IHWA ATM NEW PRODUCT MODEL NAME: WIAQ8521
The biggest strength of the 2022 model of the automatic teller machine
developed by Ihwa ATM is…
Before I reveal this,
I've prepared some news that could be a bit upsetting for you to see.
All right, now.
This may sting a bit.
You've all seen this article, right?
"A bold bank clerk embezzles a billion won in cash by rigging an ATM."
"Continuous insider embezzlement."
"The discovery of a bank clerk responsible for embezzlement
leads to other banks' hasty inspection."
A total of 42 ATM-related embezzlement cases this year alone.
And the damages go way over ten billion.
The press always says there was negligence in the management and supervision
by the bank and that the system of inspection is the problem.
But you know how this is.
If someone is determined to deceive, how could you not fall for it?
It's impossible to know what goes on in someone's head.
This concern of yours
will be solved by Ihwa ATM.
This is the inside of an ATM, which all bank clerks would know about.
This here is the cassette, where cash is loaded in.
If the employee in charge puts 50 million won in the cassette
but records in the system that he put in 100 million, would we know?
No, we wouldn't.
We'd be fooled without even knowing.
So Ihwa ATM thought,
"Let's create a new cassette."
"Let's make an honest cassette
where lies and tricks won't work."
A bill's weight is always the same.
Unless it's torn or severely damaged, it's similar in weight.
We at Ihwa ATM focused on that.
The employee in charge
not only has to record the amount of the bills that he loads in the system
but also has to enter it here as well.
If the employee in charge enters into the system to load 300 bills…
but only puts in 299,
you see the red light come on?
Also, the cassette door doesn't lock
because this honest cassette
calculates the weight of the bills on its own.
Its accuracy doesn't even allow an error of a single bill.
Isn't this the thing from before?
Is that the strength you mentioned?
Yes, it is.
It is our new product using Ihwa's technology.
Geumgang uses this too.
What?
Leaders' products had it as well.
You know the model that was recalled last year, right?
Their cassettes had this too.
But this technology is ours.
We developed it two years ago and applied for model utility rights too.
Model utility rights?
Oh, like a patent?
That's right.
This isn't technology that can be patented,
but we worked very hard into designing this.
The technology is enough to get model utility rights.
Maybe the technology was leaked then.
You should look into that, Director.
Whether or not another company stole what Ihwa developed.
Well…
Right, yes.
I will check.
To be honest, what matters to the bank is the cost.
Copied or not,
the same technology is also used in Geumgang's ATMs, and they're cheaper.
Then we have no other option but to sign a contract with them.
I see.
We're really not interested in
who originally came up with this technology.
CASE 5 WILD CARD VS TACTICIAN
Hello.
-Hello. -Hello.
Young-woo, did you eat?
Su-yeon, I did.
Did Attorney Kwon tell you?
What?
He didn't tell you yet?
I knew this would happen.
The ATM company case.
You've been assigned to it with Attorney Kwon.
What?
Attorney Jung was about to call and tell you himself,
but Attorney Kwon stopped him and said he would tell you.
I had my suspicions but he really didn't tell you.
My friend who went to Hana University law school
told me Attorney Kwon's nickname. Guess what it was.
-I don't know. -Tactician Kwon Min-woo.
"Tactician Kwon Min-woo"?
Watch out.
It seems like Min-woo's tactics have already begun.
-You think so? -Of course.
Why wouldn't he have told you that you were assigned a case together?
Right.
Come in.
Attorney Kwon.
Why didn't you tell me we were assigned a case together?
I didn't tell you?
No, you didn't tell me.
I'm sorry. It must've slipped my mind.
So there's a lot to look at in terms of the structure of ATMs.
But this is a piece of cake for you, right?
Since you're a genius.
Here.
Right. Did I tell you?
-We're meeting with the client today. -What?
At 2 p.m.
Gosh, it slipped my mind again.
-Did you take a look at the materials? -Well…
Yes. It was a bit difficult because there was a lot of unfamiliar jargon.
-But I managed to go over all of it once. -Okay, let's go in.
-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.
I'm Attorney Jung Myeong-seok, and I'll be handling your case.
Hello, I'm Woo Young-woo.
Whether it's read straight or flipped, it's--
She's Woo Young-woo, and I'm Kwon Min-woo.
-Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar. -Right.
I'm Hwang Du-yong, the one who called.
-Nice to meet you. Please, have a seat. -Okay.
Before we start,
I brought some mulberry juice.
They're made with farm-fresh mulberries from Yanggu.
It's been a while since I heard of Yanggu. I did my military training in Yanggu.
Really? I also did mine in Yanggu.
Were you at the Baekdusan unit?
Baekdusan.
Salute!
Salute.
You must've shoveled a lot of snow.
Guns and knives may rust,
-but the shovel still shines. -But the shovel still shines.
So, where did you serve?
Yes, I was at the Chilseong unit.
United we can!
A top name! You're from one of the famous infantries.
I'm from the Seventh Infantry, where they say only people
who committed the seven sins in their past lives can get in.
Gosh, the Seventh Infantry. I wonder where he served.
You look like you served in the marines.
No.
Well, it's nice to meet everyone.
We should be drinking to this.
Why don't we make a toast with the mulberry juice?
-Should we? -Yes, that sounds good.
I look forward to working with you.
-Same here. -I will do my best!
-It's good, right? -Yes.
Now then, your request
is that you wish to file for a sales ban injunction against Geumgang ATM?
Yes, Ihwa ATM and Geumgang ATM
are Hanbada Law Firm and Taesan Law Firm of the ATM industry.
Neck and neck, destined to be rivals?
Yes, it's so close that you can't really pick one.
Ocean or mountain?
Jjajangmyeon or jjamppong?
To pour the sauce or dip in the sauce?
Blue whales or humpback whales?
What?
Anyway, it's like that for Ihwa and Geumgang.
And there was Leaders ATM, a new player in the industry,
but they went out of business last year.
It's always fun to hear these kinds of stories.
Yes.
Gosh, I hope the Geumgang people learn a lesson this time.
They shouldn't be sneaking around,
taking the technology that we worked really hard to develop.
They've done this a few times already. Including this cassette.
You must be so upset.
What's a cassette?
Oh, well…
The cassette is…
I can explain what it is.
It's the container where cash is put with a handle on the front.
I did a little homework before we came here to meet you.
Attorney Kwon.
Attorney Kwon Min-woo.
Anyway, the cassette was developed by us
and we applied for its model utility rights.
So you've applied for it, but it hasn't been registered yet?
No, there were a lot of procedures to go through even after the application.
There wasn't much material on the application for the rights.
Could you perhaps give us more?
Of course. I'll send you everything I have.
Then please send them to the number on my business card.
Yes, I will.
I came in today thinking it was going to be a brief introduction.
Would it be okay if we end things here for now?
Yes, of course.
All right.
I look forward to working with you.
Thank you for the juice.
It was nice to meet you.
Take care.
-Yes, thank you. -Sure.
As I mentioned before,
this case will be led by the two of you, Attorney Woo and Attorney Kwon.
I'll just be mentoring on the side.
-Got it. -Got it.
I know there are a lot of unfamiliar terms
but review the materials thoroughly.
The model utility rights for the cassette is key to this case.
Shouldn't you be aware of what a cassette is?
Well…
-Yes, I should. -Make sure this doesn't happen again.
-All right. -Right.
Here you go.
-I'll get going. -Okay.
I had a hard time because I didn't get to see the case materials beforehand.
Please share them with me without forgetting next time.
Well, no.
What?
Why should I share materials with my competition?
It's not just Hanbada and Taesan, Ihwa and Geumgang that are competing.
We're competing too.
You and I are both here on a one-year contract.
And we need good performance reviews to get our contracts renewed.
Every single action, every single case. They'll all be evaluated.
But I guess you're not really interested in getting your contract renewed, right?
If you were, you wouldn't have been absent without notice like that.
That's…
I'm interested in getting my contract renewed too.
Then we're competitors.
Though it seems as if I'm winning again.
What?
Over there.
It seems like you won't be receiving the next batch of materials either.
Obligor's counselor.
You submitted additional material today.
Yes, Your Honor.
They are materials to substantiate that Ihwa ATM's application
for model utility rights itself is false in action.
Could you please look at the screen?
EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE IHWA ATM'S CLAIMS AS FALSE
In October 2020,
Ihwa ATM applied for model utility rights for a security device for the cassettes
in automatic teller machines.
But this technology
was plagiarized.
In the United States, an exhibition called
the Chicago International Engineering Fair is held every April.
A lot of technology regarding ATMs are introduced there.
So it's also well-known among ATM companies in Korea.
Your Honor.
Please compare the two designs shown on the screen.
One was presented by an American company at the exhibition back in 2019.
And the other is the one
that Ihwa ATM is arguing to have developed on their own in 2020.
The American company made this technology public as open-source technology.
They did it so that anyone can freely use and modify it without any restrictions.
However, Ihwa ATM
took this technology and pretended that they developed it themselves,
and applied for its model utility rights so that other companies can't use it.
Well, they did not take the American company's design as is.
The two designs look similar, but there is a clear difference.
The security device on Ihwa ATM's cassette has a much more segmented sensor
for measuring the weight of the bills than the American company's.
They didn't copy the technology made public as is,
but they developed it by adding new technology.
So the grounds to apply for model utility rights may…
not be enough.
But we do have grounds.
Gosh, Attorney.
That level of segmentation is common.
Unlike the United States, Korean bills vary in size,
whether it's ten thousand won, or fifty thousand won.
That's why segmentation is done.
If they applied for the model utility rights because of that,
they really have no conscience!
The key technology was developed by the American company!
What do you mean by no conscience?
No one in our company, including myself,
has ever attended the exhibition in Chicago.
This is the first time I'm finding out about something like that.
Geumgang ATM first made their cassette security device in 2021.
Meanwhile, Ihwa ATM already applied for model utility rights back in 2020.
The obligor claims
they used the open-source technology of the American company, but in truth,
didn't they copy Ihwa's technology?
Listen. If you're going to argue when it was produced,
Leaders is the original.
Leaders ATM made theirs as soon as the exhibition was over.
All the way back in 2019!
If you look at Leaders' product, it looks exactly like Ihwa's!
Is that so?
Can you substantiate what you just stated?
Your Honor,
we also attempted to find evidence,
but unfortunately, Leaders ATM went out of business last year.
They went out of business after their products were recalled due to a defect,
so there aren't any Leaders products left in the market.
It's difficult to make a ruling on whether this technology
was solely developed by Ihwa ATM or if it's a slight variation of technology
that was already released based on these materials alone.
Since the KIPO's evaluation result for the model utility rights hasn't come out,
it's even more difficult.
Is there any other material to present?
Your Honor.
In order to substantiate the novelty
of the model utility rights application by Ihwa ATM,
we also need some time to put together the materials.
Yes, I agree.
Then we'll set the date for the next questioning.
The court is adjourned.
All rise.
-Good work. -Of course.
Is Geumgang ATM's claim true?
What?
I'm going to go answer this call.
Okay.
I have other plans, so I'm going to head out.
-Wrap things up here. -All right.
I'm headed out as well. I have a lot to do.
What?
Shouldn't we check the facts with the client?
We can only check the facts if he tells us the truth.
So do you think Mr. Hwang Du-yong is lying?
I'm not sure.
It could be that Geumgang is committing fraud.
Isn't everyone in business like that?
The direction of the defense depends on whether or not Ihwa ATM
developed the technology themselves. We have to find out what the facts are.
Then you go find out.
I'll do my own thing.
But don't interrogate the client about what the facts are.
You'll get me fired too.
What?
You know that we're being employed by the client, right?
The customer is king.
Come to think of it, you never handle cases quietly.
Right.
That time you were taken off a case
because you upset the Chairman of Sangjeong Pharmaceutical.
It's not like you're Wild Card Woo Young-woo.
Wild…
"Wild Card Woo Young-woo"?
Yes.
You…
You Tactician Kwon Min-woo!
What?
"Tactician"?
Have you no conscience?
I'm saying we never went there!
Stop with the lying!
What ATM company in Korea has never gone to the Chicago exhibition?
Every time new technology was presented in Chicago, everyone copied it!
That may be true for Geumgang, but not Ihwa!
The employees on our Development Team all came together
and toiled for years to make it.
Is it not enough that you stole this technology?
Why are you trying to swipe other people's efforts too?
Effort? What effort?
-An effort to come up with a dirty trick -Look.
-to ruin other companies? -Can you tell who's lying?
Why do you keep speaking disrespectfully to me, old man?
-You can't speak like that to people! -What?
"Old man"?
That's the nicest thing I could call you. Should I say what I'm thinking?
-Go ahead! -You can't, can you?
So why bother asking?
-You can't even tell who's lying. -Do you think you can keep insisting?
Let me tell you this. We don't do anything that's this lousy like you.
"Lousy"?
We came all this way by working hard,
and we're claiming the rights that should be rightfully ours.
So Geumgang should stop trying to get a free ride on other people's hard work.
Cham, cham, cham.
Cham, cham, cham!
Gosh.
Cham, cham, cham!
Hey! How come you're so good at this? You should enter a competition!
But is there really a connection between being good at this game
and differentiating between true and false?
Hey.
Are you doubting my method?
What do those books say?
THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE DIGGING UP LIES
Well…
If a person is lying, their body releases a chemical called catecholamine.
And it causes the tissues inside the nose to swell up.
Pinocchio was actually a fairy tale based on facts.
And if a person lies, their blood pressure rises
and it stimulates the nerve tissue at the tip of the nose, making it feel itchy.
Hearing that makes my nose really itchy right now.
Was this just now true or false?
-What? -Hey.
What kind of person's nose grows bigger and becomes itchy just because they lied?
I've never seen anyone like that.
Hey, you don't need any of this. Just remember Cham Cham Cham.
Look straight into the other person's eyes.
Looking straight into the other person's eyes
is the most difficult thing in the world for someone with autism.
That's right.
Then look between their eyebrows. The area of truth.
Then you'll get a feeling.
If what they're saying is true, you'll get the feeling of it being true.
If they're lying, you'll get the feeling of it being a lie.
Got it?
-Yes. -Now!
I'll guess first. Say anything that comes to mind.
I don't want to lose against Attorney Kwon Min-woo.
Kwon Min-woo?
-The good-looking guy? -What?
No, not Lee Jun-ho. Kwon Min-woo.
Yes, not Lee Jun-ho. Kwon Min-woo. The good-looking guy.
What about Min-woo?
Well, I'm working on this case with him.
Attorney Kwon…
Attorney Kwon?
is a jerk.
That's true.
You really want to beat Min-woo right now.
Yes, I do.
Okay, it's your turn now.
Focus, in the spirit of Cham Cham Cham.
"Focus, in the spirit of Cham Cham Cham."
Yes, are you ready?
Yes.
Lee Jun-ho
likes…
Woo Young-woo.
What is that?
You're supposed to guess. I know the answer.
How would you know that?
Did you guys go to Nakjo Village or not?
Nakjo Village?
We did.
Now.
Lee Jun-ho likes
Woo Young-woo.
True…
or false?
-Give me one second. -Okay.
Yes, Attorney Jang.
No. I was just playing basketball.
Attorney Woo?
Yes. I know.
We're on this case together.
You know Attorney Woo has a disability, I mean, a handicap.
Yes, so there's no choice but for me to shoulder certain things.
No, it's no trouble.
There are people who make time to go do volunteer work.
This is the least I could do. Isn't it?
Yes. All right.
Let's get dinner together soon.
Okay, goodbye. Salute.
Hey, let's go.
Hey, is it my turn? Your turn?
Okay, you first?
Okay.
Jeez.
What's wrong with you?
Hey!
Come on, let's play fair.
What? Play fair?
You play fair yourself.
Gosh, what is he mad about? He was winning.
It hurts.
-Here's your food. -Thank you.
-Of course, enjoy. -Excuse me,
I still haven't gotten the cheese gimbap.
Coming right up. Just a moment, please.
Welcome.
What kind of gimbap costs 3,500 and 4,000 won?
It's so expensive!
That's how the prices are these days. The cost of ingredients has gone up.
That doesn't matter.
Gimbap is still gimbap.
Goodness, it's so expensive!
-Hurry and clear this table for me. -Right.
-Thank you for the food. -Goodbye.
Did you just think that woman is a rude customer?
-What? -What did she say?
Excuse me. Did you just say I'm a rude customer?
Answer me. Then I'll guess if it's true--
I said the gimbap is expensive because it is!
How dare you call me a rude customer!
You ruined my morning.
Gosh, I'm sorry.
Who is she? Is she your daughter?
Did you just use your daughter to talk bad about a customer?
Gosh.
She's not my daughter.
You should leave now, Ma'am.
Okay?
What?
Yes, sir.
Goodbye.
There used to be someone on my team who was a former detective.
And he would always say,
"The most honest part of the human body are the legs and then the hands."
The legs and then
-the hands? -Yes.
Apparently, the further things are from the head,
the more difficult it is to control completely.
You can fake a facial expression,
but it's hard to control shaky legs or sweaty palms.
And what else?
If someone is sitting down like they're ready to bolt out of the room
or has their arms stuck to their body like this as if they're tied to the chair.
Or if they keep stroking their thighs with their hands.
He said those things could be signs of lying.
Geu-ra-mi told me to look between the eyebrows.
The former detective said the legs and hands are the most important.
Ultimately, do I have to look at the entire body?
This is quite difficult.
Why don't you just have a casual conversation?
Trust your instincts.
My instincts suck.
People with autism are easily fooled and are not able to lie.
If there was a competition to be fooled,
a person with autism would win.
Why is that?
Is it because people with autism are innocent?
Well…
It's more like
people live in a world that is made up of me and you
but people with autism are more used to living in a world made up of only me.
People can think differently from me
or have different intentions and trick me.
I understand this with my head, but I keep forgetting.
I have to make a conscious effort at all times to not be fooled by lies.
These stories help.
They do?
Yes.
They help me understand you.
We're here to meet Director Hwang Du-yong of the Sales Team.
Yes. Go this way.
-Thank you. -Sure.
Attorney Woo.
Should we practice?
From now on, I'm Director Hwang Du-yong.
If you ask me a question, I'll answer.
Then you guess if it's true or not.
Okay, I'll try. In the spirit of Cham Cham Cham.
Cham Cham Cham?
Lee Jun-ho
likes Woo Young-woo.
Is this true?
That…
is too hard of a question
for Director Hwang Du-yong to answer.
Right.
Yes.
It was a practice question.
Excuse me.
-Are you from Leaders? -Yes.
Thank you for coming.
I'm Kwon Min-woo, the person who called you.
-Nice to meet you. -Please have a seat.
How did you get my number?
I asked around and was finally able to get a hold of your number.
Right.
It was very difficult to get a hold of any numbers.
Could you tell me why you wanted to see me?
Yes. You know what a cassette security device is, right?
Yes. I do.
That must be Ihwa's?
Yes. And I'm aware that Leaders had made a similar cassette.
More like the same.
It's the same cassette.
Was that made with the open-source technology
from the 2019 Chicago exhibition?
Yes.
We really worked hard back then to be number one in the industry.
The Chicago exhibition was held in April,
and we were already trying to manufacture the product in October of that year.
We shouldn't have overdone it like that.
I regret it.
Why is that?
We pushed ourselves too hard.
We stayed up every night to keep the factory running,
but we made a mistake on an important part.
There was an error with the bill recognition.
Because of that,
the new product that we worked so hard to prepare was all refunded, and eventually,
the company went under.
So are there no Leaders products left in the market at all?
Well, they were all disposed of.
Now, they don't exist in the world.
For some reason, that makes me sad.
We really worked hard to make it.
Director Hwang's office is this way.
Right. Thank you.
Between the eyebrows, legs, and hands.
-Your guests are here. -Right.
Between the eyebrows,
leg,
and hand…
They're injured.
I was in a car accident.
It seems like you're injured quite badly.
Are you sure you should be working like this?
Yes, I'm fine.
Attorney Woo and an employee from Hanbada came all this way.
How could I stay in bed at the hospital?
Between the eyebrows, leg, and hand…
Things must be hard for you because you got hurt.
Yes, well.
You said you had questions about product development?
As you can see, I'm injured,
and since I'm on the sales team, I don't really know much.
Let me take you to meet the person in charge.
Follow me.
Manager Bae.
This is Manager Bae Seong-cheol of our Research and Development lab.
He was the driving force behind the new product.
I wouldn't say the driving force.
This is an attorney and an employee from Hanbada.
Hello.
They're here to hear about the development of the new product.
-Please have a seat. -Okay.
When did you come up with the cassette security device?
What?
When?
End of 2019?
Early 2020? Around then.
-Please tell us exactly when it was. -End of 2019.
It was the end of 2019.
Was there an incident that made you come up with this?
Incident?
Obviously, we are aware
Ihwa ATM didn't just take the American team's technology,
but that you developed it yourselves.
But there are others who are suspicious.
If the occasion or its process is more specific, it has more credibility.
Which is why the attorney must've asked.
Right.
An incident?
Incident…
Seong-cheol.
What is it? Are you shy?
Speak properly. Why do you keep mumbling?
Incident?
He's not usually like this.
Do you know what he used to do before he started working here?
Theater.
He was an actor.
-A theater actor? -Yes!
That's amazing.
It was just for a short time in the past.
Just minor roles.
Mr. Bae Seong-cheol.
Did you attend the Chicago International Engineering Fair back in 2019?
Gosh, you're acting like a prosecutor.
Since you're asking like you're interrogating us,
it feels like we've become the suspects.
You're on our side, right?
It's Attorney Kwon.
I'll take it here since it's probably about the case.
ATTORNEY KWON MIN-WOO
Hi, salute.
Communication secured!
Hello, Director. I just met with the man whose number you gave me.
The one who worked at Leaders ATM.
You did?
Yes, and he confirmed that their products were all refunded and disposed of.
It can't be found in the market.
So I don't think you have to worry about it.
No matter how much Geumgang wants to nitpick,
there's nothing they can bring as evidence.
Gosh, Attorney Kwon.
You're the best.
I will contact you again later.
-Sure. Goodbye. -Yes, Director. Goodbye. Salute.
Salute.
That's good news.
Yes, it's good.
So should we end this interrogation?
Attorney Kwon said not to worry.
It's good that Geumgang ATM won't have any evidence to submit.
However, we still have to substantiate that our claim is the truth.
If Mr. Bae gives a testimony on the development process himself,
I'm sure it will have a positive effect.
What?
Me? You want me to be a witness?
But was this idea approved by all the other attorneys as well?
I should call Attorney Kwon, and…
This case is an injunction hearing, so the jargon is a little different.
Obligee, instead of the plaintiff.
Obligor, instead of the defendant.
Reference witness, instead of the witness.
And the reference witness…
doesn't swear in.
In other words, even if you commit perjury,
you won't be punished for it.
It'll look like you're lying if you stroke your thighs.
Studies have shown that the jury doesn't like it
when the witness' hands are hidden under the stand.
There isn't a jury in an injunction case,
but the judge wouldn't trust a reference witness
who hides their hands either.
Most importantly, don't rub the tip of your nose.
You'll look like Pinocchio whose catecholamine was released.
Goodness, Attorney Woo,
you're really coaching him.
Manager Bae, write this down or something.
Since you were a theater actor,
I'll expect…
you to be good at this.
Right.
Yes.
We request the questioning of the reference witness, Mr. Bae Seong-cheol,
the manager of the Research and Development Team at Ihwa ATM.
Yes, I'll allow it.
Reference witness, step forward.
Obligee's counselor, you may ask questions first.
Sir.
Please introduce yourself.
My name is Bae Seong-cheol.
I'm the manager at Ihwa ATM's Research and Development Team.
The key technology of the 2022 model
of automatic teller machines that Ihwa ATM made
is the cassette with the security device.
Correct?
Yes.
I developed it with my own two hands.
When did you first develop it?
It was the winter of 2019.
It was an extremely cold day in November.
Was there a particular incident that motivated you to develop it?
That winter, there were many cases of ATMs being rigged for embezzlement.
So then, we got orders from the higher-ups.
"Create a new cassette."
"Create an honest cassette on which lies and tricks won't work."
Could you explain the development process?
The blood and tears of the people in Ihwa's Research and Development Team.
Is there an explanation more accurate than this?
Until the day we applied for model utility rights
for the cassette security device in October of 2020,
we continued challenging ourselves, tirelessly.
Are you putting on some kind of play?
We obviously know that you took someone else's technology.
Obligor, you will have enough opportunity to speak.
Do not interrupt during the questioning.
I'm going to be straightforward and ask you.
Did you attend the Chicago International Engineering Fair
that was held in the United States in 2019?
Sir?
Your Honor.
Sir?
Ihwa ATM
is a very small company.
There are only five people in the Research and Development Team.
Those five people
put their heads and hearts together and researched and developed for days.
It's such a waste of our efforts
for us to be framed for taking someone else's technology.
People all think similarly,
so similar products may be released around similar times.
However,
to lie about copying another's technology?
We're not the kind of company to lie about having developed something ourselves.
Neither Director Hwang, who is sitting over there, nor I
would ever do such a thing.
Your Honor.
It still takes days and nights of working to take and use someone else's technology.
It's always like that!
As I said before,
we're in the middle of questioning the reference witness, so…
This is a show, not a questioning!
I'm going through every junk shop in the country
to find evidence that will reveal their outrageous lie.
If only I can find one of the cassettes made by Leaders…
So did you find it?
Did you find the evidence?
-I'm looking all over the country-- -Then talk after you find it.
For now, sit down.
Sit down.
Obligee's counselor.
Do you have any more questions?
No.
That is all.
Obligor's counselor, you may now begin cross-examination.
Nice work. It's looking good for us.
Thank you.
I prepared a lot for the reference witness's interrogation,
so I'm glad it worked.
Obligor's counselor, begin your questioning.
Yes, Your Honor.
Did you hear that an injunction was decided?
Oh, yes.
The people at Geumgang must not have a clue as to how to deal with this
since production and sales have all been banned.
Anyway, this is all
thanks to the attorneys at Hanbada.
Thank you!
This is a gift from Ihwa ATM. Take a look.
A painting that brings in wealth!
In other words, a sunflower.
Make more and more money, the same way a sunflower grows taller and taller!
Yes, thank you.
Where should we hang this up?
Right here is perfect.
You don't need this here. You have it memorized, right?
ATTORNEY'S CODE OF ETHICS
All right.
Here.
That's nice!
Right?
Take in all this energy
and get rich!
Okay.
I'll get going then.
I've brought your mail.
Okay.
FROM CEO OF GEUMGANG ATM OH JIN-JONG
ATTORNEY JUNG MYEONG-SEOK
Come in.
Attorney Kwon, did you get the letter?
What letter?
FROM CEO OF GEUMGANG ATM OH JIN-JONG
"Please read this, Attorney Woo."
This is a misunderstanding. You don't need to be concerned about it. Once we…
Please read this, Attorney Woo.
No, that will never happen.
As I repeatedly said before,
that technology was developed by an American company
and was made public at the exhibition.
Both Geumgang and Ihwa took it to make products.
Sir.
News of the sales ban injunction spread too quickly.
So it seems like some of the investors are about to barge in here.
Why don't you lay low for a while?
Then Ihwa ATM submitted for model utility rights
because they wanted to monopolize it. Why are you disregarding the truth?
If the ban on production and sales is prolonged with this injunction,
Geumgang, which is smaller than Ihwa, will be out of business soon.
Sir!
Sir, you should go now.
-Open the door! -Get out here right now!
Don't hide! Get out here!
Sir.
-Open up! -Come out!
-Come out of there! -Let's talk!
-Come out! -Get out here!
Sir!
Do you want to be a competent attorney who only wins in court?
Or do you want to be an honorable attorney who reveals the truth?
Right.
Why didn't he send one to me?
Did I have no presence?
If this letter is true,
shouldn't we do something about it?
Like what?
We pleaded the client's position well
and got them the injunction they wanted. What more should we do?
If this letter is true--
Attorney Woo.
When are you going to stop talking about whether something is true or false?
Didn't you visit Ihwa's headquarters yourself to figure that out?
What if we show this letter to the people at Ihwa ATM and persuade them
to apply for revocation of the injunction?
What?
For what reason?
Because the contents of this letter might be true.
Do you have any evidence that it is?
I mean,
if you can't trust the client, you shouldn't have taken on the case.
Are you saying we should turn things around because of this letter?
Does this make sense to you?
You really are Wild Card Woo Young-woo.
Why do you always think of ways to mess things up?
Don't call me Wild Card Woo Young-woo!
Do you like it if I call you Tactician Kwon Min-woo?
I think the tactician
is you, Attorney Woo.
What?
You coached the reference witness for the questioning, right?
I thought I was watching an American TV show.
He came really prepared.
The questions, the responses,
and it seemed like there was also a script.
Be honest, Attorney Woo.
Did you think the reference witness was speaking the truth?
You didn't, right?
Didn't you help him sound like he was speaking the truth
because you thought he wasn't?
That's exactly what using tactics is.
Whether you thought it was true or not,
if you decided to trust him, stick to it.
You owe that to the client
as an attorney.
Can I have the paperwork I asked for earlier?
-Okay. -Thank you.
Hey, Attorney Woo.
I saw that you called me earlier. What was it about?
Right.
I had something I wanted to ask you earlier.
You did?
Now, I don't.
What? All right then.
This is unexpected. Woo Young-woo eating in the cafeteria?
Today's dinner menu is gimbap.
I should tell you whenever they serving gimbap from now on then.
It seemed like you told Attorney Kwon.
-What? -Tactician Kwon Min-woo.
Right.
That's because he kept calling me Wild Card Woo Young-woo.
You're on a nickname basis now after working on one case together?
Wild Card Woo Young-woo is not my nickname.
Make me one.
How about "Babyface Choi Su-yeon"?
Or…
"Most Beautiful Choi Su-yeon"?
No.
-No? -No.
Those aren't you.
Then what am I?
You're…
I'm?
like the spring sunshine.
What?
I've thought so ever since we were in law school.
You told me where the lecture hall was, when class was canceled,
and when the test material changed.
You tried to stop the other students from making fun of me or bullying me.
Even now, you open my water bottles for me
and tell me that you'll let me know when they serve gimbap again.
You're a bright, warm, kind, and sweet person.
You're Spring Sunshine Su-yeon.
Attorney Woo.
You know how Geumgang ATM filed an appeal for the injunction?
Yes.
And now they're saying that there should be an on-site verification.
The CEO of Geumgang was going on about going through junk shops
all over the country to find evidence.
It seems as though he finally found something.
On-site verification?
Yes. They want us at a bank in Mangu-dong, Jungnang-gu.
Enjoy your meal.
Thanks.
We will now start the on-site verification of Case Number 2022, Injunction Case 1547,
based on the procedures of the appeal filed for the preliminary injunction
against infringement of intellectual property rights.
Obligor's counselor.
You applied for on-site verification.
Could you show us the object of verification?
Yes, Your Honor.
This is the automatic teller machine made by Leaders ATM.
Most of the same models have been disposed of,
but this one machine was left here in the Mangu-dong branch.
Could you open it and show us the cassette?
This is the cassette.
This is the cassette that Ihwa ATM claims to have developed on their own.
Please compare the two cassettes.
The difference between these cassettes and typical cassettes
is the number plate on the front
and the weight measuring sensor for the bills at the bottom on the inside.
The two cassettes are not only similar on the outside.
Please look at the cassette designs of the two companies.
The interior layout is also similar.
Ihwa ATM applied for model utility rights in October of 2020.
So when did Leaders ATM make this product?
Could you please check the delivery date that is marked on the inside?
The delivery date is October 23rd, 2019.
Yes.
This product was manufactured a year before Ihwa ATM.
Novelty is the most important factor for the application of model utility rights.
It can't be the same as prior technology.
This is a matter stated in Article 29 of the Patent Act.
Therefore, Ihwa ATM
is not qualified to acquire model utility rights for this technology.
Thus, we request the revocation of the injunction prohibiting
production and sales that have been issued to Geumgang ATM.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Take care.
Good work.
The injunction is likely to be revoked.
It seems so.
And the possibility of the model utility rights
not passing the evaluation seems high as well.
I guess so.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
While the injunction was issued,
I completed most of the supply contracts with the banks.
Even if it's revoked, it won't affect us much.
I see.
Was this your plan the whole time?
What you said about developing the technology on your own…
I'm glad you're fine.
We're just a little worried because technically,
Geumgang won the trial.
Winning this battle doesn't matter. They lost the war.
The CEO of Geumgang probably already knows that we won all the contracts.
He's just mad, so he's dragging it out until the end.
This one should hurt quite a bit.
Gosh, I wonder if Geumgang will be following down the path Leaders took?
Anyway, this is all thanks to you. You all did such an amazing job.
We really appreciate it.
I'll get going then.
Attorney Woo?
So, ultimately,
I helped Ihwa ATM take advantage of the law.
Excuse me?
Applying for model utility rights, and filing for the injunction
were all lies to monopolize the contracts.
And instead of stopping them, I helped.
And what's worse is…
I think I already knew that.
When we visited Ihwa ATM,
did you think Director Hwang and Manager Bae were speaking the truth?
Well…
-I… -There's no way you did.
Try to remember what Mr. Bae was like at the time.
Sitting down with his legs looking like they're ready to bolt out of the room,
his arms stuck to his body as if he was tied to the chair,
repeatedly stroking his thighs with his hands,
and even rubbing the tip of his nose.
He was a lie in and of itself.
Right.
In the end,
I fooled myself, pretending not to know the truth
when I did.
Because I wanted to win.
Right.
I'm ashamed.
ATTORNEY WOO YOUNG-WOO
PLEASE READ THIS, ATTORNEY WOO
WHY ARE YOU DISREGARDING THE TRUTH?
DO YOU WANT TO BE A COMPETENT ATTORNEY WHO ONLY WINS IN COURT?
OR DO YOU WANT TO BE AN HONORABLE ATTORNEY WHO REVEALS THE TRUTH?
TAESAN LAW FIRM ATTORNEY TAE SU-MI
Come in.
Right.
Candidate Tae Su-mi, it's nice to finally meet you.
I'm Administrator Kim Yeong-il
from the Office of the Secretary at the Blue House.
I'm Tae Su-mi.
Have a seat.
Congratulations on becoming a candidate for the Minister of Justice.
I'm just a candidate.
I'm worried I have such a high mountain climb.
You're here today to retrieve the paperwork, right?
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HIGH-RANKING PUBLIC OFFICIAL CANDIDATES
I was writing the self-verification statement,
and I was nervous.
I take pride in having lived an incomparably decent life,
but the idea of someone verifying it made me nervous.
We've never had the former CEO of the country's greatest law firm
as a candidate for Minister of Justice before.
Seeing as how this is an unconventional selection,
we are planning on doing an extra thorough verification
before writing up the report.
In the end,
the goal is to safely make it through the confirmation hearing.
Of course. I look forward to working with you.
There's one thing I have to ask you.
Go ahead.
We can't ignore public opinion during the candidate verification.
Public opinion?
Are you talking about my reputation?
Yes.
It seems as though there's a rumor
among your university colleagues.
Is that so? What is it?
That you, Candidate Tae,
have a child out of wedlock.
Are you aware of this?
I thought it was going to be something else.
Isn't that such petty gossip to worry about?
It is petty gossip.
But you know as much as I do
that it's always the little things that ruin public officials.
It really is preposterous.
Why does that kind of rumor keep circulating?
Perhaps,
there's someone who resembles me out there somewhere.
So I can trust that you don't have
any illegitimate children?
Of course.
Cool down Attorney Choi so that she doesn't treat this case emotionally.
Did you run away so that you could raise her until she reached an age
-where she could remember her mother? -Yes.
-Ms. Gye Hyang-sim must get probation! -That was passionate.
Are you going to trial because you don't want to yield?
They're such a good-looking match.
Don't you think Jun-ho likes Attorney Choi?
If I were a whale, would my mom not have abandoned me?
Subtitle translation by: Hyun-soo Cho