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The largest class-action lawsuit in South Korean judicial history
is about to begin.
Users of the online shopping mall, Raon,
are seeking damages for a personal data breach.
The number of co-litigators alone is over 30 million,
and the amount being claimed is close to three trillion won.
Taesan Law Firm,
to which Minister of Justice candidate Tae Su-mi is affiliated,
filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court
on behalf of Raon users.
Meanwhile, Bae In-cheol, the founder and CEO of Raon,
is still unconscious after he ingested poison
during the trial with the KCC
over the amount of the penalty surcharge for the personal data breach.
There are growing concerns that Raon,
the nation's largest e-commerce company, will go bankrupt due to the large sum
of three trillion won that is being claimed as damages.
Why are all the news reports going in this direction?
Did Hanbada do something?
What's our PR team doing?
I'll pass your comments along to the PR team.
It shouldn't seem like the powerful Taesan is running poor Raon out of business.
That's what Hanbada is going for right now.
That's why they keep bringing my name up and stressing how Raon's CEO collapsed.
-Don't you agree? -Yes.
Taesan usually works with companies,
and standing with the consumers in this lawsuit
is actually a show of great courage.
We have to promote that we're representing 30 million citizens
despite the risk of looking like we're attacking
our existing clients as well.
Mom.
I have something to tell you.
-I'm working right now, so-- -I did it.
What?
I did it.
I hacked into Raon.
I'm glad you told me the truth.
But from now on, you can't tell anyone.
I'll take care of everything.
What are you going to do?
Will you go to the police with me?
Why do you keep bringing up the police?
Let's say that we do go.
What do you think will happen after that?
Do you have any idea
how scary and agonizing it is to be punished by the law?
Mom, I'm already scared and in agony.
If getting punished will make this situation any better,
I'll take it.
I did it.
I'm the reason Raon is ruined and In-cheol is in that state.
Choi Sang-hyeon!
Do you not think about your mom?
Don't you know how much is at stake for me right now?
My confirmation hearing is right around the corner!
What…
does that have to do with this?
Are you afraid you might not become Minister because of me?
Yes!
How could you do something like this
when you know how much effort I've put into becoming Minister?
And now, of all times?
Did I ever expect a lot from you?
Did I ever tell you to get good grades?
All I ever wanted
was my son to grow up to be a good person!
What about you?
Have you only been good all your life?
You don't think I know?
-What? -Woo Young-woo!
You don't think I know?
CASE 16 THOUGH UNUSUAL AND PECULIAR
Is there really no way for you to come in a bit faster?
Right.
Then from now on, I'll count "one, two, three" a bit--
Whatever. Did you self-reflect?
Sorry?
Did the three of you self-reflect on what you did?
Yes, I did some deep self-reflection.
From now on, I'll be sure to abide by the rules and procedures,
and not give my opinion as I please.
I knew a Hana University graduate would know better.
That's right.
I'm not upset about rookies giving their opinions, okay?
I'm really not that uptight.
But last time, you said,
"Don't say anything you haven't been asked,
and don't do anything you haven't…"
-Hello, ma'am. -Sit down, everyone.
Sit.
Let's not be like that, okay?
Sit.
I'll be joining the Raon lawsuit going forward.
There's not much time left until the first trial, right?
What's our strategy?
First, we plan to emphasize the results of the lawsuit against the KCC
since it was clearly proven that
Raon not having the idle timeout set up wasn't the direct cause
of the personal data breach.
All right.
Because we won the previous trial,
we can start this lawsuit in our favor too.
As always, I'm glad we have you, Attorney Jang.
To argue that the hack began before the law was revised
is something you can only find
by looking really closely at the details, right?
Nice work.
We always learn a lot from Attorney Jang.
Right.
How is Mr. Bae In-cheol doing?
He's still unconscious,
so it seems that the board of directors at Raon
will be appointing Kim Chan-hong as an independent CEO.
That way Mr. Kim can have the authority
to make decisions by himself even in Mr. Bae's absence.
CEO KIM CHAN-HONG
Then according to the decision of Raon's board of directors,
we will abolish the co-CEO system
and change it to an independent CEO system with both Bae In-cheol and Kim Chan-hong.
Mr. Kim, would you like to say something?
After founding Raon with In-cheol, I mean…
Mr. Bae In-cheol and I
have always decided on matters together,
whether they were big or small.
But with Raon going through a crisis, and with In-cheol being sick,
I've become an independent CEO
and am taking on a much bigger responsibility.
Yes, it's true this is a lot of pressure.
But I will do my best to fulfill not only my responsibilities but Mr. Bae's as well.
Members of the board of directors,
Raon will overcome this crisis no matter what.
It keeps coming off.
-Attorney Jung. -Hey.
You came to visit me?
Aren't you really busy right now?
We're sorry we couldn't visit sooner.
How are you feeling?
I'm fine.
The surgery went well, and I'm slowly recovering.
Attorney Kwon, I'm sorry, but could you pick up that comb for me?
Thanks.
I couldn't pick it up for hours, so I haven't been able to comb my hair.
Were you alone here this whole time? You don't have anyone taking care of you?
My mother was supposed to come instead of the caregiver today,
but I told her to stay home and get some rest.
My ex-wife is coming today.
Is that why you have that face mask on?
Yes. To look pretty.
You are pretty.
I mean…
You look dewy.
Right.
Really? Do I?
I see.
The two of you should also start taking care of your health now.
If you count on your youth and pull all-nighters
while skipping meals all the time,
you'll start getting sick as soon as you turn 40.
I'm sure there are a lot of sick attorneys in our firm besides me.
Actually, I heard Attorney Kim Ji-yong
has facial nerve paralysis from all the stress.
What?
Attorney Shin Seung-jae was also sick.
He kept overworking and came down with Meniere's disease.
Gosh.
Hello.
Then we will…
Yes, we should get going.
Yes, okay.
What?
Already? But you just got here.
We'll come back another time.
We'll leave you two alone.
You look well.
Really?
Do I look dewy?
Watch this.
What is it?
Soonpoong Clinic.
Soonpoong Clinic?
You used to like it.
I bought all of the episodes in HD.
Right. Thanks. Now I'll have a reason to laugh.
Ji-su.
When I'm discharged…
do you want to go to Jeju Island?
I mean, there's this place that sells great meat noodles.
We should go there together.
I'll buy you meat noodles.
When you were young and healthy,
you were crazy about work and I always came second.
What's gotten into you
now that you're old and sick?
I'm sorry.
But, still…
I made quite a lot of money.
Thanks to only focusing on work until I got old and sick.
Then can you quit the firm?
What?
Once you're discharged and you return to Hanbada, nothing will change.
The workload or how intense it is.
You can't do anything about that on your own.
You should move to a firm where you can have a good work-life balance.
Right.
Looks like you never once thought about leaving the firm
even when you got this sick.
That's so you.
No, well…
I'll think about it from now on.
If I really think it's necessary…
I'll quit my job at Hanbada.
I'll change.
So be with me.
Please?
It's been a while, Attorney Kwon.
Yes.
So what is it that you wanted to say?
If I were Attorney Woo,
I would want to quit Hanbada right now.
Really?
Why?
The mentor who was nice to her isn't at the firm because he's sick,
and the new senior attorney that she's working with hates her.
She also recently broke up with the guy she was dating at the firm.
"Dating at the firm"?
Attorney Woo was in a relationship?
Yes.
Gosh, I see.
Anyway…
Now would be the right time to make Attorney Woo quit Hanbada.
I came to tell you that.
So in the end, you couldn't accomplish this yourself.
-Excuse me? -Attorney Kwon.
You said you would make Attorney Woo quit Hanbada.
Whether she quits or gets fired.
I think that was our deal, wasn't it?
You're right.
It's also true that I wasn't able to accomplish it myself.
Are you giving up?
Yes.
I'm going to stop now.
Why?
From now on…
I think…
I'm going to try living like a fool.
Well…
I understand where you are coming from…
but I like you.
Because I like you…
Since I like you…
Excuse me.
Attorney Woo.
Who are you?
And who are you?
I asked who you were!
You're Attorney Woo, right?
I have a message for you.
TAESAN LAW FIRM
Taesan Law Firm?
If you have a message for her, you should send it to the firm.
What are you doing coming to her house at this hour?
-Are you really a Taesan employee? -Who are you to be * in?
Are you her guardian or something?
I'm…
Well…
Deliver the message you came to tell me.
I will listen to it with Jun-ho.
Attorney Woo, would you like to work
at Taesan's US office in Boston?
Of course, Taesan will provide housing for you and your father
as well as any necessary educational and living expenses.
And your salary will be more than double what you get at Hanbada right now.
Especially for you, Attorney Woo…
we will introduce you to a professional counselor
and Taesan will pay for the counseling fees as well.
A professional counselor?
I'm talking about a counselor who specializes
in autism spectrum disorder.
Right.
Attorney Woo.
Boston is a city with a variety of active communities
for those with autism.
You won't be lonely living there.
But why are you making a job offer like this?
I've never seen someone recruit a person by staking out in front of their house.
Is Attorney Tae Su-mi
the one who made the offer?
Yes, that's right.
Not Taesan's HR team, but Attorney Tae?
My business card is in the envelope.
Think about it and contact me anytime.
Jun-ho,
do you have something to say to me too?
What?
Right.
Yes, I…
I'll tell you some other time.
You must have a lot to think about.
You should get some rest.
Okay.
I'm home.
Hey, you're here.
Young-woo.
Can you come sit here for a second?
We need to talk.
So…
A few days ago,
Seon-young came by.
"Seon-young"?
Your CEO, Han Seon-young.
Right.
What?
Anyway, it looks like…
she's planning on revealing everything to the press
right before Tae Su-mi's confirmation hearing.
That you're the child…
Tae Su-mi had out of wedlock.
If that happens,
the world's attention will not only be on Tae Su-mi
but also on you, Young-woo.
Then reporters will come to you every day and bother you.
So Seon-young suggested that
we go to some resort in the countryside and stay hidden until things die down.
Paid leave, basically.
Did you get this from Tae Su-mi?
When?
I got it from a Taesan employee just now.
I guess Tae Su-mi's offer for us to go to the States is still valid.
You already knew about this?
I would hate to comply with Tae Su-mi's wishes.
But right now,
that seems like the better option.
Rather than continuing to work here
while being the target of gossip and being labeled as Tae Su-mi's daughter,
leaving for the States seems better.
What do you think, Young-woo?
I'm not sure.
So far, my life has had
nothing to do with Attorney Tae Su-mi.
I don't understand why
I have to hide all of a sudden
and go to the States.
You're right.
I'm sorry, Young-woo.
I'm…
sorry…
for everything.
Your Honor,
despite the defendant being a large e-commerce company
that needs to manage the personal data of more than 40 million users,
they had not established an appropriate security system.
Not only were they imposed with a 30 million won administrative fine
for not putting a limitation on the maximum connection time…
Your Honor.
But their response after the leak was also appalling.
According to Article 34 of the Personal Information Protection Act,
a personal information controller
must notify data subjects of the personal data breach
as soon as they become aware of it.
However, despite being aware of the hack on January 19, 2022,
the defendant reported it to the police a week later on January 26th.
And they notified users of the hack
through the Raon website
on February 20th, a month after the incident.
The defendant's complacent response
is what prevented a quick resolution and handling of the incident.
That's right!
-What's wrong with you? -Goodness.
-It should've been notified earlier! -How could you do that?
Of course, you have to compensate!
How are you going to compensate?
You may be seated in the audience seats,
but aren't you all co-plaintiffs?
As the litigants, please do not interrupt the proceedings of the trial.
Come in.
Someone who claims to be your younger brother wants to see you.
My younger brother?
Yes.
He said you would know if I said he was your younger brother.
And that he can't tell me his name.
Should I tell him you're busy?
No.
Please send him in.
Okay.
Who are you?
Choi Sang-hyeon.
Tae Su-mi's son.
Why did you come to see me?
I want to come clean about what I did,
but I don't know how.
I hacked into Raon.
Because Chan-hong asked me to.
What?
I met Chan-hong at a cybersecurity competition.
He was a judge the year I won the grand prize.
We became close and met up often even after the competition.
He showed me around Raon too.
And he introduced me to In-cheol too.
Then one day, Chan-hong asked me
if I could hack into Raon and steal the users' personal data.
Are you saying Mr. Kim Chan-hong asked you
to hack into Raon?
The company where he's the CEO?
Why?
Because I want In-cheol to come to his senses.
In-cheol? Why?
He's lost sight of where we started.
Raon is a company created by two developers.
The developer's spirit is the basis of this business.
In-cheol has forgotten about all that and is just a businessman now.
He's only interested in making money by selling things.
He has no interest at all in investing in software development or security.
We'll use this opportunity
to properly remind him of that developer's spirit.
How?
What if you hack into Raon and steal the personal data of the users?
Then I'll try convincing In-cheol.
"I told you. We're being attacked because we're not investing in security."
Isn't it too risky?
If word gets out about the hack, the police will investigate.
I looked into it a lot.
A personal data breach is fine.
All we have to do is pay a fine of 100 million won
and upload an apology statement on our website.
All the other companies did that too.
Jeez, it's nothing.
So…
that's why I did it.
I left some clues to make it look like it was done by North Korea,
and then I stole the personal data of Raon users.
What did you do with the personal data?
I gave it to Chan-hong because he asked for it.
All encrypted.
But he kept asking me to decrypt it.
Why?
I don't know.
He kept talking nonsense about how he wanted to check
if it was really Raon users' data, so I just kept it encrypted.
Just in case he sells it off somewhere.
I see.
You carried out the hack according to your plan.
But why do you want to confess all of a sudden?
Because In-cheol…
attempted suicide.
I didn't know he would take it that hard.
I only did it because Chan-hong said it would end with just a small fine.
I wasn't trying to make In-cheol end up like that
and ruin Raon.
Shouldn't you go to the police to confess?
Why did you come to me?
I told my mom.
But she got mad and told me not to do anything.
I went to the police too, but they got on the phone with my mom
and then wouldn't even listen to me.
My mom is powerful.
People do whatever she tells them to do.
That's why I came here.
Because I thought…
my big sister wouldn't do as Mom says.
"Big sister"?
Our dads are different but we have the same mom.
So you're my big sister.
How did you know
that I was your big sister?
I heard the rumor…
that my mom had a child before she married my dad.
I thought it was just a false rumor.
But for a while, she was acting weird.
She would watch something in her room and get startled when I walked in.
So I hacked into her phone and computer.
And I saw that she looked up a lot of stuff about you.
I also saw her texts with Grandma talking about you.
That's how I knew.
How do you want me to help you?
I took a video of myself
confessing to the hack.
What if you use this as evidence during the trial?
Then wouldn't the police start investigating?
My mom wouldn't be able to stop it.
Mr. Kim Chan-hong is my client.
Therefore,
I cannot reveal the fact that Mr. Kim had you hack
into his own company.
Because it's against my client's interests.
What kind of person…
do you think Mom is?
-Sorry? -People think…
that those who are born rich don't get punished.
Whether it's drugs, drunk driving, or assault.
Whatever they do, they get away with it.
But my mom was different.
If I did something wrong, she scolded me.
But now that something big like this has happened,
she's…
just the same.
She's acting like those foul rich people…
you see on the news.
When are you returning to Hanbada, Attorney Jung?
I'm not sure.
I might not return.
What?
You might not return?
I'm just thinking about it.
Why do you ask?
Right.
It's inconvenient to have to come to the hospital whenever I have questions.
You could always call.
-Right. -Seriously.
I can never tell if you're worried about me or just being selfish.
So what is it you want to…
You're going to say,
"I can't tell you the details because of attorney-client privilege."
Right?
Yes.
That's true.
Then…
be vague about it.
I found out about a criminal act that my client has committed.
The other person involved in the crime wants to confess,
but if I help him confess,
it's against the interests of the client.
I see.
Will you reveal the truth and achieve social justice
or stay loyal to the client's interests?
I understand.
It's a dilemma that an attorney cannot avoid.
It's also something you've always struggled with.
Remember the Ihwa ATM case or the Mir Life case?
Yes.
I've worked at Hanbada for over 14 years
and have always put the interests of the client ahead of social justice.
If someone calls me a "law technician" and criticizes me,
there's not much I can say to refute that.
Because it's true.
But Attorney Woo is not Attorney Jung.
Right? You're a completely different person from me.
So how could I give you advice?
I'm just
curious about what you decide to do.
Because you're…
not just any ordinary attorney.
My name is Choi Sang-hyeon.
I'm in my first year of high school.
I hacked into Raon starting on the night of January 18, 2022,
up until the morning of the 19th,
and took 40,954,173 personal data records.
Because Raon's CEO, Kim Chan-hong, asked me to do it.
I'd like to confess…
to this wrongdoing.
Tae Su-mi's son came to you
and asked you to use this video as evidence?
Why Attorney Woo of all people?
Do you two know each other?
We…
do not know each other.
Ma'am, I'm sure you see it too, but that video is not beneficial for us.
We don't even know if what he's saying is true or not, and if it is true,
we're in big trouble.
Because Mr. Kim Chan-hong will be sentenced to criminal charges.
A firm that sends its clients to jail?
We can't be that kind of firm.
That's right. Even now, Taesan claims
Raon is directly responsible for the personal data breach.
If it's revealed that the CEO of Raon was behind the hack all along,
they may claim even more damages.
But don't attorneys have the duty to not cover up the truth about a case?
If it is beneficial to the public,
attorney-client privilege doesn't have to be kept.
That's a very naive thing to say.
This isn't law school.
Law school or not, I feel uncomfortable too.
If that video is true,
then the person who ordered a hack on his own company
is shamelessly representing Raon.
Hiding the identity of the hacker for the sake of the client's interests
doesn't sit right with me.
Because Taesan filed a class-action lawsuit against Raon,
many companies who are disappointed in Taesan have come to us.
At times like this, we have to make a good impression on those companies.
We can't take the lead in getting Raon's CEO punished.
That would be the case.
But…
I really like this video.
This video has power.
It can stop an unsuitable person from becoming the Minister of Justice.
How can a mother of a son who stole 40 million personal data records
become the Minister of Justice?
Don't you agree?
I knew we could count on you.
You're always a few steps ahead.
So if that video is revealed,
the fact that Taesan is representing Raon's customers
would also seem quite deceitful to the public.
The problem is
the order in which we should kill these two birds.
Protecting the client's interests while revealing the truth of the case…
What if it's not two birds?
What?
What if protecting the client's interests and revealing the truth about the case
aren't two birds but one?
What do you mean?
Kim Chan-hong is simply a man
who represents a corporation called Raon.
They are separate entities.
We're representing the corporation of Raon,
not Kim Chan-hong.
If you think about it,
Raon's interests are not in conflict with the truth here.
Really? How are the two…
Sang-hyeon gave the personal data he stole to Mr. Kim,
but he encrypted the whole thing
so nobody could access or use the personal data.
The damage due to the personal data breach
hasn't occurred yet!
Yes, Reporter Lee.
The article I told you about last time.
The one about the child Tae Su-mi had out of wedlock?
Yes, that one.
Could you put that on hold?
Why?
Because I think I can give you something much better.
Just a second.
Attorney Woo.
Don't go on that paid vacation.
What?
You heard from your father about the vacation, right?
I'm telling you not to go.
Because there's something better for you to do.
Yes, Reporter Lee.
Defendant's counselor, you submitted video evidence?
And you requested a closed court.
Yes, Your Honor.
The witness in the video is a minor.
As the witness is confessing to a crime related to this case,
we request the audience to vacate the courtroom when we play the video
to protect the identity of the witness.
What…
What is it? Who confessed to what?
Well…
You'll find out soon enough.
All right.
If you are not involved in the incident,
please leave the courtroom for a moment.
And among the co-plaintiffs,
only the selected parties may remain in the courtroom.
Excuse me.
My name is Choi Sang-hyeon. I'm in my first year of high school.
I hacked into Raon starting on the night of January 18, 2022,
up until the morning of the 19th,
and took 40,954,173 personal data records.
Because Raon's CEO, Kim Chan-hong, asked me to do it.
I'd like to confess…
to this wrongdoing.
What's going on here?
You submit something like this without a single word with me?
You're my attorneys!
We are not your attorneys.
We are Raon's attorneys.
I am Raon!
I am the CEO!
Not anymore.
The board of directors at Raon just dismissed you, Mr. Kim Chan-hong.
What? What did you just say?
-He's the co-CEO! -What are we supposed to do?
All right.
It might be better to cover this up.
If it becomes known that Mr. Kim ordered an underage hacker to hack into Raon,
what would happen to the company's image?
We'd be lucky if it ends with only our image being damaged.
This is a matter that shareholders can claim damages for if they find out.
So we just let him be?
Even in the hacking lawsuit,
Kim Chan-hong is sitting there at the trial as the CEO.
Does this make sense to you? We should dismiss him immediately.
-We have to dismiss him. -Yes, we must.
Wait!
What do you think about this, Mr. Bae?
-Should we cover it up or… -Of course we shouldn't cover it up.
If we want to find out if Chan-hong really did it,
we can't just cover it up.
If…
he did do it,
it won't end with just a dismissal.
I…
No.
Raon will take every legal action possible
and bring Kim Chan-hong
down.
EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING DISMISSAL OF CEO KIM CHAN-HONG
RESOLUTION LETTER
Your Honor, once Kim Chan-hong's crime against the defendant, Raon, was reported,
the defendant dismissed Mr. Kim from his position as CEO
and made Mr. Bae the sole CEO per the decision of its board of directors.
Therefore, the defendant
will be applying for the correction of the party represented.
Your Honor!
This is unfair.
I don't know where they got that video, but it's not true.
Where's the proof that I ordered that kid to do it?
And they said the board of directors dismissed me,
but I never received a notice about a board meeting.
If the CEO deems it urgent
and it is in accordance with the company's bylaws,
the defendant may notify the directors by email
thirty minutes prior to the meeting
and gather the board of directors that same day.
That is what happened today.
And they did notify Mr. Kim…
of the board meeting.
WE ARE HOLDING AN EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING
DATE: TODAY, 2 P.M. PLACE: RAON 21ST FLOOR, CONFERENCE ROOM
AGENDA: DISMISSAL OF CEO KIM CHAN-HONG
Your Honor, we cannot accept that video as evidence.
It is not a credible statement recorded through formal investigative authorities.
And we can't even ask the witness in the video any questions.
It is evidence that restricts the co-plaintiffs' right
to cross-examination.
Your Honor.
I'll address things one at a time.
First, despite the surprising spectacle the defendant's counselor has put on,
the court cannot immediately recognize the change of Raon's CEO.
However,
there is no reason to believe that the delegation agreement
between the defendant and Hanbada Law Firm is invalid,
so we will proceed on the premise that Hanbada is the defendant's counselor.
The defendant should apply for the correction of the party represented
with the proper paperwork, such as the registry of the corporation.
Your Honor.
Second, your innocence is not something
that will be dealt with in this trial, Mr. Kim.
That is something that should be revealed
through an investigation conducted by investigative authorities.
Finally, as for the admissibility of the video we just saw…
I will not accept it as evidence.
The plaintiff's counselor is correct.
It's hard to say that the testimony has credibility through that video alone.
And since the witness is not here,
it's also reasonable to point out that the plaintiffs cannot cross-examine.
Then please summon Mr. Choi Sang-hyeon to this trial as a witness.
Overruled.
-Excuse me? -We can't be sure from that video alone
if the additional examination of the evidence on Choi Sang-hyeon
is absolutely necessary.
For all we know, it could've been sent in as a joke.
If the defendant's counselor
confirms Choi Sang-hyeon's intention to attend trial
and applies for a witness summons,
I will accept that.
But this court will not be summoning him first.
Did Choi Sang-hyeon reply?
No.
It's an ad from a figurine company called Manjijak
for their newly released gray whale figurines.
Whale lice and barnacles are often found attached to the body of a gray whale.
I wonder if they captured all of that. I should hurry and pre-order…
That's Choi Sang-hyeon, right? What did he say?
"Young-woo, I don't think I'll be able to testify."
"You won't be able to reach me now either."
"I'm going to the States, so I'm at the airport right now."
He's going to the States all of a sudden?
It's obvious.
Tae Su-mi is sending him away
to stop him from testifying.
Let's go with a public opinion battle.
A public opinion battle?
Are you saying we should leak the video of Sang-hyeon to the press?
No matter how great Tae Su-mi is,
if public opinion calls for it, the police will have to investigate.
Then Sang-hyeon will be summoned back to the country.
Tae Su-mi's confirmation hearing will be starting soon.
If we want to leak it, we have to do it now.
Because we'll have time to build public opinion
while Tae Su-mi can't do anything to retaliate.
I'll talk to a reporter at Jeongui Ilbo. You all--
No!
You can't do that.
I can't?
Attorney Woo, be quiet. How dare you talk to the CEO like--
If you hand the confession video over to the press,
Sang-hyeon will forever lose the chance to turn himself in.
Sang-hyeon came to me
to reveal his wrongdoings on his own and to make things right.
We can't turn him into
some privileged kid who was caught by the police trying to flee the country.
Like the foul rich people you see on the news.
Are we Sang-hyeon's attorneys?
Get yourself together!
Do you think he's your real brother just because he calls you "big sister"?
I…
will try to convince them.
Convince who?
Choi Sang-hyeon?
No.
Attorney Tae Su-mi.
How are you going to convince Tae Su-mi?
Will she even meet with you when her confirmation hearing is so close?
She might not meet me,
but I'll try!
I'll meet with Attorney Tae and ask her to allow Sang-hyeon
to testify in court.
And I'd like to ask you to sit down.
All right.
We'll give Tae Su-mi and her son…
a chance.
Sorry?
I'll go with Attorney Woo to the National Assembly.
So she can meet with Attorney Tae.
We know she's busy because it's right before the hearing.
But it's that urgent.
Please just tell her it's Attorney Woo Young-woo.
Then Attorney Tae will want to see her too.
I'll see if I can find the right time to tell her.
But Candidate Tae is very busy, so please understand.
You can't wait for the right time.
Hello?
Hello? Mr. Kim?
The confirmation hearing starts at ten.
Even if Attorney Tae says she'll meet me,
I don't know if we'll be able to get there in time.
It'll work out. Don't worry.
Thank you
for helping.
Earlier, when you bravely said
you would convince Attorney Tae Su-mi
in front of Ms. Han,
I made up my mind
to be brave
and say this.
What is it you want to say?
My feelings toward you, Attorney Woo,
are like the unrequited love toward a cat.
"The unrequited love toward a cat"?
Cats sometimes
make their owners lonely.
But they make them just as happy too.
When I eat lunch with you
and listen to you talk about whales.
When we carry out each agenda
from your strange list of dates.
When I
hold hands with you for less than 57 seconds.
When our teeth knock together
as we kiss.
When I see the sparkle in your eyes
when you come up with a good idea.
When I can calm you down by hugging you tight
when you're feeling anxious.
Those things make me happy.
So let's…
not break up.
Hello?
Come to Gate Five. I'll see you there.
Okay.
Attorney Woo, I think you can go now.
Only official government vehicles are allowed to park in there,
so I'll be waiting nearby.
Okay.
The expression, "the unrequited love toward a cat,"
is inappropriate.
Because cats love their owners too.
Right.
Okay.
So let's…
not break up.
I put together new responses
for Assemblywoman Min Hyo-jin's list of questions.
Would you like to take a look at the revisions?
Have these been fact-checked?
Yes, it matches the material that has already been submitted.
CANDIDATE FOR MINISTER OF JUSTICE WAITING ROOM
May we have the room please?
Madam Candidate, the hearing is about to start.
You don't have much time.
Yes, I know.
What brings you here?
I don't think
you're here to tell me you'll go to the States.
No.
I won't be going to the States.
Why not?
Isn't it hard for you at Hanbada?
The mentor who was good to you is ill, the senior attorney bullies you,
and you and your co-worker broke up.
I'm…
like a narwhal in a pod of belugas.
A narwhal?
It has a helical tusk that projects from its upper jaw.
That's why its scientific name means "one-tooth one-horn."
It looks like a horn on a unicorn's forehead.
What are you talking about?
I've seen a lost narwhal
coexisting with a pod of belugas
in a documentary.
I'm…
like that narwhal.
I live in an unfamiliar ocean with unfamiliar belugas.
Because everyone's different from me,
it's not easy to adjust
and there are lots of whales that hate me too.
But it's okay.
Because this is my life.
Though my life…
is unusual and peculiar,
it's valuable
and beautiful.
I have to go.
We'll continue this talk next time.
Please help so that Sang-hyeon can testify in court about what he did.
What he did?
Hacking into Raon and leaking 40,954,173 personal data records.
Sang-hyeon…
believes that you're a good mom.
A mom
who scolds her child properly and gives him reasonable punishment
when he does something wrong.
Don't betray…
your child's belief
that his mother is a good person
just for your own benefit.
He'll be hurt if you do that.
That wound…
will be very painful
and won't heal for a long time.
You weren't a good mother to me,
but at the very least,
please be a good mother to Sang-hyeon.
It's time to get going, ma'am.
We will now begin the confirmation hearing for Tae Su-mi,
the Candidate Member of the State Council for the Minister of Justice.
Candidate, please step up to the podium,
raise your right hand, and recite the oath.
I pledge this.
"I, the Public Official Candidate,
swear to tell the truth
in the confirmation hearing conducted by the National Assembly
according to my conscience, without withholding or adding anything."
Public Official Candidate, Tae Su-mi.
Welcome.
Would you like something to drink?
No, thank you.
We'll just inform you of the conditions for the witness questioning
and be on our way.
Then please go ahead.
CONDITIONS FOR WITNESS QUESTIONING
First, Choi Sang-hyeon is a young student.
Testifying in court could be uncomfortable for him,
so refrain from creating a hostile environment
or asking questions that play on his emotions.
And most importantly,
you cannot question him like you're interrogating a criminal.
Of course.
We have at least that much decorum.
Second.
Any questions related to Attorney Tae Su-mi are not allowed.
Even if Sang-hyeon brings it up first,
Hanbada attorneys cannot ask follow-up questions about Attorney Tae.
Third, Sang-hyeon will be questioned
by Attorney Woo Young-woo.
-What? -If you do not follow
any one of these three conditions,
Choi Sang-hyeon will not testify.
Are you Choi Sang-hyeon's attorneys?
Are you?
What gives you the right
to appoint the attorney that will question the witness?
All right then.
What? Ma'am.
Choi Sang-hyeon's questioning
will be handled…
by Attorney Woo.
We'll keep to all three conditions, so don't worry.
Witness, step forward.
"I solemnly swear that I will tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
and agree to receive punishment in accordance with perjury
should there be any falsehood."
Defendant's counselor, begin questioning the witness.
Woo Young-woo, you got this.
"Woo Young-woo, you got this."
You got…
What are you doing?
Witness, please introduce yourself.
Choi Sang-hyeon.
I'm 17 years old.
I'm in my first year of high school.
Starting the night of January 18, 2022,
into the morning of the 19th,
did you hack into Raon and take 40,954,173 personal data records?
Yes.
Why did you do it?
Because Chan-hong
asked me to do it.
By "Chan-hong,"
do you mean the co-founder and former co-CEO of Raon,
Mr. Kim Chan-hong?
Yes.
I met Chan-hong
at a cybersecurity competition.
He was someone who always treated me well.
But one day, he asked me for a favor.
He said that if I hack into Raon and startle In-cheol,
then In-cheol would
spend a lot more money
on software development and building a security system.
What did you do with the 40,954,173 personal data records
obtained through the hack?
I encrypted everything and gave it to Chan-hong.
He asked me to decrypt it, but I didn't.
So that he wouldn't be able to sell it.
Is there any possibility that he could have decrypted it himself?
No.
As far as I know, he doesn't have the skills
to do that.
You will be subject to legal punishment
because you hacked and stole the personal data of Raon users.
Are you aware of this?
Yes.
I am aware.
Then why are you
willingly testifying to your crimes?
Because I did a bad thing.
I'm sorry to In-cheol…
and to Raon users.
I apologize.
That is all.
COURT
Shortly after the confirmation hearing,
I realized that my son had hacked into Raon
and leaked the personal data of Raon's customers.
I was ashamed.
I didn't even know I raised my child wrong
and wanted to be the Minister of Justice, working for the country and the people.
And without knowing that it was my son's doing,
I watched Taesan, the law firm I am affiliated with,
file a lawsuit on behalf of the users of Raon.
My son is deeply remorseful of his crimes.
He will also sincerely oblige to all investigations by the police
and receive proper punishment.
Today…
I am stepping down from my candidacy for the Minister of Justice.
I will deeply reflect on myself.
And although my son is not perfect,
I will faithfully carry out my role as a mother,
which I haven't been able to do properly.
I sincerely apologize
to everyone.
I let you off easy this time.
Mr. Kim Chan-hong, the former CEO of Raon, admitted during a police investigation
to ordering the son of former Minister of Justice candidate, Tae Su-mi,
to hack into Raon.
The police found and confiscated 40,954,173 records
of encrypted personal data at Mr. Kim Chan-hong's residence
and revealed that there is no circumstantial evidence
that suggests that he leaked them to a third party.
Meanwhile, the lawsuit for damages filed by Raon users against Raon
was dismissed by the Civil Court
of the Seoul Central District Court upon the decision
that there was no emotional distress caused by the personal data breach
since the data was confiscated by investigative authorities.
The lawsuit was dismissed?
That means you won, right?
Yes.
If we had lost, we would have had to pay three trillion won in compensation,
but we won, thanks to our attorneys.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
Gosh, welcome!
Attorney Jung!
I made a lot of abalone porridge because I heard you were coming.
Goodness, thank you.
You're welcome.
Ms. Dong Geu-ran.
Yes.
Sit over here.
Okay.
Eat up.
Thank you.
Thank you for the food.
Enjoy.
I heard about the Raon trial.
It was a big win.
It feels like only yesterday that these three were clumsy rookies.
My heart is so…
You've all grown a lot.
Thank you.
It's all thanks to you.
Are you returning to Hanbada, Attorney Jung?
Yes. Yes?
Yes? No.
I don't know.
What?
Never mind. I'm still thinking about it.
Do the three of you
-like working at Hanbada? -Sorry?
Well…
Why would you ask them that?
Of course, they'll say they like it since I'm here.
Would they say no to my face?
Well…
I like it.
Even if I weren't in front of Attorney Jung,
I would say I like it.
Right.
Okay.
That's a relief.
Cheers because that's a relief!
-That's a relief! -Cheers!
Gosh, that's such a relief.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
-It's good, right? -Yes, it's so good.
-It's really good, right? -The best.
So who's paying for all this good food today?
Well…
-Jung Myeong-seok! -Jung Myeong-seok!
Thank you!
WOO YOUNG-WOO GIMBAP
One Woo Young-woo gimbap, please.
Okay.
I have it ready.
I think a new emotion needs to be added to the human emotions poster.
A new emotion?
Which one?
I'm not exactly sure what the emotion I'm feeling this morning is.
It's not satisfaction
or enjoyment.
Or joy either.
Then what is it?
Starting today,
I'm Hanbada Law Firm's full-time attorney, Woo Young-woo.
Whether it's read straight or flipped, it's still Woo Young-woo.
Kayak, deed, rotator, noon, racecar, Woo Young-woo.
Full-time?
You got your contract renewed?
Yes.
Gosh, that's great.
But why didn't you tell me sooner?
I'm telling you right now.
Right, okay.
My Young-woo.
I'm so proud of you.
But what you're feeling right now isn't joy?
I'm so overjoyed right now.
Well, I am happy.
But I don't think that's all of it.
Then are you proud?
I don't think that's it.
-Do you feel praiseworthy? -No.
-Commendable? -No.
Should I feel that I could die right now with no regrets
because my daughter is a respectable, full-time attorney?
We're getting further away from the answer I'm looking for.
This is great.
See you later.
All right.
My daughter's all grown up.
One, two, three.
One, two, three. One, two…
One, two, three.
One, two…
Attorney Woo!
A sense of fulfillment!
What?
The emotion I'm feeling this morning is
a sense of fulfillment!