(theme music)
♪ Gathering up what's left of justice ♪
♪ Hidden in this lost world ♪
♪ Let's see who wins ♪
♪ It's not over until it's over ♪
♪ I won't give up what's precious to me ♪
♪ One Dollar Lawyer ♪
♪ A warrior of justice With high intellect ♪
♪ Don't worry I'm the One Dollar Lawyer ♪
ONE DOLLAR LAWYER
SUYEON: Excuse me.
JIHUN: How can I help you?
I hope you can take this case.
- It's a murder case. - (clanks)
MUJANG: I'm sorry… We… we don't take on violent cases like murder.
SUYEON: I swear he didn't do it.
MUJANG: He killed his parent.
"The devil of the ages."
- "All of the lawyers withdraw." - Baek?
MUJANG: If a huge law firm like that would withdraw from it,
why would we take it on?
Why did you withdraw from the case?
You know Mr. Kim is pleading not guilty, don't you?
It's not a claim, it's the truth.
Both of your parents died. Aren't you sad?
Do I have to be sad?
It isn't both of them. Isn't it just one of them?
My father hasn't been found yet, so he's missing.
Then Mr. Kim, who do you think did that to your mother?
My missing father.
The two didn't get along.
So, I couldn't figure out a way to defend Mr. Kim.
How are you going to prove Mr. Kim Minjae's innocence?
We need to search for the living Artist Kim.
- What? - MUJANG: Do you believe he's alive?
JIHUN: The father is alive and probably hiding somewhere.
MARI: How are we supposed to find him?
JIHUN: I need to see the crime scene in person.
(owl hooting)
- MUJANG: I... - JIHUN: Ms. Baek!
Can you hear us?
It doesn't seem like she can.
Ms. Baek, tell us if you can't hear us.
How can she answer you if she can't hear you?
- Mm. - Mm.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Mr. Cheon, someone is out there!
(tense music)
(snaps)
(tense music continues)
(breathes heavily)
Mr. Cheon.
(panting)
Stay here.
(tense music)
(both screaming)
Dad!
I'm scared.
- Minhyeok? - (gasps)
- (sighs) - Min… Minhyeok?
Seo Minhyeok.
Are you Jihun? Cheon Jihun?
Hey, Minhyeok. I thought you went to America to study.
What are you doing here?
I went and came back.
Hey. It's been a long time. Have you been well?
Yes, I've been well.
MUJANG: Mr. Cheon!
Ms. Baek, are you okay?
(pants)
Are you okay?
Don't be alarmed.
I met an old friend in the middle of a murder investigation.
Say hi.
Hello, my name is Sa Mujang.
What an unusual name. My name is Seo Minhyeok.
But…
why are you here, Minhyeok?
I'm here for a field investigation.
It looks like we're on the same case.
"Why are you here, Minhyeok?"
Ms. Baek, do you know him?
Yes. We've known each other since we were young.
I heard he's been close to you since the days at the Prosecutors' Office.
Jihun, back then…
- Back then? - I mean, three years ago.
- Back then, why... - Back then, three years ago?
Back then, three years ago?
Hey. Three years ago, you...
(sighs)
It's fine.
Never mind, Cheon Jihun.
I mean, we met after three years and have to work on the same case.
Are you okay with that?
Mm-mm.
Anyway, you can even do a field investigation now.
- You've grown a lot as a prosecutor. - (laughs)
And you haven't grown at all, but the same as before.
(laughs) Hey, you got your hair nicely done.
Your perm looks natural.
I didn't get a perm.
- He used a curling iron. - A curling iron.
Fine, a curling iron. Why is that so important?
(all laughing)
It turned out well. (chortling)
Why? What is that face?
What, are you nervous?
Your expression gives it away.
To be honest, I am very nervous to have met you as the prosecutor.
So everyone, even though I am feeling very nervous,
we have to go down to do our investigation.
Let's end our greetings now and go back down.
He makes me very nervous.
He makes me nervous.
Let's go.
- I can't believe you met a friend here. - I know.
You startled me.
Gosh.
Then let's look around slowly.
Mr. Sa and I will take the first floor.
For the second floor, Minhyeok…
and…
Ms. Baek, come here for a second.
Ms. Baek, so…
You should go up with Minhyeok
and make a detailed mental note of what he is thinking.
MARI: Why?
What?
(quirky music)
(sighs)
Are you telling me to act as a spy?
What are you doing?
Minhyeok, let's go upstairs together. Are you okay with that?
As you wish.
Mr. Cheon, have you no pride?
You should find things out on your own.
Why do you keep tending to that prosecutor?
I'm not tending to him, but I feel better doing that for him.
- Ooh. - Do you know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Okay, let's go then.
(quirky music continues)
Come in.
You saw me from here and mistook me for Artist Kim, didn't you?
(scoffs) Yes.
(both chuckling)
Do you really believe Artist Kim killed Director Yoo?
Mr. Cheon does. I really don't know.
What is the source of Jihun's belief?
Wait.
Are you trying to extort intel from me?
What? Intel, did you say? (chuckles)
Mari, it's obvious to everyone that I will win this case.
You've met Kim Minjae.
Artist Kim's body will be found soon.
When that happens…
I wonder what Jihun will say then.
(sighs)
To be honest, I don't know what Mr. Cheon is thinking.
He is so unpredictable.
Don't you know that better than I do?
Me?
I guess I do.
When he was with the prosecution,
I had to teach him from A to Z.
What?
MUJANG: So everything happened right here?
Like Kim Minjae said,
if Artist Kim killed Director Yoo and ran away…
Where would Artist Kim be hiding now?
I'm not sure.
He probably went to a place only he knows of.
A place only he knows of?
Hmm.
(suspenseful music)
DO NOT CROSS, UNDER INVESTIGATION
(whispers) He thinks that…
Are you done looking?
Yes, roughly. How about you?
I didn't see anything special.
I will look more thoroughly from now on.
You're not hiding something you already found, are you?
(snickers)
Keep talking. I will leave first.
Mari, do you want a ride?
No, go ahead. I'll see you next time.
Are you sure?
Okay then. See you later.
Minhyeok, are you sure you're not hiding anything?
Why are you acting like this?
Mr. Cheon, have you no pride?
Why do you keep Minhyeok in check?
It's not that, he's just…
(inhales deeply) Mm.
Mr. Sa, you understood what I told you.
Explain to her for me.
Those two…
(mumbles)
You know what I'm saying, right?
What is he saying?
(Mujang groans)
Good work, Ms. Baek.
- Nice work. Good night. - Good night.
Mr. Cheon, go get some rest.
- Nice work today. See you later. - Good night.
MUJANG: This old car…
(suspenseful music)
ONE DOLLAR LAWYER
I will brief the chief,
so please take care of the reporters.
Yes.
Yes, I will be in soon. Okay.
- Why did you stop walking? - We arrived at school.
EDUCATING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
I'm sorry. Mommy was preoccupied.
What about the school supplies?
Gym uniform, slippers pouch, and clay. I brought them all.
My Yeowon is all grown up now.
I'm not grown up yet. I want to grow as much as you.
Okay. Have a good day with your friends.
Bye, Mommy.
Bye.
Good morning. Sorry, I'm a bit late.
Welcome.
What is all this?
I just organized some stuff while looking at the investigation report.
Mr. Seo spent the night here.
YEJIN: Is that right?
I guess Minhyeok is all in this. Right?
Is it because of the case, or is it because of Jihun?
It's neither.
Then what?
(quirky music)
What special reasons is there for a prosecutor to work hard?
That's what I'm talking about.
So, how does the case look to you?
Okay, so I think we need to keep investigating,
but we should consider other locations beside Mt. Yongho.
What if…
he buried the body somewhere on the way?
MINHYEOK: Considering the time he passed the CCTV,
I don't think he had enough time to make a stop to bury the body.
Here. How about this bridge?
YEJIN: We did an underwater search, but nothing was found.
What if the body drifted away?
What if he got lucky and it floated away with the flow of the river?
I am even considering a murder case without the body.
Jihun will also focus on this fact.
What if…
As Kim Minjae claimed,
the likelihood that his father killed his mother and disappeared is…
really zero probability?
- I believe it's not possible. - Why not?
The testimony of the people who knew them supports my belief.
There is also the dying message Director Yoo left in the emergency room.
Kim Minjae…
He's sure to be convicted,
as long as we find Artist Kim's body.
That's true.
But…
why do you think Jihun took this case?
Six hundred million? It's 600 million for one painting?
Yes, 600 million.
A landscape painting with a man with an umbrella costs 600 million won?
My gosh, I could draw this.
- (snickers) - (chuckles)
You can?
Mr. Sa, do you know much about art?
So, this is… Signature.
It's something called a signature.
When you look at Artist Kim's landscapes,
all of his paintings have a man with a black umbrella in them.
JIHUN: This is Artist Kim's signature style.
YEJIN: This is the last painting Artist Kim Chungil did in the atelier
before his disappearance.
Apparently, a man with a black umbrella is Artist Kim's signature style.
Minhyeok, return this painting after a careful study.
This will go up for auction soon.
His work is nice.
It looks to be about 600 million won.
Mr. Cheon, have you ever seen a painting worth 60 million before?
How many cases would we have to take to earn 60 million won?
I should stop talking. What can I expect from The 1,000-won Lawyer?
Did you say 1,000-won Lawyer?
(clears throat)
- I… - The 1,000-won Lawyer?
The 1,000-won Lawyer… sounds really good.
Mr. Cheon, The 1,000-won Lawyer.
Should I change the office name to The 1,000-won Lawyer?
That sounds nice! The 1,000-won Lawyer.
Good! (chuckles)
- That sounds nice. - Yes.
Let's see. What is this?
PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE BAEK MARI
This was when…
- Mr. Baek. - Yes.
- It's done. - Aah.
I'm sorry to call you last night.
Please call ahead next time.
If it wasn't for Mr. Baek's request, I wouldn't have been able to do it.
It's so urgent that I came in person.
I'll buy you a drink next time.
- Yes, thank you. - (chuckles)
- Thank you. - Good work.
- Take care. - Okay.
Did you hear him? You need to call ahead.
Okay.
(exclaims) My grandpa...
I mean, Mr. Baek. What would I have done without you?
- It's fine. Let's go. - (laughs)
MARI: Let's go, Grandpa.
Hey. Isn't this video from that French restaurant the other day?
Yes, it is.
They say even horses know how to roll over.
Ms. Baek took a video of the meeting.
- It's a bear. - What?
Yes, a bear.
No, it's a slug. A slug. (laughs)
You must be proud to be so smart.
(clicks tongue)
How come there's no sound?
Hmm?
JIHUN: What is wrong with the sound? The volume is at maximum.
Ah.
I guess it didn't pick up any sound because the distance is too far.
Aah.
Mr. Sa, did you hear anything?
How about you, Mr. Cheon? You seemed to listen intently.
Don't worry. I have a way.
What way?
Mr. Sa, please get me a cup of coffee.
Okay.
(upbeat music)
Here's your coffee.
So, what happened?
So right now, I…
Oh.
Why does this smell so good?
- You should open a café. - (laughs)
Thank you.
I took a close look at this,
and they were saying these things. Mm.
Ooh.
- Have a look. - (door opens)
- Ooh! - Mm.
Good morning, I'm here.
What are you doing?
What's wrong with you, Mari?
You know, the video you sent me earlier.
There is no sound at all.
So, what?
So you did it wrong, that's what.
JIHUN: Geez. How clumsy.
Don't worry. I am reading their lips to figure out what they're saying.
I didn't know Mr. Cheon has this amazing talent.
Let's see.
You can stop.
Hmm?
Why?
I'll explain to you as we watch the video together.
JIHUN: How much is one squid these days?
MUJANG: It's expensive.
JIHUN: Is that so?
MUJANG: It's 7,000 won for a squid.
JIHUN: I wanted to eat stir-fried squid.
MUJANG: If you want some, I'll cook it for you.
What else do you want to eat?
JIHUN: Stir-fried anchovies.
(comical music)
Are you kidding me?
(grunts)
What are you talking about, Ms. Baek? The lips appear to be saying that.
That doesn't seem odd to you? You really think they talked about that?
But they could have.
The price of squid is as high as gold these days.
You can't have it even if you want to.
I know.
I think…
there is a hidden meaning
in the word "squid."
(sighs)
It's not that at all.
Here.
What is this?
It's about labiomancy.
What… Labiomancy?
- Mm. - There is such a thing?
- Mr. Cheon, you know about it, right? - Yes, I know labiomancy well.
So, labiomancy is… as we live our lives, we all have to...
Mr. Sa, how can you not know this?
Do I have to explain these things to you?
Mari, explain to him for me. (groans)
Yes, Mr. Sa.
It's not a law of something.
The art of lip-reading
- is called labiomancy. - Is called labiomancy.
I see, the lip-reading labiomancy. (laughs)
Now that we learned about labiomancy, let's take a look from here.
Okay.
(whirs)
So, what is this about?
I need some money.
So, why did you want to see me about it?
It turns out I didn't get my severance pay.
The severance pay?
I did some calculations
and it seems like I need to get paid more.
What?
I think I deserve to be paid more.
What if I won't pay you?
(scoffs)
Then I will have to tell the police.
Tell them what?
What I know.
What do you know?
(suspenseful music)
JIHUN: Mm.
What is this?
(grunts)
What did she say?
Let's watch it again.
- She is completely blocking her. - MUJANG: How can she block her?
What did Han Jaesook say?
I think she was telling her something critical to the case.
I'll contact Ms. Han right away.
Let's go.
Where are you going? Where?
To meet Ms. Han Jaesook?
You're going to meet Ms. Han Jaesook
and ask, "That day, what were you going to tell the police?"
Do you think she will say, "That day, I was gonna tell the police…"
- and tell you everything? - Mm-mm.
Mm-mm.
No, she won't.
So, you're right.
So, what do we do now?
So…
The other person we know…
is right there.
SUYEON: Han Jaesook came to see me.
Why?
If I don't give her money,
she says she will go to the police and tell them what she knows.
What does she know?
SUYEON: What if I won't pay you?
(scoffs)
Then I will have to tell the police.
Tell them what?
What I know.
What do you know?
(suspenseful music)
Where…
your father is.
(tense music)
(exhales)
Let her tell the police.
What about you then?
She won't be able to tell them.
Don't worry.
Why on earth did you do that?
It's almost done.
It'll be over soon.
(sighs)
MINJAE: I'm sorry, Suyeon.
(phone vibrates)
ATTORNEY CHEON JIHUN
Thank you for taking the case.
Sure.
Actually…
I didn't think you would take the case.
Everyone thinks Minjae is the killer.
That's why you get a lawyer. Isn't that right, Ms. Baek?
Mr. Cheon, do you believe Minjae is not the killer?
Yes. I believe he isn't.
By the way, what happened to the emergency patient yesterday?
Fortunately, she is past the critical state.
Do you meet your patients at a restaurant?
(clears throat)
(coughs)
By coincidence, we went to a restaurant
and coincidentally, we saw you there.
You were with Ms. Han Jaesook.
You had dinner at an expensive place.
Yes, it was quite expensive.
Why did you cancel your appointment with us to meet with Ms. Han Jaesook?
We didn't talk about much yesterday.
It was just about her severance pay.
Severance pay?
Are you talking about the severance pay that people normally talk about?
Yes, you're right. She must've thought it wasn't enough.
She asked me if I could give her some more.
Did she use the severance pay as an excuse to go to the police...
Gosh. (blows air)
There are bugs here.
Let's talk about something else.
I reviewed your family situation.
Your mother seems to have remarried five years ago.
Yes. Minjae became my brother through her marriage.
He isn't even your real brother. Do you believe everything he says?
He can't even kill a bug.
Is that Mr. Kim Minjae's true self?
Yes. I know Minjae very well.
Then do you believe him when he says that your father killed her
and ran away?
Yes. I believe him.
SUYEON: They argued a lot.
When they were screaming at each other, either of them always got hurt.
Both Minjae and I hoped they would just get divorced.
If they did, this wouldn't have happened.
Then why did your mother…
say that in the last moment of her life?
Suyeon, Minjae…
(chokes)
If it was her husband who stabbed her,
why did your mother say Mr. Kim Minjae's name?
I'm curious about that too.
I hope you will find out, Mr. Cheon.
If my father is found,
you will be able to prove Minjae's innocence.
Yes, please don't worry. We will find your father.
We will talk again after that.
Ms. Baek.
What were you doing?
We are Mr. Kim Minjae's attorneys.
Why did you keep asking aggressive questions?
But we have to ask things we need to know.
By the way, is there something wrong? Why did you keep coughing?
Are you worried about me?
(coughs, blabbers)
What?
Anyway, how will you find the father?
All those police officers have not been able to find him yet.
There was a sole witness at the time of the incident.
Ms. Han Jaesook?
Ms. Han Jaesook went to the dawn market and came back late.
Think, will you?
Then who is that sole witness?
(suspenseful music)
It's strange.
Yes, it must be strange.
- What? - What?
So, do you believe everything Ms. Kim Suyeon told us?
She says her father killed her mother and ran away.
Both Kim Minjae and Kim Suyeon, something is fishy with them.
Something must be fishy with them.
So let's go find the witness.
(female voice on navigation) Please state your destination.
Gallery Yeongwon.
Directions to Gallery Yeongwon.
JIHUN: Let's go there.
I thought we were going to meet the witness. Why go there?
To get the painting.
What painting?
Artist Kim's last painting.
You can't be serious. Do you mean the last witness was…
Yes, you're right. It was the painting.
That painting must've been in that atelier the whole time.
It would've witnessed what happened from the beginning to the end.
- Mr. Cheon. - Yes?
What if we find the painting?
We will find the painting and ask…
what we have to chase.
- Let's go. - Command not recognized.
- Let's go. - I did not understand.
- Okay. - I did not get that.
MARI: I am Mr. Kim Minjae's lawyer.
Did you say you wanted to see Artist Kim Chungil's last painting?
Yes, that's right.
I'm sorry. The painting was sent to the auctioneer to be auctioned soon.
An auction?
There is a huge interest in the painting.
It's not surprising, now that it is Artist Kim's posthumous work.
You must've been shocked to see something like this happen to one of your artists.
(sighs)
Yes. I still can't believe it.
How did you meet Artist Kim Chungil and Director Yoo Heeju?
SEOWON: Director Yoo used to go around searching for talented new artists.
And she happened upon one of Artist Kim's paintings.
This field doesn't necessarily put the highest price on the best work.
It depends on who gives what kind of narrative to the work
to determine whether it is worth a million won or 100 million won.
Soon afterward, they got married.
It was a win-win situation for both.
At least before that incident happened.
(camera shutter clicks)
Is there any way to see that painting?
(groans)
There is one way.
You can buy it at the auction. It will be a little expensive, though.
They were just here.
Nothing will happen, right?
Why would anything happen?
I shouldn't have slept over that night. Things got inconvenient.
They came to me now. Hang up.
That's Reporter Park, right?
I heard a lot about you.
You're famous for getting an exclusive with Artist Kim Chungil.
Yes. Only I could interview him.
Is there a secret to that?
Art is business too.
When rich people get together, they talk about art.
- When the artists get together... - They talk about money.
You know very well.
Isn't it ironic?
So, somebody has to introduce them to the rich people.
So it was under the condition of introducing them,
that you were able to get an exclusive interview with him.
That's a part of it.
Artist Kim didn't like meeting people much.
Compared to your previous piece and your body of work,
this piece has a rough texture.
I would like to ask you if this is a reflection of your own state of mind.
Yes, right.
JAEU: I have never seen anyone work so hard on his painting.
When you reach that status, you could take it a bit easy.
MARI: Wasn't it because of money?
His house was very impressive.
He had no interest in money.
He moved there about three years ago.
Artist Kim really liked the lake near the house.
He used to visit the lake often to paint it even before he moved there.
The lake?
Yes. The very lake that is in his last painting.
Mm.
When was the last time you saw his last painting?
It's terrible, the Director is…
The painting.
- What? - The painting!
(tense music)
Everyone is suspicious.
They are hiding something.
Who doesn't know that?
Don't talk to me. I am in the middle of deducing.
Did you bring all of those back?
To be honest, I saw something when I went back to the house.
What did you see?
Ms. Baek, this painting here…
Is there any way to see it in person?
Gosh, why do you keep saying that?
Saying the painting is the witness and we have to see it in person…
Will the painting tell us who the killer is?
Yes, it will. Do you know anyone who can help?
No, I don't.
How can I get it? She said it was very expensive.
- Do you know anyone rich? - No, I don't.
Who are those people talking to Ms. Cho?
Thank you. (laughs)
MS.CHO: Will I be on TV too?
Yes, probably.
MS. CHO: That would be great.
UNANSWERED INQUIRIES
Unanswered Inquiries.
It's… UI.
It's Unanswered Inquiries!
Hello. Are you with Unanswered Inquiries?
What's the matter with him?
Anyway, do you think it's possible?
Did you ever ask me to buy you a birthday present before?
This is a first.
I would get you a star from the sky.
But it will be a little expensive.
Even if it's expensive, it's just a painting.
Would it cost more than my building?
I'll just sell one of them.
There's nothing I couldn't do for you, Mari.
Do you love me that much?
Didn't you know?
If any jerk makes you cry, I will kill him.
What do you mean, kill him?
I have to go. Bye.
(smirks)
Can I… have this before we do it?
- Yes. - Thank you.
It's for my nerves.
What's wrong with him?
Do you know which day Mr. Cheon hates the most?
No. Is it the day he loses a trial?
No. It's Chuseok and New Year's Day.
- What? - UI is not on TV on those days.
He's a super fan.
(snickers)
MAN: Are you feeling ill?
What?
I thought you might feel ill.
No.
Oh.
No, I feel fine.
What was the question?
"Suyeon, Minjae…"
Why do you think she said that?
Yes, so when she said "Suyeon, Minjae…"
Did the mother say that? Her mother?
What?
When does this go on the air?
(groans)
Right away. It's a rushed programming so we don't have time.
So…
(both laughing nervously)
Shall we try again?
Yes. So…
Director Yoo Heeju, who was brought
to the ER said, "Suyeon, Minjae…" Is that what the mom said?
The…
- (both whispering) - The host of the show… isn't coming?
I'm a big fan of the host.
He will give his response in writing.
- It's better to have footage... - Here, buy something to eat on the way.
MAN: Wait, no.
(quirky music)
Here you go.
Why were you so nervous? That wasn't like you.
Who was nervous? I wasn't nervous.
(sighs) Ooh.
Was that why your legs were shaking so much?
I was acting like I was nervous. Wasn't I good?
I didn't do the interview on purpose.
Why didn't you? You are a true fan.
Hmm. Think about it, Ms. Baek.
Being on UI and becoming famous would be good for me.
But we have to separate business and pleasure, because we are…
attorneys.
Isn't that right?
Ms. Baek? Isn't that right?
Why did you bring the water?
Did you get nervous? Drink it.
Ah! (clears throat)
- Remember that painting? - Yes.
I think I may be able to get it.
Really? How?
I don't want to brag,
but I know someone.
Ms. Baek, are you rich?
What?
Ms. Baek, you are rich, right?
(upbeat music)
Since when were you interested in art?
I'm not the one who's interested.
What? What do you mean?
There is someone who I want to crush.
This is the work that many people we're waiting for.
- Is that the one? - Yes.
HOST: We will start at 100 million won. The bidding unit will go up by 10 million.
Do we have 100 million won?
One hundred million? One hundred and ten million.
One hundred and thirty million. We have 140 million.
- One hundred and sixty million… - How much is the estimate?
It was 200 to 300 million before.
- It'll go for a little more now. - Really?
HOST: We will try for 300 million. Three hundred million.
We have 300 million.
Do we have more than 300 million?
- Four hundred million. - He called 400 million.
Five hundred million.
HOST: It's 500 million. Five hundred million…
Will it be okay?
- Of course, it's okay. - HOST: Do we have more? It's 500 million.
- Seven hundred million. - We have 700 million.
You need to call more than 700 million won to bid.
Seven hundred million?
One billion.
Mom.
It's my Mari's birthday present. I can't have some other jerks take it.
(sighs)
We have one billion. One billion.
One billion. The current bid is one billion.
- Shall we wrap up? - My gosh.
Happy Birthday, my daughter!
- Are you thirty already? - Yes.
(blabbering)
Two billion won.
- Yes. We have two billion won. - (crowd murmuring)
Who is that jerk?
How dare he snatch Mari's birthday present?
- Mom. - HOST: The painting is sold.
Hey. Why did you stop me?
It's fine. Don't go overboard.
I thought you wanted it for your birthday.
There's got to be another way.
What are you talking about?
It's a long story.
YEJIN: As you said,
if your father stabbed your mother and disappeared,
where would he be?
MINJAE: I don't know.
YEJIN: We are not finding any evidence yet.
Is there someplace your father would go to hide?
You, as the prosecutor, should find that.
(scoffs)
If you don't find him,
am I going to get released?
Even with circumstantial evidence,
we can prove your crime.
Is that right?
But…
Why do you look so desperate to find my father?
(tense music)
Perhaps you don't have enough circumstantial evidence?
- Investigator. - Yes?
What is this?
INVESTIGATOR: Ah.
It's the footage from the CCTV of Artist Kim's backyard.
It was shot from far away, so we can't see anything.
(tense music continues)
I LAST SAW HIM WALKING DOWN A SIDE PATH ON THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT.
HE WAS IN A HIKING OUTFIT.
- Investigator. - Yes?
I want to talk to Kim Minjae tomorrow.
Yes, Mr. Seo.
JIHUN: Something isn't quite right.
Don't you think so, Ms. Baek?
MARI: I know.
So…
- Mr. Cheon? - Kim Minjae.
Despite being accused as the killer, he seems very calm.
(grumbles) Right.
Kim Suyeon said that she met Han Jaesook and talked about severance pay.
But it looked like she was being threatened.
What could Han Jaesook threaten Kim Suyeon with?
I'm not sure.
Mr. Cheon, the last painting...
Right, the last painting. Each time the last painting was mentioned,
Reporter Park and the curator were acting rather passive.
It's obvious that they are hiding something.
The two didn't get along.
They argued a lot.
When they were screaming at each other, either one of them always got hurt.
Mr. Cheon… Let's stop. (groans)
My brain is cramping up.
(door opens)
- MAN: Anyone there? - (door closes)
I have a delivery for Mr. Cheon Jihun.
I am Cheon Jihun.
- MAN: Sign here, please. - Sure.
Have a nice day.
Everyone, I think I finally…
solved the mystery.
When I returned to the house, I found this.
What is that?
The trace of where a disappeared painting used to hang.
But…
the size of the painting that was hanging there
and the size of Artist Kim's last painting
were exactly…
identical.
Then are you saying that the painting that was hanging
was switched with Artist Kim's last painting?
I think that is a huge assumption.
They could've been the same size.
So I brought this. Take a look at this.
JIHUN: The lake was and the man with a black umbrella
were painted at least three years apart according to an expert.
The last time Artist Kim painted was the day of the incident.
But the background was painted at least three years ago.
Isn't that strange?
What's going on?
It would be possible if this happened.
Something…
happened to the painting.
JIHUN: To cover it up, on top of an already finished painting…
someone painted the man with a black umbrella.
The one who painted the man with a black umbrella…
No. The one who can paint the man with a black umbrella
is only one person.
Yes, Artist Kim himself.
(tense music)
You are a prosecutor I haven't seen it before.
My name is Seo Minhyeok.
I'm Kim Minjae.
That's too far.
Here.
Is the investigation going well?
That's why I called you here. I have a question.
What is it?
Hold on.
(chuckles)
Ah.
On the day of the incident,
there's a part where you say you saw your father for the last time.
You said you saw him walk down a side path.
Yes, I saw him in his hiking outfit.
Is that right?
Yes.
Mm.
But there's a problem.
I don't think you could've seen your father that day.
Why?
Look carefully at the side path at the back of the house.
On that night, the lights were broken in the area of the side path.
Can you see how dark it was?
(suspenseful music)
I worked all night. Why did you bring me here so early?
The police already searched the area.
The reports are just reports. We have to check with our own eyes.
You can follow me quietly or you can go back.
(sighs)
(exclaims)
I don't think that's a path.
Yes, I know.
If I kept going up this way, the police would've found me.
If I was Artist Kim…
I would've taken this path.
(suspenseful music continues)
My father…
My father always wore a hiking outfit.
I was drunk that night too.
Maybe I was wrong.
(scoffs)
Does it sound like a lie?
I guess we'll find out.
I'm just getting started.
(knocking on door)
MINHYEOK: Yes.
MAN: Oh, goodness.
Here's your coffee.
Thank you.
Take a cup each.
- Thank you. - MAN: Sure.
(door opens)
(door closes)
MINHYEOK: Drink.
I don't want coffee.
Can you do something else for me?
Do you think that's for show too?
Not sure.
If it's for show, he's doing a great job.
Normally you ask what you want to eat.
I've never seen anyone ask for that.
Is it the same music he was listening to while taking a bubble bath?
Yes.
It's like he's saying, "I'm the culprit."
("No Other Love" by Jo Stafford plays)
It's the lake in the last painting.
Yes.
But I don't think it's a place anyone can hide.
(camera shutter clicks)
Let's wrap it up for today. Thanks for your cooperation.
Because you let me listen to the music…
Should I give you a gift?
A gift?
- Yes. - What could that gift be?
(chuckles)
I don't see anything you can give me.
(chortling)
I'm the one who killed my mom.
(tense music)
It's a gift, isn't it?
(chortling)
He confessed?
Yup.
He confessed all of a sudden at this point.
Why?
Because I proved that his testimony about seeing his father on the side path
was a lie.
But why?
He gave up, as you said.
Am I strange?
What's strange?
We don't have the murder weapon yet.
And we haven't found Artist Kim's body either.
But he confessed because we found out that one of his testimonies was a lie?
Isn't it strange?
Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit strange.
Maybe this is just for the show.
I don't think so.
There must be a reason.
(ominous music)
PUNGJIN LAKE
(phone vibrates)
Hi, Minhyeok.
Yes.
What?
(tense music)
JIHUN: Artist Kim really liked the lake near the house.
He used to visit the lake often to paint it even before he moved there.
PUNGJIN LAKE IN APRIL, 2020
PUNGJIN LAKE
(tense music continues)
What could I be…
thinking?
Attorney Cheon Jihun.
(suspenseful music)
Can we really do this?
Who would care? The whole family fell apart.
You'd be stupid not to take these.
Where are the other paintings of Artist Kim?
Where are they?
There is a storage room upstairs.
A person's greed is so… Isn't it?
Who are you?
Yes, I'm Mr. Kim Minjae's lawyer.
You're Ms. Han Jaesook, right?
I saw you at that French restaurant.
- You were with Ms. Kim Suyeon. - What?
You were talking to her about your severance pay.
I couldn't hear what you were saying then.
But when I thought about it,
you seemed to know where Artist Kim was.
What?
Where is Artist Kim right now?
Mm-mm.
You don't have to answer me. I found out where Artist Kim is.
(suspenseful music continues)
(knocks)
No. 3836, you have a visitor.
I was waiting for the prosecutor.
But my lawyer is here.
You were waiting for the prosecutor?
Yes.
I confessed yesterday…
that I killed my mother.
I guess you haven't heard yet.
When I thought about it, I realized it was my fault.
For a while…
I think I was crazy.
I am very remorseful.
You don't seem to be.
You don't seem to be surprised either.
Are you my lawyer?
So, why are you here?
I went down the path behind the house where your father supposedly disappeared.
I walked for a long time
and found the lake in the painting.
My father liked that spot.
The path and the lake.
Mm.
Did you kill your father too?
(tense music)
What are you saying?
Your father's last painting that was found at the scene of the murder…
was changed.
Something happened to the painting
and it was changed to cover that.
Why…
did it…
have to be covered?
Why do you ask me?
Because you drew it.
(tense music continues)
ONE DOLLAR LAWYER
(closing theme music)
Artist Kim Chungil is dead?
JIHUN: Yes. The prosecution is probably looking for the body now.
Things are coming together too easily.
I've never seen it unfold like this before.
He personally presented the murder weapon.
The evidence could've been fabricated.
Then you should bring the evidence that it's been fabricated.
- This is a nice painting. - Mr. Cheon.
What is Mr. Cheon like?
MARI: Tell me how he was as a prosecutor.
"Third Generation Chaebol and a Prosecutor Stand Together on the Red Carpet."
- They will hire an above-average lawyer. - Can you handle it?
This is the men's room.
It's Mr. Baek's firm. What do we do?
I guess we have to go another round with the old men.
JIHUN: She was their lawyer.
Were you playing with me?
Do you want to get some coffee? It's my treat.
ONE DOLLAR LAWYER
JIHUN: The lake was and the man with a black umbrella
were painted at least three years apart, according to an expert.
What happened?
To tell you the truth, Artist Kim had already disappeared
by the time I came back.
I think Artist Kim painted
the man with a black umbrella on what Minjae had painted.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to deceive you.
Ah.
So, the painting of the lake was done by Minjae.
- Yes. - Mm.
I don't think so.
Mr. Kim Minjae couldn't have painted this picture.
When Mr. Kim Minjae moved here and saw the lake for the first time,
the building that is in this painting
had already been torn down and wasn't there.
Yes…
You're right. I was confused for a second.
That painting wasn't done by Minjae,
but by Artist Kim.
I don't think so.
If this was a landscape of Artist Kim Chungil,
then his signature style of the man with a black umbrella
should've been already painted.
How about this?
The one who painted Artist Kim's paintings
is not Artist Kim himself.
What if the man with a black umbrella
is someone else's signature?
Ms. Han Jaesook.
When was the last time you saw Artist Kim Chungil?