01x04 - A Glimmer of Hope

[bunniefuu]

{\an8}Therefore, the defense's request,
a medical demonstration is denied,

and the defendant is sentenced
to the maximum penalty allowed by law,

the death penalty.

[Defendant]

Excuse me, Your Honor.

Why did you give more weight
to the Forensic Service's findings?

Because I had to err
on the side of caution.

But that completely rules out
its potential as a treatment.

What's important in this case
is the m*rder, not the treatment.

Considering the potential benefits
for patients with incurable diseases,

shouldn't you at least allow
the medical demonstration?

The court believes that
being protected from crime...

is a greater public interest
than receiving treatment.

Terminally ill children are also
desperately waiting for that treatment.

- If we turn our back on that hope...
- Counsel!

- Here she comes!
- Here she comes!

A motive has been established.

Why did you insist it was a random k*lling
in the early stages of the investigation?

The case is still ongoing,
so I can't comment at this time.

- One more comment, please!
- What's next for the trial?

[Prosecutor Cha Yi Yeon]

- Prosecutor Cha?
- She isn't in yet.

She said she went to another crime scene
and would be back late.

- Yes, Director Oh.
- Where are you right now?

I'm working.

I told you to be
at the Criminal Division Meeting.

Everyone came for you. What's the point
if the guest of honor isn't here?

The first trial just ended.
This is no time to celebrate.

There you go again.
This is why you never get ahead.

- The trial comes first, Director.
- Spare me.

At least drop by the team dinner later.
All right?

I'll see how things are
and get back to you.

Ligature marks?

- It definitely looks like a homicide.
- The m*rder weapon?

Nothing was found at the scene,
but we'll need to investigate further.

It could be someone connected
to Lee Woo Gyeom.

Right, we'll look into that too
and get back to you.

Yes. Hello? Right.

Okay.

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

[One Last Chance]

[Lee Woo Gyeom Sentenced to Death,
Defense Appeals]

[Results of Lee Woo Gyeom's 1st Trial]

[Med Demo Denied, Death Sentence Issued]

[Lee Woo Gyeom: Defense Appeals]

[k*ller Lee Woo Gyeom Sentenced to Death,
Defense Immediately Appeals]

I see Judge Choi is presiding
over the appeal.

Perfect setup, isn't it?

So you can ride the momentum
and absolutely crush that jerk, Park,

I had him assigned.
We were classmates at the institute.

Don't you think Attorney Park has
another card up his sleeve for the appeal?

In golf, the most important thing
is the address.

Your initial stance.
If your stance is off,

even Tiger Woods will shank it.
But Park Han Jun?

His swing is based on
a fundamentally flawed stance.

He can try a million times,
but it's no use.

Besides, the first trial set a precedent
for the appellate court.

The public's interest isn't
in receiving treatment.

It's being protected.

Yes, that's right.

[Poll: For or Against,
Lee Woo Gyeom's Medical Demo]

What is this?

Chief Bang, take a look at this.

"Fun to watch a m*rder*r's medical demo?
Let's take a poll."

Posts like these keep popping up nonstop.

Click to see the results.

Okay.

[Results]

Seventy-five percent? Are you serious?

- Seriously, why would people...
- What's so funny?

The medical demo memes are going viral,
and the response is insane.

People online will make a joke
out of anything.

Still, we can't ignore it.
This can easily shape public opinion.

- Are there a lot of posts like that?
- Yes.

Just look at this.

[He wants to avoid the death sentence]

[He's our ticket to leading in medicine]

[So will our country get rich?
He's my cousin's only hope]

[No one else dies. So why not try it?]

What's the public sentiment
like out there?

It should have shifted in my favor by now.

So you care more about public opinion
than the trial's outcome?

We already expected this verdict.
Death penalty cases go to a third trial,

so we need to win over
as many people as possible by then.

As a matter of fact,
regardless of the verdict,

there's growing talk that your ability
to cure people should be tested.

Your blood mutation was
officially recognized in the States.

So we're going to appeal
and ask the court...

to re-evaluate the value
of your treatment.

And...

we're also going to request
what you want most.

The medical demonstration.

Good.

However, I'm afraid...

that the medical demonstration...

is very likely to be rejected.

The appeals judge is an old classmate
of Director Oh, Prosecutor Cha's boss.

Come on, so what?

If I can't do the medical demonstration,

then there's no point
in having this trial.

Lee Woo Gyeom.

We need to have a backup plan.

Gosh.

[Wife]

I'm putting Min Seo on.

- Okay.
- Daddy.

Hi, sweetie. What are you still doing up?

You must miss Daddy a lot, huh?

I do, Daddy.

When are you coming home?

If my sweet Min Seo says she misses me,
I'd come running there right this second.

Really? Mom, Daddy says he can come!

You've seen Daddy, so it's time for bed.
Let's talk with Daddy later.

Daddy...

Mommy says I have to go to bed now.

Okay, sweetheart...

It's really late now,
so I think that's a good idea.

You missed me a lot too, right?

Daddy...

always...

Every single day,
he misses his little girl.

Daddy needs to get to sleep too.
Come on, say good night.

- I'm going to bed, Daddy. Sweet dreams.
- Okay.

You too, sweetie.

Have sweet dreams.

Human trial results.

Batten disease.

Counselor.

Batten disease is incurable.

Especially for someone like Min Seo,
once the initial symptoms appear,

death within a few years is a certainty.

Can you really...

cure Batten disease?

Let's just say that...

I can cure Min Seo.

Prosecutor, I ran a background check
on the deceased.

- He's Song Min Su. He worked at JNI.
- The research institute?

[Report: Song Min Su and Jinnam Institute]

[Victim Identification Report]

And I'm not sure if this is a coincidence.

You remember the evidence
that Attorney Park submitted, right?

The files on that treatment
Lee Woo Gyeom researched...

back when he was a med student.

This is the research for a treatment
the defendant submitted...

to a competition held by
the global medical group, Chaeum.

At the time, the defendant's idea
was highly praised by Chaeum's team,

and we've confirmed
they actually discussed developing it.

It turns out the victim, Song Min Su,
also came from Chaeum.

As a senior researcher,
he even scored Lee's submission highly.

After he left Chaeum, he and Prof. Han,
Lee Woo Gyeom's doctor,

apparently started
the Jinnam Research Institute.

It's possible he was still in contact
with Lee Woo Gyeom from there.

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

[Final notice: Unpaid gas bill and service disconnection]

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

Hey! Stop right there!

Darn it.

Darn it.

Detective Gong.

A man just ran to the Daehan Building lot.
Check the CCTV footage right now.

Right.

Number 5896. Let's go to your cell.

Well, well, if it isn't the good doctor.

Hey, I hear you only go after
the worst of the worst.

Guess what? I'm a real piece of work.

Come on and k*ll me too, you jerk.

- I said k*ll me, you fool!
- What are you looking at? Eyes down!

I'll gouge your eyes out.
I'll see you around. Got it?

You're smiling?
I'll knock your darn teeth out.

Hey! That son of a g*n...

[Storage lockers]

Hey, if they're going to lock us up
with a psycho...

For goodness' sake.

How's anyone supposed to feel safe?

- Bae, the kid is here.
- Yes, I'm heading out now, boss.

[Inmate property]

What are you looking at?

You know Hong Jae Gwang, right?
I heard you k*lled my brother.

You son of a g*n.

- Die!
- Die!

Die! You're going to die too!

Die.

You crazy jerk!

Die!

Die! Die!

You idiot! What are you doing, man?

k*ll him!

Just die! Die!

What's going on?

You...

You useless piece of sh*t.

Wait, hold on.

Sorry. I'm sorry. Just wait.

Guards!

Guards!

What's wrong with this guy now?

Hey, are you okay?

- What's happening to him?
- Guards!

Hey! Hey, are you okay?

Hey, snap out of it, you fool!

Professor Han.

Please get me Professor Han Sang h*.

Hello?

Yes.

What?

Okay, I understand.

Mr. Park!

I just heard Lee Woo Gyeom was taken
to the hospital this morning.

They'll most likely reject
the medical demonstration.

Come on, so what?

If I can't do the medical demonstration,

then there's no point
in having this trial.

We need to have a backup plan.

A backup plan? What kind of backup plan?

Is there a better plan
than the medical demonstration?

Lee Woo Gyeom.

Let's save a life in here.

Are you out of your mind?

This is a prison. And I'm in solitary.

The trial's over. You're being moved.

Take a good look at this.

These are the inmates' medical records.
Pick a suitable candidate from this list.

I'll take care of the rest.

The only way to make sure
the court can't refuse the medical demo...

is this.

[Central Prison Inmate Medical Records]

[Bae Geun Hyeok]

What are you looking at?

[History: Congenital Corneal Damage]

I get the plan,

but it'll take way too long.

I'm going to improvise a little.

How?

I'll have to put my life on the line.

If I hadn't put my own body
on the line in the first place,

I never would've found the cure.
Besides, you...

- You risked it all for Min Seo?
- You...

You're on trial right now.

- If something goes wrong...
- The worst is a death sentence.

I don't care about that.

As long as I can prove what I am,

the sentence means nothing to me.

Just trust me...

and just watch.

He's showing symptoms
of shock from blood loss.

We've never seen a case this unusual,

so it's a good thing
Professor Han Sang h* came when he did.

- If we'd treated him rashly, who knows...
- Professor Han Sang h*?

How would Professor Han Sang h*
know to come here?

The patient gave us
his contact information.

Said he was a patient of his,
diagnosed with a blood mutation.

Administering it to a human is impossible.

What happened to the man
who was stabbed by Lee Woo Gyeom?

He had severe internal bleeding, was out,
and it was an emergency,

but Lee Woo Gyeom drew his own blood...

and transfused it directly
into the patient, Bae Geun Hyeok.

But get this.
Not only did the stab wound heal,

his congenital corneal damage
was cured as well.

He made a full recovery
in just a few hours.

Is that even possible?

I saw it with my own two eyes,

but I still can't believe it.

[Court]

[Judge Choi Seok Moon]

Regarding the defense's request
for a medical demonstration...

We have reviewed it thoroughly.

And this appellate court,

in agreement with the lower court,
will also deny the medical demonstration.

Therefore, both sides should prepare
for a standard trial.

A wise decision, Your Honor.

We are filing a motion...

for a constitutional review.

- You demand the medical demonstration?
- That's correct.

If Lee Woo Gyeom can truly cure
an incurable disease,

I believe that's ample reason
to consider it in his sentencing.

No.
The court's deliberation on this is over.

Filing a constitutional petition
is at the discretion of the defense,

You may proceed if you must,

but the appeal will proceed as scheduled.
Understood?

Yes, Your Honor.

[Attorney Park, the article is a hit!]

Do you have anything further?

- Nothing further.
- Then we are adjourned.

Your Honor.

Would you please
take a look at this article?

["Serial k*ller Lee Woo Gyeom
Saves a Life in Prison!"]

One moment.

[Director Oh Hyeon Deuk]

Yes, Mr. Chief Justice.

Yes. I've just seen the article myself,

["Serial k*ller Lee Woo Gyeom
Saves a Life in Prison!"]

I'll find out what the situation is.

He was cured by a blood transfusion
from Lee Woo Gyeom?

Yes. I just found out
from the article myself,

so I'm looking into the details now.

Seriously, what's with
that jerk Lee Woo Gyeom?

If he had something to prove,
he should've done it way sooner.

He had to know that a death penalty case
goes to a third trial.

Goodness!

What are you going to do now?

Director Oh.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

The trial isn't over yet.

- In a situation like this...
- My reputation is on the line,

and I chose to take this case.

- Please, don't doubt me.
- What? Hey, do you even hear yourself?

This court,

after carefully reviewing
the defendant Lee Woo Gyeom's...

recent act of providing
medical treatment in prison,

has determined that it is necessary
to verify his medical abilities.

An unprecedented decision has been made
in South Korea's constitutional history.

The court handling the Lee Woo Gyeom case
has approved the medical demonstration.

How did this happen?

Someone named Professor Han Sang h*
came to the hospital...

Professor Han Sang h*?

According to the attending physician,
Lee Woo Gyeom called Prof. Han Sang h*,

and he confirmed that Bae Geun Hyeok
was transfused with Lee Woo Gyeom's blood.

What about the files I requested
from Detective Gong?

I left them over there.

I checked Lee Woo Gyeom's visitor log
and the surrounding CCTV footage...

and filtered out anyone
who seemed suspicious.

[Han Sang h*, Medical Professional]

[Han Sang h*, Medical Professional]

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

[Chief Pyo Kang Won]

Hello, Prosecutor Cha.

Prosecutor.

How have you been?

The thing is...

I came across some information,

and I was about to leak it to the press,

but I was afraid of
the earful you'd give me.

I'm a little busy.

Just get to the point.

You really...

never change, do you?

What is it you have for me?

Attorney Park's daughter...

is terminally ill.

His wife is a doctor,
so instead of taking her elsewhere,

she's apparently treating their daughter
at the hospital where she works.

I'd bet that's why he took
Lee Woo Gyeom's case, don't you think?

I'm not really interested
in people's family drama.

How about another fun fact, then?

[The Prosecution]

[Medical Demonstration Applicant List]

[Selected Institution:
Chaeum Medical Center]

[Batten Disease,
Park Min Seo, Female, Age 9]

[Park Han Jun, Hong Jae Hee]

So you didn't know.

Then I take it you know Professor Han.

Professor Han?

When Lee Woo Gyeom was in a coma...

Did you also know Professor Han
used him as a test subject?

- What's your source?
- The source isn't important.

What matters is that before you knew,

someone had already
finished their business...

concerning Lee Woo Gyeom.

What are you implying?

It means if you dig too deep,

you could get hurt, Prosecutor.

His phone is turned completely off.
And he's our key witness.

You think he knew we'd be back?

Maybe it's not us.

He could be avoiding someone else.

Thanks for all your hard work.

So now, I just have to do well
in the medical demonstration.

Let me confirm something first.

About what?

What was Professor Han's part in this?

Professor Han?

I reached out to him myself.

- What's your relationship with him?
- What do you mean, relationship?

He was just my doctor.

If Professor Han knew about
your condition from the start,

then he must have known about the cure...

as well.

What are you talking about?
He didn't know.

And stop trying to connect the two of us.
He and I are nothing alike.

How so?

I'm telling you. That man has no idea
how to make the cure.

He spent his whole life
trying to develop a cure,

but he failed. Of course
I'm different from a loser like him.

He visited me before and kept asking
how I developed the cure.

It was so annoying.

Still, I guess I can see why
someone like him would do that.

- Is that all?
- What'd you expect? That we were dating?

Do you happen to know where
Professor Han might be staying?

Why? Can't you reach him?

No, I can't get ahold of him.
For our case,

he's the only witness
who can testify about you.

Let's not worry about Professor Han...

and just focus on
the medical demonstration.

We're so close to the finish line.

We need to see this demonstration
through to the end.

Instead of looking for Professor Han,
go buy a gift for Min Seo.

You pulled off the medical demonstration
after all.

Congratulations.

You know, it's amazing...

how you never change.

Then and now, whenever you lie,

the corner of your mouth
curls up slightly.

When do I do that?

And when you're embarrassed,
you always look away.

Some things never change.

Why on earth do you have to go through
with this medical demonstration?

To prove his motive.

But he already confessed.

If his confession were enough,
then his sentence should be reconsidered.

Is that really why you're doing this?

Just to get his sentence reduced?

Why? Does that make you nervous?

You're the one who's nervous, not me.

Why did you hide
what's happening with Min Seo?

Hiding something
and not saying anything are different.

Besides,

why would you need to know about
the opposing counsel's personal life?

Stay out of it.

So is that why,
back at the training institute,

you'd get drunk and keep telling me
that, "People come before the law,"

and stay up all night repeating yourself?

Han Jun.

Even now, at the Judicial Research
and Training Institute,

you're still held up as a model example.

Well, I guess it's about time...

for that to change, then.

What happened to the prosecutor who always
put away every scumbag he could find?

I'm simply doing the best I can
for my client.

But this is Lee Woo Gyeom
we're talking about.

You're really going to accept help
from a m*rder*r like him?

Since when have you ever cared
who the defendant is?

You just need a high-profile case
to make a name for yourself.

And what's wrong with that?

Don't use Lee Woo Gyeom's
death sentence...

as a stepping stone for your career.

You can reach your goals
without Lee Woo Gyeom, but I...

I need him right now.

You think Lee Woo Gyeom
is really going to cure Min Seo?

What if he's lying?

There's no guarantee
the treatment will even work.

That's why I'm saying we should find
a legitimate way to do this.

I'll help in any way I can.

If you need money for the treatment...
I know you won't like this, but...

Yi Yeon.

That's enough.

I'll see you in court.

You know this is wrong.

Why are you giving
a guy like that a chance?

- Let me help you get the treatment.
- That's not what this is about, darn it!

If it was something
a treatment could solve,

I wouldn't have gone this far.

I look at that jerk, Lee Woo Gyeom,

and I second-guess myself
hundreds of times a day.

I told myself I'd rather die
than defend that monster.

But then... My daughter, Min Seo...

is really dying.

They said she could die any second,
not tomorrow, but right now.

That was a wake-up call for me.

I realized what I've been living
for all this time.

I...

don't care about anything else
in this world...

except for getting my Min Seo treated.

Even if this is the wrong choice,

I would make it all over again.

Understand?

Han Jun...

Yi Yeon.

Then all you have to do
is beat me in court.

To be honest,

I'd rather you win.

[Woori Iseul]

[Lee Chang Se, 50,
Terminal Cancer, Receiving Treatment]

[Additional Evidence Needed,
Moon Se Guk's Treatment]

Jae Hee.

They'll announce the recipients soon.
So let's just wait a little longer.

Mr. Jo.

- Hey. Thank you.
- Careful, it's hot.

Now all that's left is selecting
the participant for the demonstration.

You think the attorney's going to be okay?

He must have mixed feelings.
He's probably getting his hopes up.

Goodness.

It still doesn't feel real to me.

What doesn't?

That an incurable disease
can actually be cured.

It's not just you.
The whole world feels that way.

Inventions and discoveries have never been
welcomed with open arms in human history.

The Earth's rotation and revolution,

the law of universal gravitation,
the discovery of the New World...

Do you think people will come
to accept this over time?

I wonder.

I hope so.

No.

They have to.

We're hearing that the patient
for the demo will be selected today.

Reports say Lee Woo Gyeom's lawyer's child
is a top choice.

That choice makes sense, and it's likely
why he took the case in the first place.

Right. Being first brings pressure
and the risks involved.

[Quiet]

[Medical Demonstration
Participant Selection Meeting in Progress]

Your Honor.

Regarding the selection...

What happened?

Our Min Seo...

She wasn't selected for the demonstration.

Jae Hee, I'm so sorry.

It's all my fault.

I see.

- There are so many.
- A ton! Let's go check it out.

- Ji Yeon.
- Let's go.

Mom.

- Say goodbye.
- Bye!

- Bye.
- Bye.

- My favorite!
- Hold my hand, sweetie.

Today is a first for Korean justice
as a medical demonstration will begin.

- Indicted for serial murders,
- Execute him!

- Execute Lee Woo Gyeom!
- Lee Woo Gyeom, who is on trial,

- Execute him!
- Will operate on the dying Choi Woo Jin.

- That monster...
- As he prepares for the procedure,

- Execute him!
- The question of its success...

- Execute him!
- Has captured the nation's attention.

- Lee Woo Gyeom...
- He's here.

- Lee Woo Gyeom is a m*rder*r!
- m*rder*r!

m*rder*r!

- Execute him!
- Execute him!

- Execute him!
- He's in there!

- Execute him!
- Execute him!

- Hey!
- What?

It's all a lie!
Don't let him fool you, everyone!

- Real nice, m*rder*r!
- You piece of scum!

- m*rder*r!
- Just die!

- Don't you go anywhere, you jerk!
- m*rder*r!

- m*rder*r.
- This son of a g*n...

[On the graves of 17 victims, you seek a pardon?]

[Medical Demonstration Waiting Room]

[Authorized Personnel Only]

[Handam University Hospital]

I can't tell if today
is a good day or a bad one.

If only Min Seo had been chosen,
it would've been a perfect day.

While strongly criticizing
Lee Woo Gyeom's actions...

It was a conflict of interest, right?
Her father's defending Lee Woo Gyeom.

But it's not like the procedure
is a guaranteed success.

This is reverse discrimination.

What if it fails?
The attorney is the one taking the risk.

Exactly.

And the attorney was so hopeful too.

And the nation is watching closely
to see if a cure is truly possible.

Come watch this.

Who did they pick to be the patient
for this demonstration?

They said they selected
a child with severe cancer.

Lee Woo Gyeom, follow me.

[Changing Room]

[Angiography Room]

As of this moment,

we will commence the medical demonstration
by the defendant, Lee Woo Gyeom.

Defendant, are you ready?

Yes, I'm ready.

Then you may begin
the medical demonstration.

We're being told that court officials
have now exited the room.

The question is if the patient recovers
within 24 hours, as the accused claimed.

The on-site medical team
is monitoring the situation.

What?

It's just a spam call.

Why aren't I getting any calls? Seriously.

Prosecutor Cha, I found prints on the pipe
in that building and ran them.

We got a hit.
The guy was already in our database.

[Criminal Record Inquiry Report,
Name: Shin h* Chang, Age: 34]

Shin h* Chang.

[Fatal as*ault, fraud,
intimidation, extortion]

He k*lled someone
and only got a suspended sentence?

[Sentence]

To k*ll someone so brutally...

[The as*ault resulted
in the victim's death.]

[The defendant is sentenced
to 2 years in prison]

[However, this sentence
will be suspended for 4 years]

The prosecutor in charge...

[Prosecutor: Oh Hyeon Deuk]

A medical demonstration?

What is this crap?

[Prosecution case inquiry]

[Medical Service Act Violation,
Guam District Court]

[Prosecutor in charge: Oh Hyeon Deuk]

[Defendant 1: Shin h* Chang,
Defendant 2: Han Sang h*]

[Prosecutor's opinion: Indictment
suspended due to insufficient evidence]

[Violation of Medical Service Act, etc.
Indictment suspended]

[Regarding Shin h* Chang's case, ]

[please be advised of
the following disposition.]

The source isn't important.

What matters is that before you knew,

someone had already
finished their business...

concerning Lee Woo Gyeom.

What are you implying?

It means if you dig too deep,

you could get hurt, Prosecutor.

Due to Russia-Ukraine tensions,

the price
of West Texas Intermediate crude...

is soaring toward 100 dollars a barrel.

For the 1st time since 2014,
global oil prices...

are increasingly likely
to break the 100-dollar mark,

posing a risk to our nation's economy,
which is dependent on crude oil imports...

Mom.

Woo Jin.

- Honey.
- Woo Jin.

Woo Jin, can you see Daddy?

He's awake. Honey, Woo Jin's awake!
Doctor!

Nurse!

Good evening, and welcome to HBN News.

We have just received
some truly unbelievable news.

Lee Woo Gyeom, the infamous serial k*ller
who has sparked fierce debate nationwide,

has saved a terminally ill patient.

With reports his patient, Choi Woo Jin,
has made a full recovery,

the court now faces a much harder decision
regarding his sentence.

Gosh.

He did it, Mr. Park.

Yes.

Did you order some food?

No, I didn't order anything.

Who are you?

Hello. I'm...

Chae Jeong Su, the chairman
of Cheum Medical Center.