HONGSEO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR AND HONORED GUESTS ON OPENING DAY
A FEW MONTHS EARLIER
The ensemble you hear is our music majors.
Thank you for coming.
This is Jin Young-in. His donation is over there.
We'll have to take a look.
Oh, hello.
Darling.
Hey, babe.
I'm late, aren't I? So sorry.
Director Kim. This is my wife.
Hello, I'm Choi Su-yeon. It's so nice to meet you.
Oh, your reputation precedes you. You're the cellist.
Thank you very much for donating such a valuable painting.
Thanks to your donation…
Come on. Let's get it over with.
-Director Kim. Hello. -Glad you could make it.
-Congratulations. -I'm glad you're here, Mr. Lee.
I'd like to introduce Jin Young-in, a lawyer.
He was just recently appointed as a professor here at our law school.
Jin Young-in has probably handled more criminal cases
than any lawyer in Korea.
Nice to meet you.
A pleasure. Nice to meet you.
Here, Mr. Lee. Come over here.
This is the artist, Lee Ki-dae.
I do everything I can to get him to join the faculty here too.
But he's a stubborn one.
Oh, that's right. Come over here.
This African artist's getting a lot of recognition lately.
Are you familiar?
Yeah.
I hear Chairman Hwang of H Group also collects Sokoboako's work as well.
And his taste is unmatched.
So what does it feel like seeing it in person? What do you think, Mr. Lee?
Uh, for most, it was the painter's seeming originality that captured them,
but it turns out
they plagiarized an apprentice's work,
so sadly, they've been spending more time in court than on art as a result.
Is that so?
You've shown how expert evaluations prove so valuable.
The director is always asking me to evaluate the paintings
whenever someone donates one.
All the same, no matter how many times I've done it,
makes me uncomfortable.
I don't wanna disrespect the artists,
but I had to so that he'd stop asking for them.
Hey, babe.
I'm just leaving the campus now, so I'll head straight to the kindergarten.
But I might be a little late.
Would you mind letting Sop's teachers know?
No, no. I'll be there soon. I called a cab already, so--
Mr. Lee. Hello.
Oh, uh, hello?
Sorry, where do I know…
Uh, I'm from the law school. Jin Young-in the professor.
We were introduced by Director Kim at the opening of the gallery.
The, uh, Sokoboako.
You evaluated it, remember?
Ah. Oh, yeah.
Thing is, I've been trying to come and see you.
I think that Director Kim may have misunderstood something.
What you said about Sokoboako that day is what's worrying me.
Ah, I'm sorry, but I don't have time. I'm running late. Excuse me.
-But-- -Yeah, no. The cab's here.
You owe me an apology, Mr. Lee. Listen to me.
The plagiarism ruling.
The courts confirm that you were incorrect.
-So naturally, you should apologize. -Look.
The director's impression of me has been degraded
by your inappropriate statements.
Come on. Is this something really worth all these calls and visits?
What do you expect? Whether I call or text, you keep on ignoring me.
Don't you think that's rude? I expect an apology.
No. And don't contact me again.
What? Are you there?
Oh, babe.
ARTIST LEE KI-DAE
There you are.
Stop, or I'll call the police.
You can hear me out. I just need an apology, that's--
You there?
Su-yeon.
Mr. Baek.
I think this is Ko Dong-uk's phone. Look.
There are his texts with Ko Se-hun, and these are an exact match
for the photos Ms. An sent us.
All right, sir.
Is anything missing?
Nothing's been stolen.
It was Young-in.
He was blatantly provoking Ko Dong-uk.
Yeah, he must've seen Ko's anger outside the courthouse after Mo's trial.
He didn't ask any questions after receiving these photos.
Wouldn't he wanna know
who sent these and why? Who's behind all this?
I'm sure he was confused.
So then he
probably started fixating on what he could see.
Ko Dong-uk's been transferred to the hospital.
Okay, now we need to find Mr. Jin Young-in.
And An Yun-su almost likely will be nearby.
Yeah, I'm on it, sir.
Detective Nam, run the plates on his car and see if we can pinpoint his location.
Detective Bae, find his home address. Actually, go there in person.
Affirmative.
The Ko Se-hun case.
I lied. There is no evidence.
You must've known it wouldn't hold up for long.
Why lie?
I used it as bait.
I think I know who the killer is, and I need help to catch them.
You mean my lawyer?
He pretended to be me
and sent threatening messages to your phone
on the day he visited me
at the detention center.
Wait, you didn't send them?
If I had a phone, then I probably would've said the same thing.
To make sure you'd go through with it and kill him without a second thought.
I don't think he's alone in this.
His wife's always by his side.
So why did you step up to defend me?
My wife suggested it.
She said your confession gave an innocent person
a chance to clear her name.
And I agreed with her.
There's a boy who saw it all.
He was a witness.
The boy saw Ko Se-hun die.
I went to see him before I came to you.
And who is it?
And what… what did…
How much did he see?
Hey, what the fuck are you doing?
Don't kill me. Please don't kill…
You can hear me, right?
Ko Se-hun…
Who's his killer?
You already know.
Who?
That art teacher who killed her husband.
That's all?
I couldn't watch anymore.
I was too fucking freaked out.
But he did have the full recording.
Oh shit. I seriously thought I was gonna die.
That crazy fucking bitch.
Whatever. Let's get back to the game.
There's a shitload of money riding on this, damn it.
Are you saying that's Mr. Jin, then?
What's important is that it's not you.
Take a look at the messages.
This was Se-hun's phone.
How would he have known to send them to this phone?
Have you…
by chance, met this person before?
He paid a visit to my house.
It was not long after An Yun-su's visit and yours.
He came to talk.
What was the gist of the conversation?
He said he came to say sorry.
That he owed me an apology as that woman's lawyer.
That if he'd known about their scheme, the deal between them,
that Ko Se-hun wouldn't have died.
And?
This woman, she's
familiar.
You must be waiting for your grandchild.
They say no matter how big they get, they'll always be your little baby.
But still, it'd be nice if they could grow up more slowly.
What are you trying to say?
So it's that couple
that killed my grandson?
-It's more that-- -Yes.
That is our suspicion.
That witch said something along the same lines.
That An Yun-su didn't do it.
How did Jin even get this video?
Mr. Baek.
Jang Jeong-gu speaking.
It's me, An Yun-su.
I just sent you a video.
I received it. Now can you tell me where you are?
It's a video taken the day that Ko Se-hun was killed.
You'll see it wasn't me if you watch it.
Ko Se-hun's real killer is at the end.
Is it Mr. Jin Young-in?
We were tracking you down, but we saw a photo of him at the gallery.
The photo with your husband.
Also, the sketch of Choi Su-yeon that you left with Officer Bae.
It disappeared.
What I'm saying is that you were right. So let's work together.
Stop trying to solve this on your own.
I can come find you later.
But I have to confirm something first.
Ms. An.
You startled me.
I thought I got lucky, you know.
If it weren't for you, however,
I would've missed the fact that there was a fingerprint on the plate.
Ms. An, come on now. Where's the plate?
Put that down.
That's right.
I did it. I killed your husband. Okay?
You didn't.
It was a woman I saw in the rain.
And she's your wife.
What are you even saying?
It's not… Can't you see I'm the one? The one you saw?
It's all his fault!
Your husband was incredibly rude.
You don't murder someone for that.
And who decides if that's true or not?
The recipient of the rudeness, that's who. He made fools of us.
Your husband insulted us!
This is all your fault!
Goddammit! It's all your fault!
Couldn't you… Couldn't you just leave it be?
No, you had to dig it up, didn't you?
How dare you go pointing blame at others!
Ms. Mo, who was on trial for the double homicide
of the dentist couple, has just confessed to another murder.
Everyone in the courtroom was stunned,
but the defendant remained calm and continued with her confession.
I was hoping that we got lucky.
I'm so confused. What's going on?
Meanwhile, investigative authorities
are urging the media to refrain from speculation.
-Darling. -Hmm?
What's this?
For Mo Eun. A gift for her.
Sometimes, people can be moved by even the smallest gestures.
Why couldn't you do it? Tell me why!
Why couldn't you kill Ko Se-hun?
If you managed to keep your fucking word, then it would've never come to this!
Oh, and Mo Eun, well, I'm the one that she should be thanking now.
She wanted her revenge, and I was the one to give it to her.
'Cause of your cowardice, I had to do it! I had to kill the kid!
Go on.
Jang can't help you now.
Shit.
Maybe you thought you could get away with it.
I bet Mr. Baek is watching the original footage as we speak.
Do you even know how many times I've watched this video?
Dozens? Hundreds?
Well, I suppose it'll clear Ms. An of this murder.
Trust me, I'm aware.
I know Baek has his suspicions of me.
But like you said, Ms. An, what happened between me and your husband,
that's not something worth killing over.
I
killed my husband, yes,
but I am not Ko Se-hun's murderer.
That was your statement, remember?
And now it's the truth.
Your public confession makes you Lee Ki-dae's murderer.
Ko Se-hun, he…
he was murdered by some thugs sent by the witch!
No, don't!
Stop. Okay?
What's this?
Do you… You wanna make a deal with me now?
The etching fluid. Pour it on the plate.
Go on, then.
Erase the goddamn fingerprint already!
Then you and I can both start over!
Say Mo Eun framed you, and she made you confess.
The scheme was hers from the start, and that's why you killed her too!
Maniacal prick.
Maniacal?
You think I have a choice?
Well?
Little stab to help you decide?
-Something to speed up your decision. -Stop!
Stop it.
Stop. Okay?
Good girl. And now,
you'll kill Mo Eun as well.
Stop this insanity, please?
The fingerprint's gone now.
I knew it already. I knew you wouldn't be able to do it.
My wife said the same too.
That's the kind of woman An Yun-su is.
Mo Eun's just a person.
You asked me earlier
why I offered to help you.
What I did was awful.
And if there's a way to make things right,
I'm gonna try.
I know I don't have one, but
you have a life to return to.
Mo Eun!
Mr. Jang! No, this isn't what it looks like.
This crazy bitch did it to herself!
-Don't pull it out! Leave it in there! -She did it to herself!
Don't do it!
Oh God.
Why would you?
Why?
My God.
Slowly…
Holy shit!
I seriously thought I was gonna die. That crazy fucking bitch.
Where's my phone?
Goddammit!
Hey, and I'm not joking.
I was seriously close to biting the big one.
WHAT THE HELL? JUST HURRY
A CRAZY BITCH TRIED TO STAB ME WITH A KNIFE
CUT THE CRAP. YOU'RE CARRYING THIS ROUND IT'S COMING!
Should've known they wouldn't believe it. God.
Whatever. Let's get back to the game.
There's a shitload of money riding on this, damn it.
Yeah, 'cause today's a really huge game, okay?
Uh, the hammer is good.
Counsel.
Make your case.
How did something so wrong happen at all?
On April 15th, 2022,
the defendant's husband, Lee Ki-dae, was killed in his studio.
Ms. An arrived at the scene where
she found her husband bleeding to death and called emergency,
begging for assistance.
That's the moment this tragedy was set in motion.
In prison, she made a deal.
An awful deal with a murderer.
She knew how very wrong and how terrible that deal was,
but she made it anyway.
That's because she knew then that it was her only choice.
And indeed, if she hadn't taken it,
then none of us would be here now in this room.
My client, An Yun-su,
is not only a victim,
but also a survivor.
She needed to reclaim her life for herself and for her daughter.
So she survived by taking the only path available.
Now…
let me ask you again.
How could something so wrong happen at all?
And if we find a way to right that wrong,
would her life ever go back to the way it was before?
All that being said,
I continue to hope that in time, it will.
Nothing further, Your Honor.
In the matter of the consolidated charges
against the defendant, Ms. An Yun-su, the Court delivers the following judgment.
Defendant, An Yun-su,
in the principal charge of murdering Lee Ki-dae,
the Court finds the defendant not guilty.
The Court will now address the remaining consolidated charges.
Under Article 25 of the Criminal Act, attempted murder, guilty.
Under Article 255,
preparation and conspiracy to commit murder, guilty.
And under Article 276, unlawful confinement, guilty.
Now for the sentencing.
The court hereby sentences An Yun-su
to two years of imprisonment, suspended for three years.
The reasoning behind this sentence, especially regarding the charges
of attempted murder and unlawful confinement.
The decision to reduce the sentence was deeply impacted by a petition
submitted by the victim's family.
The Court would like to note this.
It's a petition.
What if…
…Se-hun had admitted what he did wrong
and was given the proper punishment?
How would that have changed things?
If that had been the case,
I suppose a lot would be different…
if he had done that.
Throughout my time on the case…
there were moments the thought crossed my mind
that Ms. An Yun-su might not be the killer.
Each time, I would push it out.
Using the victims' deaths to vindicate my actions
and using my desire for justice
to label her a murderer.
So I just kept believing in only the things clear to me.
I should've hesitated…
but I was obsessed.
That's why even though I knew
how poisonous your rage would be after they died…
I did nothing about it…
'cause I was hell-bent on catching her.
I'm going to set things right now. Yes.
It's my duty.
Ms. An Yun-su.
You may return home now. You are free to go.
There's one thing I should mention about this particular piece.
It has a fingerprint on it.
Fingerprint?
Yes. It was printed after the artist's passing.
It seemed to convey a certain meaning in itself,
so we used the original plate as is.
Good to know.
It's an original. There is only one print.
A mono edition, quite unusual in etching, actually.
It's definitely a valuable collector's piece.
What about the plate that was used?
Oh, that's preserved.
It's back at the artist's studio.
Don't worry.
I can assure you no additional prints will be made.
I should think not.
You probably thought that you destroyed the evidence, ma'am,
but no.
Test prints are common practice.
Look.
Complete with fingerprint.
Whose fingerprint is it?
Who do you think? It's your fingerprint, Ms. Choi.
You're not wearing your watch.
I thought it meant a lot to you.
When my husband was appointed as a professor,
we celebrated by gifting each other watches.
Now it's a parting gift.
Since it's with his ashes.
Choi Su-yeon,
did you kill Lee Ki-dae?
I did not.
My husband did though.
It all occurred so quickly.
I don't think I would've had time to try and stop it.
By the time I turned around,
my husband already had the knife in his hand.
Su-yeon.
He was so rude to you, you know?
Oh, babe.
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
I'll take care of everything here.
Come on. You go ahead.
It's okay.
Yeah, it's gonna be okay. Don't worry about a thing.
Hmm?
'Cause I'll clean this up and be right on your tail.
-It's okay. -Yeah, it's okay.
I'm here.
Stay with me, Ki-dae.
Open your eyes.
No, please, stay with me.
Don't close your eyes, Ki-dae. Come on.
Please open your eyes.
Help us! I'm begging you!
I know it was wrong. I know I should've, but I
couldn't bring myself to turn in my own husband.
Also, because I understood why he did it.
Ms. Choi Su-yeon,
at this time, you are considered a suspect and accomplice
in the murders of both Lee Ki-dae and Ko Se-hun.
We'll still have to argue the case,
but you should know there is significant evidence
that implicates you as Lee Ki-dae's killer.
An Yun-su.
I guess this kind of suspicion started it all for her too.
You have the right to remain silent and to an attorney.
O dear Moon Please give us rice and curry
Give us a bronze bracelet For my baby sister to wear…
-Sop, you okay? -Yeah.
Give us an elephant and a horse For my baby sister to ride on
Give us a chair For my baby sister to sit on
Give us a bed and a sofa For my baby sister to sleep on
Give us a play For my baby sister to watch
Give us Grandma Choo Who can take care of my baby sister
Give us Grandma Gert Who can take care of me…
Sop, you come too. Okay?
Go on. You wanna say hello?
Hello.
What I did was awful.
And if there's a way to make things right,
I know I don't have one, but
you have a life to return to.
Shall we give Mo Eun her watch back now?
Yeah.
Do you wanna hang it up?
Good job.
Come on. Let's go.
Who's gonna catch it?
Catch!
Kiss her now! Kiss her now!
-What's this? -What are they doing?
It looks like a wedding.
Magical!
Thank you.
Thank you all!
You two can come in!
Congrats!
Isn't it beautiful?
So pretty.
Thank you all! We're gonna be so happy!
You should have a wedding like this one day.
All right, let's get out of here.
Thanks so much!