[light music]
[train rumbling]
[beeps]
[light music continues]
[soft music]
[Young-woo] There comes a day for every parent
when they ask themselves, "Could it be that my kid is special?"
For my father, that day was November 17th, 2000.
[Gwang-ho] Young-woo.
Young-woo?
Young-woo.
Hey, look at me.
[clinking]
Young-woo.
Woo Young-woo, look at me.
You said Young-woo can't talk even though she's already five?
Uh, yes.
Not "Mom," or "Dad," or other simple words?
[Gwang-ho] No, not yet.
[sighs, clicks tongue]
We're gonna have to look further into it, however,
I believe Young-woo has autism.
What?
That can't be true.
[Gwang-ho] Is that good, Young-woo?
Hey! Hey!
You stay right there, got it?
[Gwang-ho] What?
You bastard.
I took pity on your ass for being a widower,
and I let you live here without raising the rent even once.
And you tried to put moves on my wife?
Move out right now, you jackass!
Putting moves on your wife? How?
You know, always stopping by whenever I'm not around.
[Gyu-sik] What do you two do, huh?
What were you doing with her, you… you bastard, huh?
You tell me! Huh? You tell me!
-I'll tell you what is! -Look, your wife was just
babysitting Young-woo when I had to work.
Wow. You use your child as an excuse to drop by whenever you want?
When I'm not even home?
[Gyu-sik] You bastard!
You're gonna die after all that bullshit you tried!
Hey, my daughter's right here. Don't speak like that.
-[Gyu-sik] What? -I don't care if you're our landlord.
What did you say to me, you son of a bitch?
-What did you say? -What are you doing? Let go!
-Hey! What's wrong with you? -Don't you ever talk to me like that!
-[Gwang-ho] Come on! -[Gyu-sik] You hear me? You bastard!
-Move out! Move out now! -Hey! What are you doing?
Stop! Hey!
-[Gyu-sik] Move out, you hear me? -[Gwang-ho] What are you doing?
-Calm down! Stop! -[Gyu-sik] Move!
-Hey! No, stop! Come on! -You get the hell out of here!
-No! I want you out of here! -Come on. Listen!
-[Gwang-ho] Wait. -[Gyu-sik] You're gone! You understand me?
Listen up! You listen to me.
-Shut up! Why don't you just shut up? -[Gwang-ho] I'm not listening to you!
[overlapping shouting]
"Bodily injury!"
"A person who inflicts bodily injury upon another
shall be punished by up to seven years imprisonment,
up to ten years probation, or a fine up to ten million won!"
[panting]
[Gyu-sik sighs]
[sighs]
Young-woo.
Did you speak just now?
Huh?
[chuckles]
YEONGRAN VILLA
Did you hear?
Did you hear Young-woo talk?
Young-woo talks!
You heard, right? [laughs]
[Gwang-ho giggles]
Young-woo can talk!
Young-woo. Young-woo.
Young-woo?
Young-woo!
Where… where did you learn all that?
The law about bodily injury.
Did you see it somewhere, huh?
Criminal law.
Criminal…
Crim…
CASEBOOK OF CRIMINAL LAW
You read…
this criminal law book?
"Article 311, Defamation."
"A person who publicly insults another shall be punished
with up to one-year imprisonment
or imprisonment without prison labor, or by a fine up to two million won."
"Direction of investigation and corpus to lift tie."
"One, publicity."
"One, refer to Article 307, Slander."
"Two, it holds the characteristics of not stating facts
and hurting one's honor and feelings."
-"Two, action, insulting a person." -[Yeong-ran] Gwang-ho.
[Young-woo] "One, insult is not the statement of a specific fact,
-but harming a person's honor… -Uh, hi.
…and feelings in a contemptuous manner."
I'm so sorry about my husband.
He behaved so ridiculously back there.
[Yeong-ran chuckles awkwardly]
Here, some ointment for your wound.
Oh. Thank you.
Gwang-ho, are you crying?
My Young-woo…
she's memorizing the law.
Huh?
[Gwang-ho] This thick book, she memorized it.
Oh, my God, really?
[gasps]
She's a genius!
[Yeong-ran] She must've been different from all the other kids
because she's a genius.
Oh, wow.
Young-woo, you're gonna grow up to be an attorney someday.
[laughs]
Thank you, really.
Thank you.
[soft music]
[Young-woo] There comes a day for every parent
when they ask themselves, "Could it be that my kid is special?"
For my father, that day was November 17th, 2000.
The day he found out that his daughter was an autistic genius.
CASE 1 EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO
[alarm beeping]
[whale sings]
[alarm beeping]
[whale sings]
[light music]
[Young-woo] My name is Woo Young-woo.
Whether it's read straight or flipped, it's still Woo Young-woo.
Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar.
WOO YOUNG-WOO
Woo Young-woo.
CONSTITUTIONAL ACT BAR EXAM WORKBOOK, SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACT
THEORY OF CRIMINAL LAW
CRIMINAL TAX ACT A LECTURE ON THE CUSTOMS ACT
STATE PROPERTY ACT
2. PROHIBITION AGREEMENT OF CHANGING JOBS
[Gwang-ho] Young-woo, I got you this gift. I took off all traces of the label.
HUMAN EMOTIONS
RESENTMENT, ANGER, FURY
WORRY, DISCONTENT, FEAR, SHOCKED
SATISFACTION, ENJOYMENT, HAPPINESS, LAUGHTER
HAPPINESS
One Woo Young-woo gimbap, please.
Wow, my daughter looks great!
One Woo Young-woo gimbap!
[Gwang-ho] Here you go.
[Young-woo] I always have the Woo Young-woo gimbap for breakfast.
Gimbap is reliable.
I can see all the ingredients at once
so I will not be alarmed by unexpected texture or flavor.
[Gwang-ho sighs]
Talk me to the route to your office.
I walk to Hapjeong Station, take the subway on line two,
get off at Yeoksam Station,
take exit four and the office is 312 meters straight ahead.
A total of 38 minutes.
[Gwang-ho] Okay.
Don't repeat other people's words, don't say anything odd.
And don't be too blunt, you understand?
Refrain from echolalia.
Saying odd things and honesty are prohibited.
And also, no talking about whales.
[whale shrieks]
Hmm…
What if the situation absolutely requires whale talk?
Are you working at an aquarium?
What kind of situation would require a whale talk?
Yes, but despite all of that,
what if that kind of situation really does arise?
Then it's all right.
Okay.
[playful music]
Ah.
-All right, Dad. See you later. -[Gwang-ho] See you.
[light music]
FIRST-EVER AUTISTIC ATTORNEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, WOO YOUNG-WOO
[eerie music]
[noise fading]
[water sloshing]
[whale singing]
[upbeat music builds]
[upbeat music]
[Young-woo] Yeoksam Station.
Not Samyeok. Yeoksam.
Yeoksamyeok.
[upbeat music continues]
[upbeat music fades]
[suspenseful music]
[playful music]
[grunts]
[car honking in distance]
[Jun-ho] Oh, you can step in now.
-This way. -[mumbles]
[Jun-ho] Ah. Almost there.
Now, you can step out.
I mean, the door is so confusing, huh?
Thank you very much!
Where are you headed?
[playful music]
Uh…
Um, Attorney Jung Myeong-seok's office.
Oh. I'm headed that way too. Let's go together.
This way.
-Hey, Jun-ho. How are you? -Hi. Nice to see you.
-[Jun-ho] What's up? -Hey, man.
Good morning.
-[Jun-ho] Good morning. -[woman 1] Hey.
-[Jun-ho] Hello. -[woman 2] Morning.
Jun-ho, have you seen the paperwork for Jang?
It should be over there on my desk.
-Okay. -Yep.
Hey, bro.
Excuse me?
Hey, um, it's this way.
Right here.
This is Attorney Jung Myeong-seok's office.
-Want me to knock for you? -Uh, no.
I will do it.
Great. I better get going.
ATTORNEY JUNG MYEONG-SEOK
[Atty. Jung] Yes, come in.
[solemn music]
[gasps]
[door closes]
Yes, who are you?
My name is Woo Young-woo,
the new attorney who will be working here at Hanbada Law Firm.
Uh, were we expecting the new attorney?
Uh…
Hold on, the resume's somewhere.
APPLICATION (LAW SCHOOL)
TAKE CARE OF HER, PLEASE. FROM HAN
Hmm…
My resume is two pages. Do you not have the second page?
No, what does the second page say?
Special note, autism spectrum disorder.
Ah.
Uh…
Yes, well, uh, do you have anything else for us?
[playful music]
My name is Woo Young-woo, whether it is read straight or flipped.
Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar, Woo Young-woo.
Yeoksamyo.
[snorts]
[sighs]
That's amusing. Mm.
Mm.
-[Min-woo clears throat] -Ah, so, uh…
I'm gonna, uh, get going. So get yourselves acquainted. Mm?
Will do.
Oh, pleasure. Very nice to meet you.
You can't be saying that kind of stuff at work.
Rotator? Racecar?
"You can't be saying that stuff at work." Rotator, racecar, forbidden.
However…
it's hard to not do it.
You two,
you know each other?
We went to law school together.
So how do you know our CEO?
There was a note that said to take care of you.
Wow. You memorized the CEO's handwriting?
No.
It says "from Han" here.
Someone named Hana Hanbada, I mean, who else could it be?
Nobody but the CEO.
[playful music]
[knocking on door]
Come in.
APPLICATION (LAW SCHOOL)
The new attorney that you hired just came to my office.
She did?
Did you get a chance to see the second page of her resume?
It says she's autistic.
That's right. I saw what it says.
So you saw that and you still accepted her anyway?
Were you too fixated on the second page to review the first one?
Graduated sum cum laude from SNU law school,
scored 1,500 on the bar.
[sharp inhale]
If Hanbada doesn't give this genius a job, then who will, huh?
You can score well just by having a great memory.
I need an attorney who can discuss with clients and go to trial.
Someone with social skills who can speak eloquently.
How do I train someone who can't even introduce themselves properly?
Oh. Did you introduce yourself well on your first day here?
Yeah, I did, right?
Uh, what I'm saying is,
she's different from me.
Yeah, in what way?
Okay, well, if I must, I'll assign an incoming case to the rookie.
I'll test her to find out if she really is under qualified,
or if it's my prejudice against people with disabilities.
If Attorney Woo Young-woo is determined to not be up to standard
to meet with clients and go to trial,
can we then agree to dismiss her?
Give her a case, then.
Okay.
[door opens, closes]
Here, it's a public interest case. Take out the materials.
"Take out the materials."
So, the defendant…
All settled?
So, the defendant is an old lady in her seventies.
Her husband had mild dementia so the defendant takes care of him,
but they fought on the day of the incident.
The husband mouth off, and the defendant got mad
and struck him on the forehead with the…
an iron that was in front of her.
"With an iron that was in front of her."
EVIDENCE THAT WAS FOUND AT SCENE OF THE CRIME IRON 1
This iron looks like…
like a cachalot whale.
"Cachalot whale"?
Yeah.
The cachalot whale is also called the sperm whale
because of its big, square-shaped head, with a spermaceti organ inside.
Inside the spermaceti organ contains a wax-like liquid,
used by the cachalot whale to make sounds.
Yes, got it. Let's move on.
Have you read Herman Melville's novel, Moby-Dick?
The whale in that novel is the white sperm whale!
In the novel, the giant sperm whale is described to be white,
but actually, the body of the cachalot whale
is dark gray or brown.
[sighs]
What are you talking about?
Um…
Talking about the cachalot whale.
-Are you not going to focus on the case? -Oh.
Yes, I'm sorry.
Refrain from the whale talk.
[sighs]
[pensive music]
[groans] My head.
[sighs] It feels like it's splitting open.
It hurts that bad? Do you want some painkillers?
Yeah, I want to eat.
Give me some food!
You ate food earlier. Don't you remember, huh?
Oh, my head.
-[doorbell chimes] -[groans]
-[man] Delivery. -I'll go get it.
[grunts] It must be the dried persimmon.
[Yeong-ran sighs]
-Hello. -Hi, how have you been?
Oh, I remember you from last time.
That was so quick. It's lightning-fast delivery, huh?
-Yeah, I have to work hard. -I bet you do.
-Hard-working and handsome as well. -[man chuckles]
Great husband material. Do you have a girlfriend?
No, I don't.
Aw, well, that's too bad.
-That son of a bitch. -If I had a granddaughter,
-you'd be a perfect grandson-in-law. -[man] Oh, yeah, that's too bad.
What's going on?
-Oh, great. Go. I'll go. -You son of a bitch! Damn it!
[man] Thank you, goodbye.
-Hey! -[Yeong-ran] Thanks.
Shit.
What's got you all excited, huh?
Being all chatty and giggling with another man in broad daylight.
-Here we go again. -[plastic rustles]
What do you mean another man? He's young enough to be your grandson.
While your husband is right here inside the house with you,
flirting with the delivery guy.
You'd probably get him into our bedroom if I weren't here.
Oh, just stop. Please stop already.
-Always with this kind… -Enough!
-Goddamn it. -[frustrated sigh]
You're always grinning ear to ear every time you see a man.
Bullshit! I can't believe I've married a common bar girl!
Should you be saying that to your wife?
I told you, if you started this nonsense again,
then the both of us might as well be dead!
Why are you always such a flirt? Huh?
Like you're a goddamn prostitute or something! Why?
What?
A prostitute?
[gasps]
A prostitute?
[heavy breathing]
Are you out of your mind?
Hey, stop!
[breathes heavily, grunts]
Let's just die today.
You die, then I die.
Let's just end this.
[Yeong-ran grunts]
You die, I die, we'll finally end this!
You old man.
In the last 50 years, not once did…
[gasps]
Honey.
Sweetie?
Honey! Honey!
What's wrong, honey?
Honey. Oh.
Honey!
[panting]
-[sobbing] -[line ringing]
Hello? Yes.
Yes, yes. My husband, he fainted.
Yes, please hurry. Please.
[Yeong-ran] Yes, 314 Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu. Yeongran Villa.
Her husband suffered a brain hemorrhage, requiring 12 weeks to heal.
The defendant was charged with attempted murder.
"The defendant was charged with attempted murder."
What is that?
Why do you keep repeating everything I say?
Uh, I'm sorry.
-Echolalia prohibited. -Echolalia? What's that?
The act of repeating after others. It's a common symptom of autism.
Just stop with the echolalia.
[Young-woo] "Yeah, stop with the echolalia."
Mm.
Anyway, uh, this old woman is in an awful situation.
She must be in lots of pain since she's in her seventies.
And has to care of her 80-year-old husband with dementia.
But the good news is that the prosecution seems to think so too.
They haven't applied for an arrest warrant.
Even with suspicion of attempted murder?
Yeah, it's good.
Since there's a low possibility of imprisonment for the defendant
who stands trial, not detained.
So what is it that Attorney Woo Young-woo should do for the defendant?
What should you do?
Just get her probation.
Even if the charge is attempted murder,
getting her probation may possibly be enough in this case.
Yes, all right.
Let's get ready. The defendant's coming to the conference room.
[knocking on door]
[gasps] Hello, how are you, Attorney Jung?
Yes, hello.
Um, I'm just here to make, uh, introductions.
Um, she will be in charge of your defense from now on.
Nice to meet you. I am Woo Young-woo, and I will try my best.
[quirky music]
Um…
Uh, this young woman is an attorney?
You mean, you won't be taking my case on?
Uh, well, I'll be looking at it as well. Though, Attorney Woo is in charge.
[quirky music continues]
She's an SNU alumna.
-Ah, is that so? -With top honors.
All right. Have a nice conversation.
I'm going to be excusing myself.
I was surprised when I saw the address. You still live in that house.
-Sorry? -My father and I lived there 22 years ago.
House 201 at Yeongran Villa.
Oh. You were in house 201, 22 years ago…
[gasps] Gwang-ho, you mean?
A Seoul National University law school graduate?
[gasps] Are you little Young-woo?
This is incredible. Wow, you're Young-woo.
Wow! Yes, yes, yes!
I mean, it's unbelievable, right?
The child grew up and became an attorney.
This is crazy.
Wow. They said you're a genius, and you actually became an attorney.
How great. Let me look at you.
You grew up quite well.
And my, you've gotten so pretty. Wow. How's your father? Is he well?
Oh. [Yeong-ran chuckles]
When was your…
When was your husband diagnosed with dementia?
Ah. Uh…
Oh, it's been about five years or so.
Even after he quit working over at the district office,
he kept working, doing this and that.
He isn't the type to sit around doing nothing.
Then he was diagnosed with dementia, he quit everything.
That was about five years back.
Your husband was a government employee at the district office?
Oh. Yes, he was section chief before. He retired with full benefits.
Then what is your source of income right now?
Right now, it's just my husband's pension and… and the rent we collect every month.
We live off those two.
Whose name is on the multifamily residence?
My husband, of course.
The building is owned by him. It's named after me, though.
[Yeong-ran chuckles]
Why?
Will this, um… Will this be a problem for us, huh?
[knocking on door]
Yes, Attorney Woo, please come in.
[door closes]
I composed an Attorney's Statement of Opinion.
What is this?
An Attorney's Statement of Opinion.
I got that, but…
[Atty. Jung] What do you mean by "not guilty"?
I plan on pleading not guilty
for the defendant's attempted murder charge.
Attorney Woo Young-woo…
Can you not state the obvious here?
This is a case where the prosecution has decided
to give the defendant probation right from the start.
Showing them that the defendant is remorseful,
and that the victim doesn't want the defendant to be punished are enough.
This is a case where all the lawyers required to do
is just sit next to the defendant, and they will sentence probation.
If this case was an argument over guilt or innocence,
would I have brought it to you?
To a rookie on her first day?
I think that this case
is a case where the argument is over guilt or innocence.
Why? Why exactly do you think that?
This case is very compelling.
It's just like the whale quiz I enjoy.
If a female humpback whale that weighs 22 tons
ate a giant squid that weighs 500 kilos,
then laid an egg weighing 1.3 tons 6 hours later,
how much must the humpback whale weigh?
Do you know the answer?
No, I don't know.
The answer is, "Whales cannot lay eggs." Whales are mammals!
Therefore, humpback whales give birth instead of laying eggs.
If you focus on the weight alone, you won't solve the problem.
You have to look at the main issue.
Yeah, so what?
This case is a criminal case,
so people will usually focus only on criminal law.
But if you do that, you can't see the answer.
The key is civil law.
-Civil law? -"Civil Law. Article 1004."
"A person who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a lineal ascendant,
the inheritor, his or her spouse,
or any person who has priority on the same order of inheritance
cannot become the inheritor." In other words,
they cannot inherit from a person they have murdered
or a person they have tried to murder.
The defendant lives on the pension of her husband,
a retired government employee.
The residence from which they collect rent is in her husband's name.
Therefore, if the attempted murder is recognized,
the defendant will be in a huge financial crisis
after her husband passes.
She won't be able to receive her husband's pension,
or be able to inherit the house.
It is true that the defendant did hurt her husband,
so she won't be found not guilty of all charges.
And therefore, I'll try to get her probation
for inflicting bodily injury and not for attempted murder.
[somber music]
[sighs]
Nice work, huh.
That's good.
You figured out the hidden issue.
I should've started by looking into that.
I thought too little about it.
It's okay since you realized your mistake.
[chokes, coughs]
[Atty. Jung sniffles]
Moving on.
You have to visit the hospital, right?
I'll send an employee with you.
Meeting with defendants and victims outside the office is hard.
Even for normal, ordinary attorneys.
Yes, thank you.
I apologize.
-Sorry? -It was rude of me to say normal,
ordinary attorneys.
Ah, I understand.
Because I am not a normal, ordinary attorney.
[door opens]
EMPLOYEE LEE JUN-HO
[woman] This is around the time you usually feel sleepy.
The chocolate will give you energy.
Oh. Thank you.
I noticed you seem to like it dark.
So I got you the dark kind. Eighty-two percent cacao.
Mm, wow, 82 percent. Thank you, I appreciate it.
Jun-ho, got a second?
[man] Whoa, is that everything you've received?
-Wow, I'm jealous. -[drawer thuds]
I don't even have anyone who offers to share gum with me.
[chuckles] I'm not busy. What is it?
Oh. I need you to visit the hospital for work.
Apparently, the attorney you'll be working with is a rookie.
Is that so?
Careful. They say she's a handful.
Mm.
[door swooshing]
Do you want me to get the door for you?
Mm-mm.
I'm not leaving yet. I'm waiting for someone.
Ah, okay.
Oh, I'm also waiting for someone, so…
Mm.
An advantage of revolving doors
is that it allows people access to the building
even as it totally restricts airflow between inside and out.
Helps in cooling and insulation.
Uh…
Yeah.
But it's much slower in handling traffic than the average door,
and children and the elderly might get caught,
and it's difficult to use for wheelchair users.
That's one benefit and three detriments and all.
Maybe we can get rid of the revolving door if we can persuade the landlord.
[chuckles]
Mm…
[smacks lips]
What if you think of it as dancing the waltz?
-What? -Walking through a revolving door.
There's a rhythm to it, just like a dance.
One, two, three.
-One, two, three. -One, two, three.
-One, two… -Yeah, like that.
-…three. -That's it. That's it.
-One… -When we head out, we can do it together.
Excuse me, I have to make a call.
[phone buzzes]
Hello?
Yes, hello?
Oh, you're the attorney?
Hi, I'm Lee Jun-ho from the litigation team.
I'm the one who'll be accompanying you to the hospital.
Ah, yes.
I am Woo Young-woo.
[Young-woo grunts]
Mm.
Attorney Woo Young-woo.
Attorney Woo, huh?
Your name is quite peculiar.
It's still Woo Young-woo backward.
Uh…
You're not supposed to talk about these things at work.
Oh, is that so?
Well, shall we take it outside?
One, two, three.
-One, two, three. -One, two, three.
One, two… You ready to go?
-One, two, three. -One, two, three.
One, two… Go now!
-One, two. -One, two.
[light waltz music]
[gasps]
-Yeah. -One, two…
[Jun-ho] You did well.
One, two, three. One.
[doctor] This… this white thing right here is blood.
You see how blood in white is pooled under the dura mater of the brain?
Yes, so this is called a subdural hematoma.
A subdural hematoma is usually caused by external injuries.
It's the most severe of all of our traumatic brain inflictions.
The mortality rate is 60 percent, and even if it's treated,
there's usually some permanent damage.
But there's no fracture here.
Perhaps he has a strong skull.
We see cases like this now and then.
Is there a chance that the hemorrhage isn't a result of the blow?
No, that's not probable.
He was hit on the head with an iron. A piece of metal.
[doctor] And the patient didn't have high blood pressure or anything.
There they are.
Well, hello, Yeong-ran. Mm.
-[Jun-ho] Hello. -Oh, hello. You're here.
My husband's asleep. Let's talk outside.
Yeah.
What?
-Who's here? -Oh. He's awake.
Come here. Come here.
Honey, do you recognize this young lady?
Who is it?
You know, the little kid.
Don't you remember little Young-woo from House 201? Long ago.
[Yeong-ran] Gosh, she was cute.
Her dad graduated from Seoul National University law.
-He was really intelligent. -Oh.
The Seoul National University law school tenant? That bastard, huh?
-Stop it. -With that stupid babysitting excuse, huh?
Sneaking into our house because I'm not around! Where is he?
That bastard keeps sneaking in when I'm away.
Sneaking into our house, huh?
[Yeong-ran] What kind of nonsense are you saying,
-old man? -[Gyu-sik] You think I don't know?
What is that bastard daughter doing here? Are you trying to kill me?
You wanted me to die, huh? Hey!
-Sir, sir, calm down! -You!
[Gyu-sik] You better not show your face here again!
You bastard!
You're gonna die after all that bullshit you tried!
You hear me? You got that, bastard? You hear?
Son of a bitch! I'm in the hospital
-and he shows up with his daughter. -Don't do that. Wait outside for a moment.
-Yeah. -Go on. Outside.
-What the heck is wrong with you? -Attorney Woo, let's go.
-[Gyu-sik] You hear me? -[Yeong-ran] Enough!
Calm down already. Enough.
I'm so sorry.
My husband's suspicious of everything.
He's usually all right,
but once in a while, he goes off like that.
I can't anymore. It's so embarrassing.
Yes.
So, about what we were discussing earlier.
Your statement to the police.
Where you said that you wanted to kill your husband.
Uh-huh.
I should have killed him when I had the chance, right?
Then I wouldn't have had to live with this chaos.
[sighs]
You meant what you said in your statement, then?
Well, I admit that's how I feel right this second.
Doesn't matter how you feel now.
What's important is how you felt when it happened.
I don't know. I don't…
Ugh, why does it matter what I was thinking about when it all happened?
If you wanted to kill him, it's attempted murder.
If you merely intended to rough him up, that's assault and battery.
The injuries were unintentional.
If it was a mistake, it's bodily injury by negligence.
The law takes your intention very seriously.
How you felt determines the charges.
When I see my husband act up like that,
I think I might've wanted to kill him, to be honest.
It's probably because you're having a hard time right now.
[sighs]
It's hard to fathom how someone feels.
But I don't think I'd close the curtains,
so the light doesn't disturb their sleep if I wanted to kill that person.
Being careful, so they don't wake up from the sound.
Isn't that…
something you would do for a person that you love,
not one you mean to kill?
[somber music]
Uh, the direction of the trial…
[knocking on door]
Yes, come in.
[Atty. Jung] Come in and sit down.
Ah, I see Jun-ho went with you to the hospital.
How's the victim doing?
Not good. I'm going to have to get the letter of non-punishment next time
since he caused a scene today.
Yeah, that man's temper is out of control.
He cursed the moment he spotted Attorney Woo.
I could relate to the old woman. No wonder she hit him.
Cursed? Why?
He thinks my father and the defendant were having an affair.
Your father and the defendant?
How did he curse at you?
Uh, "You bastard!
You're going to bite the dust after all your goddamn bullshit left and right!"
[playful music]
Mm. I've been think…
Mm. [smacks lips]
Well, I've been thinking…
What was I gonna say?
Oh, yeah, right. Let's see if we can request a jury trial.
If you only look at the evidence, it's clearly attempted murder.
She didn't want to kill her husband
after beating him on the forehead with an iron.
We'll lose in a battle of evidence.
We have to show that she's in a pitiful situation.
Which is when a jury trial is good.
Since we can appeal to the jury's hearts.
Then how about if I help Attorney Woo with the trial?
[Min-woo] Knowing how to talk is crucial in winning over the jury.
And I've passed the news anchor qualification exam in the past.
If I may, I was first place in the speech competition
of rookie attorneys.
Speaking formally like a news anchor could actually have an adverse effect.
We need persuasive speaking to approach the jury in a soft manner.
[quirky music]
What do you think, Attorney Woo?
If you're not confident in your speaking,
you'll require assistance.
Hmm…
Isn't showing the defendant's pitiful situation the key point here?
There isn't anything more pitiful than a disability.
And I live with autism spectrum disorder.
[quirky music]
Then try to handle it alone to the end.
You're going to court as a Hanbada attorney.
Practice your speaking so you're not humiliated.
Yes, all right.
Okay. So, now we…
[quirky music]
So, what is Woo Young-woo supposed to be? Is she even a real disabled person?
What if she's just pranking us by acting stupid?
Hey. Do you know what her nickname was in law school?
Kayak? Racecar?
We called her FPA Woo.
For "First place again Woo Young-woo."
It hurts whenever I look at her.
I would help her out because I felt bad seeing how clumsy she was.
So I'd fall behind everyone. And she would come in first.
[sighs] So, here at work's just like in school.
So stop helping. Why would you help someone who's stronger than you are?
One, two, three. One, two, three.
[Young-woo] One, two, three.
Ugh!
Well, how can I not help her when she's doing that?
So, go help her, then.
One, two, three.
[door clacking]
[Su-yeon sighs]
[heavy sigh]
Oh.
Come out.
[chuckles]
If the revolving door is too much for you, just use the other one.
-Oh, I, uh… One-- -Are you stupid?
Are you an idiot?
[scoffs]
[somber music]
[Young-woo] My name is Flower-like-young, and Luck-woo.
It means a lucky charm as pretty as flowers.
But perhaps Clever-young and Foolish-woo
would've been a better fit.
Woo Young-woo, who remembers every single book she's read since birth,
but can't even go through a revolving door.
Clever and foolish Woo Young-woo.
[Geu-ra-mi singing] ♪ Hundred-dollar bill ♪
♪ Hundred-dollar bill Hundred, hundred-dollar bill! ♪
♪ Hundred… ♪
♪ Hundred-dollar bill ♪
♪ Hundred, hundred-dollar bill! ♪
♪ Hundred-dollar bill ♪
♪ Hundred… ♪
[groans, panting]
♪ Give me 100,000 won, boss, 100,000 won ♪
♪ 100,000 won, boss, 100,000 won ♪
-♪ Give me 100,000 won, boss ♪ -I don't have it.
♪ 100,000 won ♪
♪ Give me 100,000 won, boss, 100,000 won ♪
-I told you not to come back here. -♪ Give me 100,000 won, boss ♪
-I said I don't have 100,000 won. -♪ Yeah, yeah… ♪
Go away already. Stop.
I said stop…
[peeler thuds]
[sighs]
-♪ Give me 100,000 won ♪ -Oh, stop that.
[laughs]
-Hey, stop cleaning! Let it go! -[screaming]
-Ow! I don't want to! -Why are you…
-Don't! You can't make me! -We have to, anyway.
-It's okay. Just stop it. -Stop it! Let it go! Come on!
Let go, would you?
-What are you doing? Stop! -Are you crazy? Come on!
[smacks lips]
♪ Woo to the Young to the Woo ♪
♪ Dong to the Geu to the Ra-mi ♪
[both exclaim]
[sighs]
[Geu-ra-mi sighs]
[chairs clanking]
Woo Young-woo, seaweed-sushi as usual, right?
"Woo Young-woo, seaweed-sushi as usual."
Hey, how was your first day at work?
Difficult.
Wow, our Young-woo is finally getting a taste of adult life.
I'm so proud of you.
You've heard of trial by jury?
[Geu-ra-mi] Sure.
It's a trial that public participates in. Something like that, right?
I have to present my case before the judge and jury.
-[Geu-ra-mi] Mm. -But since I'm not good at speaking,
uh, I could practice with your assistance.
Oh, sure. What? Do I start right now? How should I help?
Okay, ready, action!
-Hmm? -Are you sure
that this one here will be of actual help to you for this?
She's probably never been to court in her life.
[Geu-ra-mi] What are you talking about?
Who goes to court in person these days? It's all in the movies.
Hey, have you seen Innocent Witness?
"Attorneys are people too!"
-I haven't seen that. -How about The Attorney?
"Nation? What is this nation you speak of? Self-harm? Self-harm?"
-I haven't seen that either. -"You think you're a patriot?"
"No, you're just a subordinate of the state."
"Speak the truth. That is the only real patriotism!"
"Shut up, you commie shithead!"
[panting]
Wow.
Oh, sorry, I went overboard there.
Hey, these trials are no big deal.
You got this.
Hey, an attorney only has to be good at this.
Repeat after me.
Objection!
Objection.
No, put your heart and soul into it. Again.
Objection!
That was better. Good.
But you should definitely work on your basic vocalization.
Repeat after me. A.
-A. -E.
-E. I. -I. O.
-O. -U.
Woo Young-woo.
[Geu-ra-mi] Focus. Focus.
-A. E. -A.
-E. -Squeeze your butt. Are you squeezing?
All right now. E.
-E. -O.
-U. -U.
Objection!
-Objection! -Objection!
Objection!
-That's it. -Yeah.
Great.
[grand music]
COURT
[lieutenant] All rise.
Please be seated.
ATTORNEYS
[judge] Is Prosecutor Choi Hyeon-uk present?
Yes.
Is Attorney Jung Myeong-seok present?
Yes.
Mm. Is Attorney Woo Young-woo present?
[sighs]
PROSECUTOR
Is Attorney Woo Young-woo present?
Attorney Woo, answer.
JURY
[indistinct chatter]
Attorney Woo?
[imitating Young-woo's voice] Yes.
[quirky music]
[clears throat] [in normal voice] Yes.
Apologies. Yes. Attorney Woo is present, Your Honor.
Yes, all right.
[judge] Okay, now, we will begin the trial of defendant Choi Yeong-ran,
who is charged with attempted murder.
Case number 2022, trial 1017.
Prosecution, you may give your opening statement.
SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT
Therefore, based on Article 250 Paragraph 1,
and Article 254 of the Criminal Act,
we hereby charge the defendant with attempted murder.
[judge] Defense.
You may give your opening statement.
[heavy breathing]
[suspenseful music]
Defense, your statement? You do have one, right?
Uh…
Attorney Woo, is something wrong? What's happening?
[whispering] What are you doing? Get going.
[suspenseful music continues]
[thuds]
Before my opening statement,
I ask for your understanding.
I am… I…
I have autism spectrum disorder.
So for you, my…
speech might seem inarticulate and my actions awkward.
But I'm someone who loves the law,
and my respect toward the defendant
is no different from any other attorney.
[mellow music]
As an attorney,
I'll do my very best…
[shaky breathing]
…to help the defendant shed light on the truth of this incident.
[mellow music continues]
Whoo!
[applauding]
[lieutenant] Order.
Uh, you love the law, you say?
I think that's nice.
[sighs]
[clears throat]
"My husband kept being suspicious and spoke so rudely to me
that I wanted to kill him."
This was the official statement you gave right after the incident.
Do you recall?
-That was… -Answer "yes" or "no," please.
Uh…
Yes.
So, are you saying something else now?
[Yeong-ran] When it happened, the police were right in front of me.
[sobs] I was nervous at that time,
so I said all that.
But I never intended to kill my husband.
Didn't intend to kill him, you say? Shall we take a look at the case records?
"If you started this nonsense again,
then the both of us might as well be dead."
"You die, I die, we'll finally end this today."
These are the words you spoke to the victim
at the time of the incident.
Do you recall?
-Yes. -For someone who's not intending to kill,
don't you think you used the word "die" a bit too much?
Objection!
Your Honor, leading the witness.
Sustained.
Take a seat, please, Counsel.
This is the iron the defendant used to attack the victim.
Defendant.
What part of your husband's body did you hit with this iron?
His head.
[Hyeon-uk] His head?
Defendant.
Are you sure you did not have the intention to kill him?
Didn't you, in fact, intend for him to die?
-No. -Objection.
Oh, that's overruled, Counselor.
[judge] Defendant.
Please answer the prosecution's question.
[sobs] Oh.
I'm so sorry, Your Honor. I'm sorry.
It's just, I live for my husband,
and I felt bitter that he didn't acknowledge that.
[Yeong-ran] I'm sorry.
Please, spare me. I'm sorry.
Please, spare me. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. [sobs]
Well, Mr. Choi, I thought you were interrogating a gang member or something.
Aren't you a bit too harsh to an elderly woman in her seventies?
I had planned on being soft.
Can't you tell by how I didn't even apply for an arrest warrant?
You guys are the ones who came on strong.
[scoffs] What do you mean we came on strong?
I have to go all in since you wanted to determine whether she's guilty or not.
I can't be seen as a prosecutor who couldn't make an indictment stick.
The prosecutor is coming at us very strong. It's…
not good.
How about we call in Park Gyu-sik to court?
Get him to say he doesn't want the defendant punished at all.
Even when we submitted a letter of non-punishment saying the same thing?
Was the letter of non-punishment written in Park Gyu-sik's own hand?
No, I simply had him signed the document that I provided for him.
Then no.
Him pleading himself is going to be much more effective
than just a piece of paper wood.
Especially to the jury.
But will he do well on the stand?
He has a bad temper and he seemed trigger by Attorney Woo.
[Atty. Jung] I'll be the one to question Park Gyu-sik, then.
Woo, write up the draft for the interrogation.
Okay, I will.
[playful music]
ATTORNEYS
[Gyu-sik sighs] "On my conscience,
I do solemnly swear…
[breathes heavily]
…I will make…" [clears throat]
"Um, make the statement without concealment.
Speaking nothing but the truth
and that any false statement,
is punishable by law as perjury."
Attorney Woo, you have to do it.
What?
"I could relate to the old woman. No wonder she's hit him."
This is what Jun-ho said after seeing Mr. Park curse at you.
[judge] Counsel, you may begin questioning the witness.
Woo, now you have to go and get him to start cursing at you.
[clears throat] Get him to curse you out.
Hmm?
Okay.
Counsel, are you going to start questioning?
We are.
Go ahead.
It's okay.
WITNESS
[quirky music]
Hello.
I am Choi Yeong-ran's attorney, Woo Young-woo.
-Hey! -[gasps]
[Gyu-sik] You!
I said you better stay out of my sight, didn't I, huh?
[indistinct chatter]
I see all of you are in cahoots, huh?
Huh? Wanting to see me kill over here, here in this courtroom from anger, huh?
Witness.
Telling me to come here and you tell me to come and I have to see this?
-Get off me! -Someone…
-Whoa, whoa, whoa! -What is this bullshit?
This is all a bunch of bullshit! You bastard!
-[mic feedbacks] -Ah!
Witness, we need you to be seated.
Yeah, right!
You're continuing to fling this bullshit at me from all angles!
You're gonna goddamn die!
You sneaky bastard! Do you hear me? Do you hear?
You bastard!
[screams, grunts]
-Someone do something! -Hey! You miserable, crazy old man!
-Please! -[Yeong-ran] Just stop it! Right now!
-You're all in cahoots! -We're going to take a ten-minute recess.
-[Yeong-ran] Are you even human? -[Gyu-sik] You're all in this together!
[Yeong-ran] Are you human? You silly jackass!
-Stop it! -[Gyu-sik] Let go of me, now!
[overlapping shouting]
As you all just witnessed,
Park Gyu-sik is not a husband who is easy to live with.
[crowd chuckle]
He is overtly suspicious of his wife
and frequently uses severely abusive language.
And despite this, the defendant,
lived with him her whole life
and did not object to taking care of him in his dementia.
The defendant might be a wife
who impulsively hit her husband because she lost her temper,
but she cannot be a wife who failed in her attempt to murder her husband.
To the defendant who acknowledges her wrong-doings and feels regret…
[whispering]
Your Honor, due to the death of the victim, Park Gyu-sik,
-while being taken to the hospital… -[Yeong-ran] What?
[stuttering] What did he say?
What does he mean? Who died?
My… My husband died on the way to the hospital? What?
[sobs, gasps]
-[Atty. Jung] Defendant. -[Hyeon-uk] We would like to ask the court
to change the charge from attempted murder to murder.
-[Atty. Jung] Wait! -Please allow for the change
of indictment.
-Oh, God. -[jury murmuring]
-Wow. That's… -Can he do that?
[suspenseful music]
[gloomy music]
[Young-woo] If…
I hadn't questioned him myself,
or if Mr. Park Gyu-sik hadn't gotten so terribly mad…
No.
If I hadn't taken on this case at all,
would Mr. Park Gyu-sik still be alive right now?
[whale singing from headphones]
My first…
My, uh…
first words in front of people
were "inflicting bodily injury."
And the first person who said I would one day become an attorney,
is you, Yeong-ran.
I was surprised
that my first case ever
was to change your charge to crime of inflicting bodily injury.
What… What do you mean?
Hmm, it was my first time doing everything.
So, I wanted to be good at it.
Because I wanted to be good.
But I was being greedy.
I'm sorry I caused Gyu-sik to die.
So very sorry.
[somber music]
What fault of yours is that?
It was my husband's fault for cursing at the little neighbor kid
that he saw for the first time
more than 20 years, instead of just saying "hello."
And my fault for hitting him without knowing his time…
was almost up.
I'm the one who did that.
[Yeong-ran sobbing]
He always complained about his head hurting.
[sobbing continues]
I was too hard on him.
I… [wails]
I'm sorry.
Oh, God [sobbing]
My husband!
[sobbing] I was too hard on him.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. [sobbing]
TRIAL BY JURY A PUBLIC INTEREST CASE
ASSAULT WITH IRON, CHARGED ON JULY 20
LIVING OFF HUSBAND'S PENSION VILLA UNDER HUSBAND'S NAME
[knocking on door]
Yeah?
I brought you this. Park Gyu-Sik's autopsy.
Cause of death is brain hemorrhage.
A recurrence of the subdural hematoma also.
Oh, that iron's big.
Hmm, doesn't it resemble that, uh…
-The… In Moby-Dick-- -A sperm whale?
Oh, that's the one. A sperm whale.
Wow, look at how scary that thing is. She really hit someone with that?
I guess he's lucky he didn't die instantly.
Wha… What is it?
There's lots of things that can't be done at work.
Like repeating after others, saying weird things.
Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar.
Being too blunt.
Uh, ah, is that so?
Uh, um, I wasn't aware.
Especially…
you must never talk about whales.
Unless absolutely necessary.
Oh.
Although,
but if it's just you and me here,
wouldn't you say it's all right?
What?
Uh, if it's just you and me here, the two of us,
then we could talk about whales?
Uh, yeah, I suppose so.
Hmm…
[chuckles]
[whale singing]
[dreamy music]
[humming]
[light tense music]
Do you think it seemed that way to Gyu-sik's doctor?
Do you think he might have missed the fact that whales don't lay eggs
because the iron looked as strong as a great sperm whale?
What?
It's more than criminal law with this case.
You have to look at civil law, just like the iron.
We can't just focus only on the iron.
PARK GYU-SIK, 81 MILD DEMENTIA PATIENT
He always complained about his head hurting.
[grunts]
The police statement!
Line seven, page 24.
"I was lying on the couch because my head felt like it might split
when a package arrived."
He had a pre-existing condition before he was hit with the iron.
It could be
that the blow with the iron was not the cause of the hemorrhage.
WITNESS
[judge] Counsel, you may proceed questioning the witness.
With subdural hematomas,
there are subdural hemorrhages caused by external injury.
And spontaneous subdural bleeding caused by ailments.
-Is this correct? -Yes.
What is the reason you concluded
Park Gyu-sik's brain hemorrhage was due to external injury?
Because he was beaten with an iron.
[doctor] I was told he lost consciousness after the blow.
Examining Park Gyu-sik, did you find any skull fracture?
No fracture, but…
Was there any bruising or wounds to the head
that were caused by the impact of the iron?
No, there weren't.
He said he blocked it like this.
Did you discover any wounds on his arms?
Well, there were some, but nothing too severe.
So, then, why did you assume that the iron was that threatening
when it did not cause fractures, severe wounds, or any bruises?
I, um…
I'm not a police detective.
[doctor] They said he was hit with an iron and that he fainted because of it,
so I diagnosed him based on that.
Do I have to investigate precisely which wounds were due to the iron?
I think you should if the defendant might wind up in prison due to your diagnosis.
-[table pounds] -Objection!
Your Honor, that question is argumentative.
Sustain the objection.
Counselor, confine yourself to simple questions.
"Confine yourself to simple questions."
Yes. Sorry?
[slow tense music]
Uh, um…
[inhales]
[grunts]
Park Gyu-sik was 81 years old.
Are you aware of this fact, Witness?
[scoffs] Yes.
Park Gyu-sik had dementia. Were you also aware of this?
Yes.
Severe headaches are typical early signs of cerebral hematomas, are you aware?
Yes.
On the day of the incident,
the victim suffered from a severe headache
before he was hit with the iron.
Are you aware of this?
What?
"I was laying on the couch because my head felt like it might split
when a package arrived."
[Young-woo] This is the statement Park Gyu-sik gave
during the investigation.
That…
I wasn't made aware.
A spontaneous subdural hematoma is typically seen in the elderly
and is a common occurrence for patients with dementia.
Is this correct?
-Yes. -With the patient, age 81,
and a medical history of dementia,
despite the severe headache he complained about
right before the incident,
are you still certain
Park Gyu-sik suffered from a subdural hematoma
caused by a blow to the head?
Is there no chance it might have been a spontaneous subdural hematoma?
[tense music]
Could it be a spontaneous subdural hematoma?
[suspenseful music]
Yes, it's possible.
[bright music]
Based on Park Gyu-sik's medical record and autopsy report,
we submit a diagnosis that states his illness
and cause of death as a spontaneous subdural hematoma,
written by three medical specialists as further evidence, Your Honor.
[Young-woo] Your Honor!
As the witness testified, Park Gyu-sik's brain hemorrhage
did not occur from being assaulted by the defendant,
but it is possible that it was caused by a pre-existing illness.
So, I submit, there is no causal relationship
between the defendant's actions and the victim's death.
Please, Your Honor,
let the defendant be tried for inflicting bodily injury, not murder.
What do you think?
Will the prosecution let for a change of indictment?
[uplifting music]
Yeah?
Attorney Woo.
The ruling just came out.
Ah.
Not guilty of murder and probation for inflicting bodily injury. Congrats!
Ah.
Thank you very much.
And, uh, Ms. Choi Yeong-ran wanted to see you, so I brought her here.
-Wait just a moment. -[door opens]
Yes. This way.
[Yeong-ran sighs]
[Yeong-ran] Attorney Woo.
Thank you so much.
[mellow music]
[Yeong-ran sighs]
[heavy sigh]
[soft chuckle]
[rain pattering]
INSTANT GIMBAP
Oh, I'm sorry. We're actually just closed for the night…
[somber music playing]
Hello, Gwang-ho.
It's been a while.
[closing theme music]
[Sec. Park] There was an incident during the wedding.
The chairman's daughter, she was wearing a magnificent strapless wedding dress,
and as her husband let her down the aisle, the dress slipped down.
[Ju-Myung] What is that?
Oh, God.
[Jung-gu] Why do you always humiliate your father?
-Do you love your husband? -Huh?
Sweetie?
[Jun-ho] What about Attorney Choi Su-yeon?
-[Young-woo] You're wrong. -Huh?
[Young-woo] You should be marrying me, Jun-ho.
[Su-mi] Woo Young-woo?
That's funny.