01x05 - The Deal with the Devil

[bunniefuu]

We've just received
some unbelievable news.

Serial k*ller Lee Woo Gyeom...

who had captured national attention
and sparked heated debate...

has saved a terminally ill patient.

Following reports that patient Woo Jin,
has made a complete recovery,

the court will face greater difficulty
in its sentencing deliberations.

[Prosecution Case Inquiry]

If you dig too deep into this,

you're the one who could get hurt.

[Suspension of Indictment
for Insufficient Evidence]

[Regarding Shin h* Chang's case]

A medical demonstration?

What kind of nonsense is this?

Hey. Did you order food?

No, I didn't.

Who are you?

Hello. I...

I'm Chae Jeong Su,
the chairman of Chaeum Medical Center.

What brings you here?

First, I'd like to thank you.

What do you mean by that?

Thanks to you, Mr. Park,
Lee Woo Gyeom's procedure was a success.

And the final verdict
will surely be in his favor.

This means patients ruined
by incurable diseases...

can finally receive treatment.

I only did my best for my client
as his attorney.

And the trial isn't even over yet.

How is your daughter doing?

Excuse me?

I saw it on the news.

Mr. Park.

Do you really think
the court will execute a man...

who saved a life?

The National Assembly
can't ignore public opinion,

and they'll eventually use Lee Woo Gyeom
to treat patients.

So, how will they decide who gets treated?

For the sake of fairness, they'll
probably...

use a lottery system, don't you think?

What are you getting at?

Chaeum will be...

the organization that makes the selection.

For patients who need urgent treatment,
like your daughter,

Chaeum wants to develop a cure
from Lee Woo Gyeom's blood.

To develop the cure,
could you be on our side...

and persuade Lee Woo Gyeom?

For your daughter's sake.

[Achilles' Heel]

{\an8}[Lee Woo Gyeom's demo
may cure the incurable.]

[Medical demo between prison and court]

[Components in Lee Woo Gyeom's blood are key.]

[People call for a steady supply of his blood.]

This is insane.

Public opinion,
which condemned Lee Woo Gyeom until now,

has swung over 30 percent in his favor.
People are so fickle.

It's understandable.

It was the lead story on foreign news too.

I wonder if Lee Woo Gyeom's cure
could get rid of this scar.

It drives me crazy
every time I look in the mirror.

Hey, look at this.

Look.

Isn't this hilarious?

People are going wild.

[Contains his power for reborn skin!]

But isn't that actually possible?

Totally. I mean,
they cured an incurable disease.

Wait a second.

Maybe I should make a business proposition
to Lee Woo Gyeom.

What kind of business?

Developing a hair loss treatment.
With millions bald, if you made that,

you'd be sitting on a gold mine.

Mr. Park, where are you going?

I'm going to check on Min Seo.

- Take care.
- Okay.

Hey, Mr. Park is so worried about Min Seo,
and you're... Seriously...

It's Park Han Jun!

- How did you first meet Lee Woo Gyeom?
- What convinced you the cure was real?

Did you have a contingency plan
for the demonstration's failure?

Gosh, what do you think you're doing?

I'll hold them off.
You need to get out of here, fast.

Hold on, wait a minute.

Hey, I'm the one who introduced
Mr. Park to Lee Woo Gyeom.

- Head downstairs, quickly!
- Mr. Park!

- He called me back then, and...
- Mr. Park Han Jun!

- Just a moment!
- Hey, wait. Wait!

- Just one comment, please!
- Mr. Park!

- All right. I know you're curious, but...
- Step back. You can't film this.

Come on, let's discuss this over coffee.
We're all colleagues, for crying out loud!

[National Assembly Member's Office]

What took you so long?

Prosecutor Cha.
What's the status of the trial?

Now, talk of the death penalty
is completely off the table for a while.

You'll just have to be patient.

What was that?

The trial isn't over yet.

Are you playing word games with me?

Public opinion has completely swung
in his favor.

Even if he gets the death penalty,
this isn't a win for us anymore.

I'm going to make this
a psychological battle.

Lee Woo Gyeom may have succeeded
with his cure,

but people are still afraid
of potential side effects.

And that very fear...

is what I'm going to exploit.

So you have evidence to support that?

Director Oh. May I be excused?

I have a lot to prepare.

- Sir...
- Fine, go! Just go!

Go!

Prepare quickly and perfectly. Got it?

And one more thing, Assemblyman.

You keep saying, "We will win."
I think there's been a misunderstanding.

So allow me to set the record straight.

Weren't we supposed to be
strategic allies?

The one who wins this trial is me. Not us.

You seem to be under a misconception.

I work for the Public Prosecutors' Office
of the Republic of Korea.

I am not your subordinate.

From now on,
if you have any questions for me,

you are to come to my office. In person.

You will request an appointment
that accommodates my schedule,

and then you may ask.
I would appreciate that.

Now then. The trial is imminent,
so if you'll excuse me.

What? What did she... What was that?

Is she out of her mind? That...

Who does she think she is?

[Courthouse]

He's a serial k*ller
who brutally m*rder*d 17 people,

and the man who recently performed
a miraculous cure on a terminal patient.

Today is the final hearing
in the trial of Lee Woo Gyeom.

Experts remain sharply divided
on the matter.

Therefore, the court's stance on where
the public's best interests lie...

is expected to
heavily influence the verdict.

Meanwhile, massive crowds have gathered
in front of the courthouse.

There are those calling for
Lee Woo Gyeom's immediate execution,

facing off against a group
that worships him as a savior.

Police have deployed large forces
to prepare for any potential incidents,

and they are on high alert
for possible clashes.

For now, the demonstrations are limited
to chanting and picket signs,

but the tension at the scene
is growing by the minute.

[Justice is blind, but Woo Gyeom is not.]

[No one is above the law.]

Reporter Jo, you're here.

They haven't gone in yet, have they?

Prosecutor.

Proceed with your sentencing.

A few days ago,

I met with Lee Chang Se, who was rescued
at the scene of the defendant's arrest,

and Song Tae Jin,
the defendant's sixth patient.

Both men's health has rapidly worsened,
and their lives now hang in the balance.

Your Honor.

And yet, can we consider
the successful medical demonstration...

as definitive proof
of the defendant's healing abilities?

I submit that we must not only
re-examine the falsehoods...

in the evidence, witness accounts,
and testimonies...

concerning the defendant's cure,

but I also ask this court...

to conduct a full review
of his alleged healing ability.

As in the original trial,

the prosecution seeks the death penalty.

Defense counsel.
Proceed with your closing argument.

Counselor?

I apologize.

I...

If the defendant's cure is a fraud,
as the prosecution claims,

then I have no right
to make a closing argument here today.

Your Honor.

However, Mr. Song Tae Jin,

unlike the other patients
who made a full recovery,

did not believe in the effectiveness
of the defendant's treatment.

No, I wasn't cured.

I've started going back to the hospital.

He was concurrently taking
other prescribed medications.

The same goes for Lee Chang Se.

Despite the defendant's repeated warnings
at the arrest scene, the police...

forcibly transferred him to a hospital.

If my treatment method
gets mixed with theirs,

he will never recover.

As a result, tragically,

he is now critical due to side effects
from the medication. But none of this...

is a reason to deny
the defendant's ability to heal.

The prosecution continues
to ignore the truth,

and I find that deeply regrettable.

Your Honor.

We all...

bore witness to that moving moment,
that deeply moving moment,

of the defendant curing a young patient.

Some might say that,

the child was cured...

like a miracle in a fairy tale.

But the defendant's cure is no fantasy,
no magic, and no miracle.

For patients with incurable diseases...

and their families,

it's what they have
desperately dreamed of...

made into reality.

It is the undeniable fact
that gives them a new lease on life.

Therefore, in this trial,

I ask for a sentence that allows him...

to serve patients suffering
from incurable diseases,

and in doing so, pay his debt to society.

I sincerely ask the court
for a wise and just sentence.

Finally, to respect and protect
human dignity and value...

and the nobility of the human spirit,

is the very reason
we are in this courtroom,

and I believe it is the very essence
of the law.

[Defendant]

That is all.

I will now deliver the sentence.

The defendant is a brutal criminal
who took precious lives.

However, the court...

while watching a child get treatment
at the hands of the defendant...

grappled with a difficult question.

Is condemning his hands the only true path
to justice?

We also considered the possibility...

that the number of lives
the defendant could save in the future...

might exceed the number he has taken.

Therefore, this court...

has determined that for the defendant,
punishment...

is to treat the sick
for the rest of his life...

and thus make a positive contribution
to society.

The court sentences him as follows.

The defendant, Lee Woo Gyeom...

shall serve his sentence
in a state-approved quarantine facility...

by treating terminally ill patients.

This is not an exemption from punishment.

It means he must spend his entire life
atoning.

If, for any reason,

he refuses to perform these treatments,

his original death sentence
will be reinstated.

This is a conditional death sentence.

- He's coming out.
- Prosecutor Cha!

Prosecutor, do you respect
the court's decision?

Prosecutor Cha, why do you think
you lost the case?

Do you plan to file for a retrial?

Some say this prosecution was a reach
from the start. Your thoughts?

- Do you agree with the verdict?
- Please, just give us a comment.

How are you feeling?

- You murdering jerk!
- k*ll him!

Execute him!

With the Supreme Court ruling in favor of
Lee Woo Gyeom,

all eyes are now on his next move.

He is to be held at Chaeum Medical Center,
a state-designated isolation facility,

which is the largest medical research
and treatment complex...

and is equipped with an elite medical team
and security force.

Hello. I am Chae Jeong Su,
Chairman of the Chaeum Medical Group.

What I wish to state today
on behalf of Chaeum...

stems from a single desire
to make our society healthier.

In light of the recent trial,
we at Chaeum Medical Group...

will help Mr. Lee Woo Gyeom,
who received a conditional death sentence.

We will donate a facility
so that he may focus on treating patients.

And we pledge our unconditional support
for this endeavor.

[National Assembly Member's Office]

The debate over Lee Woo Gyeom is spreading
throughout the political sphere.

While the government respects the ruling
as one considering public interest,

the controversy over the legitimacy
of this new system...

shows no signs of dying down.

It's bad enough we're letting a m*rder*r
off the hook.

- Now we have to build him a sanctuary?
- You heard the verdict.

What's the Ministry of Justice's
take on this?

We intend to respect
the honorable members' opinions.

This is for the good of the people anyway.
Let's just push it through.

Protecting a m*rder*r?
How is that for the public good?

It's already been decided.
Let's not fight amongst ourselves.

For now, let's just discuss
how to select the patients.

Still, it only seems right
that the first treatment...

goes to the lawyer Park's daughter.

It's only right, don't you think?

The lawyer's daughter...

Unbelievable.

[Guam district prosecutors' office]

This is tough, isn't it?

No matter how I look at it, it's a mess.

I'm talking about you, Prosecutor Cha.

Why do you have to make things
so complicated?

I'm sorry, sir.

You know I'm not one
to fixate on the outcome, right?

But you handled this with such arrogance.

Do you think at my age...

Do you really think I enjoy
sucking up to Assemblyman Baek?

There are still unresolved cases
related to Lee Woo Gyeom...

You're being transferred
to Namhae next month.

What?

Why the surprise?

A serial k*ller gets to have
a bright future,

so you think the prosecutor in charge
gets off scot-free?

One hundred twenty-nine.

One hundred thirty.

Two hundred ninety-eight.

Shoulder throw!

Liver, liver! Heart, heart!

Hey, Min Gyeong.

What are you doing, Reporter Jo?

- What do you mean?
- That. How long have you been doing this?

Ever since I started at the Daehan Ilbo.

- Man, that's already been 20 years.
- Gosh! That's incredible!

It's nothing special, just something I do.
I just try to be consistent.

So why are you so dedicated to it?

So I can write my articles.

- What?
- Sound writing comes from a sound body.

You should give it a try.
Learning this could really come in handy.

Let's get you warmed up first
so you don't get hurt.

Gosh, that was so cool!

- How was that?
- Yes.

One more time?

Feel better now?

I'd say "not yet."

I still haven't been able
to treat the patients.

In that case,

I've got some good news for you.

You remember Chaeum Medical Group,
where you entered the cure contest?

What about them?

They donated a facility
so you can treat the patients.

They did?

They say you should treat the patients
in a good environment.

That's the gist of it.

Still,

Min Seo has to get treated first.

We've been through a lot together,

but I'm not the kind of person
who forgets that.

After all, you were the only one
who believed in me...

from the beginning.

I was?

[Morality]

Remember Chaeum Medical Group?

They donated a facility
so you could treat the patients.

Your Honor, this is the cure research
Lee Woo Gyeom sent to the contest.

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

and we've confirmed that
they were even in talks to develop it.

Right, right.

- Good to see you, sir.
- That crazy...

Hey! Why are you bowing to the jerk
who stabbed you?

It must be sweltering.

[Chaeum Medical Center]

Look...

Aren't you getting a little
ahead of yourself?

What was the rush?
Why donate that facility already?

- Because it's what the times demand.
- Chairman Chae.

It's like you're just handing the world
over to a m*rder*r.

Whether he's a m*rder*r or a savior
is for the world to decide, isn't it?

Chairman Chae!

Old man.

What? "Old man?"

What do you think you're...

If you keep frowning like that,
you'll get wrinkles.

Whether Lee Woo Gyeom is convicted or not,

all you care about is getting reelected,
isn't it?

The seat we've helped you keep
since my father's time...

That pin of yours.

It would be a lonely, empty life
without it, wouldn't it?

In today's world, love is more important
than hate, and money is more important...

than power.

So from now on,
leave Lee Woo Gyeom alone...

and play nice.

Let's focus on developing this cure
and saving lives, shall we?

Do good. Make money.

You have to behave if you don't want
some young punk walking all over you.

Right?

Assemblyman Baek Sang Hwa.

[Chaeum Medical Research Institute]

[Jaeil Hospital]

Chairman Chae Jeong Su?

Yes.

He asked me to convince Lee Woo Gyeom...

to help them develop the cure.

In return, he promised that
he'd let Min Seo jump the line...

and get her treated off the record.

What are you even hesitating for?

Right now, it's a lottery
for who gets to live or die!

Then why did you even take his case?
Look at our situation! Look at Min Seo!

Every second counts for Min Seo!

Goodness, what are we going to do?

Han Jun.

Lee Woo Gyeom is the only person
on earth who can save her now.

Don't you want to save our daughter? No?

Dad.

Daddy.

Hey, Min Seo. You're awake.

Dad.

Yes. You want some water?

Dad.

Where are you?

I...

My eyes...

They won't open.

Min Seo.

Dad. I'm scared.

Dad.

Look at me.

You really can't see me?

No. I can't see you.

Daddy...

Dad!

Doctor!

Here, drink up.

Isn't this a little cheap
for a farewell gift?

It's to energize you for work.

Work on what? The trial's over.

You remember the look...

on Prosecutor Cha's face
when the verdict was read?

How could I forget?

She looked like she wanted
to m*rder our boss.

Knowing her, she's collecting evidence
to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling...

and will file for a retrial
immediately, I bet.

Besides, let's be honest.

Lee Woo Gyeom only just dodged
the death penalty.

And his relationship with Professor Han
is still a little murky.

And they still haven't found the k*ller
of Song Min Su, Professor Han's colleague.

And another thing,
what about all that money...

that Chaeum Medical Group
is suddenly giving...

to support Lee Woo Gyeom?
Don't you think that's weird?

That's where Professor Han and Song Min Su
used to work together.

You're right. It's pretty weird,
almost as weird as you.

My dear Min Jung is
such a bad judge of character. My gosh.

My judgment's better than someone's memory
who's gotten my name wrong 12 times.

Goodness. You kept count? Twelve times?

Smart and spunky Min Jung.

You're ready to get back to work.

And that's why
I've prepared a little something.

Ta-da!

Let's work together on a special feature
about Lee Woo Gyeom.

His entire life story, from birth to now.

I figure it's the perfect way to clear up
all the mysteries surrounding him, right?

This will rake in a ton of ad money.

And I'll give you a cut.

If you don't want to, you can just go back
to the press club and keep making copies.

No, that's not what I meant.

So what's the split?

The split...
I haven't really thought about it.

Ninety-ten?

Take your coffee back.

Gosh, so it's all about the money, right?
Fine. Eighty-twenty. No, seventy-thirty.

Seventy-thirty sounds fair, doesn't it?

- It is a perfectly fair split.
- A little higher.

- Fifty-fifty?
- Fifty-fifty. You got a deal!

Deal! All right, look.

[The Prosecution]

[Attorney Cha Yi Yeon]

[Notice of case disposition]

Professor Han Sang h*.

Due to ill*gal human experiments
conducted without the victims' consent...

led to a chain of victims.

Are you also aware that Professor Han
used Lee Woo Gyeom as a test subject?

The ones who cleared Professor Han
of all charges...

They are Director Oh Hyeon Deuk
and Assemblyman Baek Sang Hwa.

[Oh Hyeon Deuk, Baek Sang Hwa]

Before you found out, Prosecutor...

What's important is that someone already
handled everything with Lee Woo Gyeom.

If there's someone
pulling the strings behind them,

- that would mean...
- If you dig too deep,

- you could get hurt, Prosecutor.
- Who could it be?

Prosecutor Cha.

Prosecutor Cha.

We'll be on our way.

Where are you being transferred to?

For now, I'll work for Prosecutor Lee
in the Acting Prosecutor's Office.

Thank you both for all your hard work.

- Let's go.
- Okay.

Prosecutor Cha.

If you look at the bottom of
Professor Han Sang h*'s file,

I've organized some additional information
I found.

Thank you.

Stay in touch, Prosecutor Cha.

Thank you for your hard work.

Okay.

What is it now?

You still have more to say?

You know that Professor Han Sang h* is
connected to Lee Woo Gyeom, don't you?

Tell me what you know.

Know when to quit.

Tell me what your relationship
with him was.

Does your father know
you're acting this way?

The trial is over,

so why are you still dredging this up?

Don't even think about a retrial.
Just lay low for a month, then disappear.

This is your last warning.

It seems Prosecutor Cha
is on Professor Han's trail as well.

And where is Professor Han now?

We're still looking for him.

"We're still looking for him?"

I don't want, "We're looking for him."
I want to hear, "We've found him."

That's what you should be reporting to me.

I apologize.

I need you to bring me answers,
not more problems.

Even as we speak,
because of incurable diseases,

countless patients are tragically dying,
aren't they?

Director Ahn.

For the sake of the patients
and their families,

don't you think we need to succeed
in developing this cure quickly?

Yes, you're right, sir.

Please hurry.

Yes, sir.

Right.

He doesn't need to be breathing, does he?

- Sir?
- I'm talking about Professor Han.

Yes, I understand.

[Chelsea Hotel]

In the new drug development project,

isn't two-percent for Assemblyman Baek
a little excessive?

Assemblyman Baek also saw Lee Woo Gyeom
as a thorn in his side.

Just consider it an investment
in the future.

Are you sure about this?

He was on TV last time,
sh**ting his mouth off.

I think we should've taken this chance
to replace him with some new blood.

Don't worry.

You've never lost money on Chaeum,
have you?

Did you forget the plan was to launch
the new drug last year?

You're the one who broke your promise
in the first place.

But with Lee Woo Gyeom,

it's just a matter of time
until the treatment is ready.

- We can discuss Mr. Baek's seat later...
- Chairman Chae.

Don't tell me this is happening
because you got involved with Mr. Baek.

Excuse me?

Me, get involved with someone?

Who are you suggesting?

Madam Chairman.

You have to feed the dog
if you want it to hunt.

I am his master, after all.
So how could I...

let him starve to death?

Everyone, let's stop
with the pointless worrying...

and focus on what's important.

Got it?

- It's Park Han Jun!
- It's Park Han Jun!

Mr. Park, what's your reaction
to the verdict?

- Sorry.
- Still in contact with Mr. Lee Woo Gyeom?

Is it true you only defended him
to get treatment for your daughter?

Ladies and gentlemen of the press.

We declined an interview,
so if you report on this...

You're aware you'll be sued for
invasion of privacy, right?

The Namhae Prosecutor's Office?

You're headed somewhere
with nice country air. I see.

You think this is funny?

And whose fault do you think that is?

That's why I told you
not to trust Chief Oh.

I never trusted him.

In what world does an employee
get to choose their boss?

Nowhere.

Are you kidding me right now?

Look, you know Professor Han Sang h*,
right?

I'm Lee Woo Gyeom's lawyer.
Of course I know him.

There's a past case that connects
Professor Han to Chief Oh,

and something's off about it.

And why are you telling me this now?

Are you blowing me off
now that the trial is over?

Look, I'm a lawyer, not a detective.

Then what if Lee Woo Gyeom
is involved in this case too?

[Minister of Health and Welfare Park Jun Jae...]

[Announces Patient Selection by Lottery]

They're selecting patients by lottery?

What? Does that even make sense?
Imagine how many people will apply.

- They mean Lee Woo Gyeom, right?
- Looks like it.

[Interview: Dr. Han Sang h*]

[Jinnam Medical Research Institute]

ill*gal human experiments conducted
without the subjects' consent...

resulted in a series of adverse events.

[Lottery Selection and Treatment Support:
Chaeum Medical Center]

- Hey, it's me.
- What are we going to do? Our Min Seo...

[Treatment Recipient Management Chart]

{\an8}[Oh Seo Jun, Yoon Ha Neul, Jang Seo Hyun,
Noh Eun Woo, Baek Min Ji]

{\an8}[Hwang Da On, Seo Chae Hyun,
Jo Ah Young, Im Tae Eun]

{\an8}[Jeong Na Ri, Song Ji Su, Han Eun Chae]

Park Min Seo... Why isn't she on the list?

Jae Hee!

[Intensive Care Unit]

Hey... Where's our Min Seo?

What's going to happen to our Min Seo?

[Intensive Care Unit]

[Chae Jeong Su]

It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
Prosecutor Cha Yi Yeon.

Have you been well?

Administer a little more medication.

Vitals are...

The vitals are irregular.

Professor Han Sang h*?
Yes, of course I know him.

My father, the former chairman,
personally recruited him back in 2015.

They worked together until 2023,
when he resigned for personal reasons.

By your father, you mean...

- the renowned expert on stem cells...
- Yes. That's Professor Chae Jeong Hun.

He and Professor Han were friends,

and the two of them devoted themselves
to studying incurable diseases at Chaeum.

Mr. Ahn.

I'm sorry, but could you give us a moment?

How have you been?

Just a bit boring, that's all.

Everything's ready to go, right?

[Intensive Care Unit]

Now the seizures will get more frequent,

and dementia will start to set in.

As the symptoms progress,
her life expectancy will shorten.

I think it's best to prepare yourselves.

[Intensive Care Unit]

Min Seo.

Min Seo.

Min Seo.

Min Seo.

You're curious about the malpractice case
involving Professor Han, aren't you?

You're on official business.
Please, ask any questions, Prosecutor.

Since you're being so cooperative
about a closed case,

I'll be frank with you.

The charges were dropped
due to a lack of evidence,

but is it true that
Professor Han Sang h*...

conducted human experiments
without subjects' consent...

at the Chaeum Medical Research Center?