

This way!

Hey.

Hey!

Get him!

Over there! That's him!

No, it's not me.

- Stay still! - It's not me.

I didn't do it.

It's not me.

I didn't do it.

I'm innocent.

SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE

Mr. Lee Han-young.

You're no longer a judge

nor an industry senior to me.

So

before those pants slip off

just be nice and work with me here.

EVIDENCE

We found your fingerprints on this

and a trace of the victim's blood.

Do you admit to your murder charge?

I've been framed.

How does it seem to you, as a judge?

If I brought these to the court

would Defendant Lee Han-young be guilty or not?

I didn't kill him.

VICTIM

I'm not the murderer!

Stop him!

I've never even met the victim!

All evidence has been doctored.

Are you saying you didn't know him at all?

Exactly! I don't know him at all.

How can you explain all the evidence found, then?

A corrupt judge who's been involved

in blackmailing, extortion, and taking bribes for cases

killed an accomplice to destroy evidence

in this horrifying, unprecedented case.

According to the police

this judge has been taking bribes of hundreds of millions of won

from politicians and corporate leaders

to rule in their favor in court for years.

And when investigations began on his accomplice

he made a plan

to murder him.

Several traces of his attempt to destroy any evidence were found

at the site of the murder.

The man was respected in society.

Still, underneath his judge's robe

he was just a criminal who abused his authority for his benefit.

DEFENDANT

Defendant Lee Han-young

murdered his accomplice

and blackmailed him.

Hence, the prosecution files charges

against Mr. Lee Han-young.

Defendant, do you admit to the charges?

No.

No!

Defendant!

I didn't do it!

I didn't do it.

I'm...

I'm innocent.

I'm innocent!

I'm innocent.

I'm innocent.

I didn't do it.

I'm innocent.

Witness, are you the wife of Accounting Manager Kim Yong-jin

the S Construction employee murdered by Judge Lee Han-young?

Yes.

Has your husband told you anything

about Mr. Lee Han-young?

Yes.

Could you tell me

what he said?

JUDGE

My husband said

Judge Lee was S Construction's legal counsel

who took bribes to rule in favor of people in court.

Then, my husband got his hands

on the company's funds with Mr. Lee

and said that he feared being caught in an internal audit.

So

he went out to see Judge Lee...

I had no idea when I was sitting up there.

I had no idea

why everyone sitting here

so desperately said it was unfair.

This is so unfair.

So unfair.

My husband took bribes

to play in favor of people in court.

He wanted to open an attorney's office

for money laundering reasons, too.

I tried to stop him

and he said he wanted a divorce.

Article 152, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Act.

"A witness who, having sworn according to Acts"

"gives false statement, shall be punished"

"by imprisonment for less than five years or by a fine under ten million won."

- Defendant. - Paragraph Two.

"As regards a criminal or disciplinary case"

"a witness who, for the purpose of causing injury to an accused"

"commits the crime of the preceding paragraph"

"shall be punished by imprisonment for less than ten years."

Defendant, what do you think you're doing?

I'm just stating the violations

Ms. Yu Se-hee is making

right now.

What is he talking about?

You're kidding me.

What happened to you?

You know your father was kicked out

of his care home, right?

You didn't know?

Here.

What did they do with my dad?

There's one more.

Have you no conscience?

You should've seen it coming. You betrayed them first.

What the hell did you do with my dad?

You're such a terrible son.

Seriously.

But the worst thing would be

for you to die before your father.

What did you do with my dad...

What do you mean?