Juvenile Justice (2022) s01e09 Episode Script

Ma'am, are you awake?
You're in the emergency room.
One moment, please.
I'll call your guardian and your doctor.
Yes, Ms. Na. Um, they ran a number
of different tests,
and now I'm here,
just waiting for the results.
Um, about that
I did it. I looked into it too.
There was actually no information
on her family.
NAME: SIM EUN-SEOK
No emergency contact and
she didn't talked about her family.
- I'm not sure
- Ms. Sim Eun-seok's guardian?
- Yeah.
- She's awake now.
And she's waiting for you.
Uh, wait, Ms. Na. Let me give you a call
right back. Okay.
How did you last this long?
You could fall seriously ill.
- Her guardian?
- Yes, I am. That's right.
Ever heard of burnout syndrome?
Well, she's completely burned out.
She's suffering from malnutrition,
sleep deprivation and high-stress levels.
She's been pushing herself
to the point of collapsing.
Based on this results,
I can't discharge her today.
I'd like to keep her a few days
for observation.
What happened?
I could ask you the same question.
What happened to you?
You just passed out
and it gave everyone quite a scare.
I did?
YEONHWA POLICE STATION, HWANG IN-JUN
Oh
I see, you must've been shocked.
Mr. Cha, could you call the nurse
for me please?
Judge Sim.
Judge Sim.
Did you hear the doctor?
You could get really sick
if you don't stay here
and let them treat you.
I know my body.
It's not that big of a deal.
I don't
You see? You need to take it slow.
Please stop.
I'll rest at my quarters.
You should get going. Really.
You need to take these meds.
Wait here.
I'll go get some water.
Check your front door.
- Hello, Mr. Cha.
- Hi there, good morning.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COUR Judge Sim, you really need to rest.
Are you feeling any better?
Mm-hmm.
I had to check something.
YEONHWA GANG RAPE CASE
VICTIM, KANG SEON-A, AGE 17
MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A
We'll go on patrol right after
a few questions, so don't worry.
What was your daughter last seen wearing?
- There it is, let's go! Yeah! Come on.
- Hold on! I haven't done this in so long.
Seon-a.
Well, I'm a truck driver.
I drive trucks out to
- way out to the
- Okay, uh what do we do next?
- the countryside
- Seon-a?
So I would be gone for days at a time.
And I'm a single parent.
Where did she go?
When was the last time
that you talked to her?
What?
I, uh
You know where she hangs out
besides school?
What about her friends?
You're sure she
She went to school today, right?
Yes, I I reported it to the police.
Is there anyone else we can call?
That's
Well, I just
MISSING PERSON, NAME: KANG SEON-A, AGE 16
What do I do?
Aw, man, they did it again?
I told those guys
Huh?
Huh? Oh, damn.
Oh, shit.
Hello? I need an ambulance, now.
There's someone passed out here.
The defendants are 16
and 17-year-old minors.
They met the victim chatting online
and forced her to drink.
These kids are the textbook example
of a typical sexual assault gang.
But
At first, you stated
that there were three guys, Hang In-jun,
So Dong-gyun and Ooo Gyeong-su.
And now there's one more?
Well, back then
She was confused!
Those guys made her drink so much
that night!
There was another boy there that night.
Seon-a.
Think very carefully.
If your statement isn't consistent,
it could work against you.
Kang Seon-a was heavily
inebriated that night,
so she remembers nothing.
And there are no security cameras
near the construction site,
so we have no hard evidence.
In the end, only In-jun,
Dong-gyun and Gyeong-su were indicted.
Fortunately, the victim went straight
to the hospital,
and was checked from head to toe,
and they were able to collect evidence.
They found the DNA of Dong-gyun
and Gyeong-su, who were drinking with her.
That led to them confessing.
The problem is now Hwang In-jun.
I didn't know they were gonna rape her.
I found out after.
I didn't even go
into the construction site.
It's true. I told them not to.
I swear I told them not to.
Forensics compared the DNA,
and apparently,
In-jun's claim appears to be true.
So his case went to juvenile protection.
The only crime was buying the alcohol
and forcing her to drink, so,
breaking the Resident Registration Act
and coercion.
It says the victim's father
had reported the case early on,
but the police delayed the investigation.
As far as I can tell, only after
he made a National petition then the
police start to investigate the case.
That's right.
Wasn't the case assigned to you?
Will you be okay?
You just got out of the hospital.
Yes, it'll be fine.
Judge Cha, you'll take Dong-gyun
and Gyeong-su's case.
- Please review it.
- Okay.
One sec
I'm worried. You don't seem well.
So speak your mind.
No need to tiptoe.
You probably won't like my question.
Do you have any family around?
I just
It was strange at the hospital.
I I looked at your records,
but your family and emergency contacts
were all blank.
And when I thought about it later,
I realized that I knew nothing about you.
You're right
I don't have a family.
I left them.
Cha Tae-ju speaking.
Uh, yes, of course, Judge Lee.
COUNSELING REPORT, HWANG IN-JUN
FATHER: HWANG U-JIN, 45
MOTHER: YANG MYEONG-IN, 40
NOT IN CONTACT WITH PARENTS
SINCE THEIR DIVORCE AT THE AGE OF 10
6 PRIOR PROTECTION CASES, SHOWS NO REMORSE
THE VICTIM, KIM SEON-A, WAS ASSAULTED
PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY
VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A
Judge Sim Eun-seok?
I know her well.
You do?
We shared an office for a year or so.
She was a hard worker.
After I moved to Uijeongbu,
she took some time off.
That was five years ago.
We weren't working
in the same court, so I'm not sure,
but I heard there was some kind
of incident.
And she ended up getting a divorce.
A divorce?
Yes, I heard her husband was a prosecutor.
You're right. I don't have a family.
I left them.
How's the victim
of the Yeonhwa Gang Rape case doing?
The victim Kang Seon-a
has been going to an orthopedic
and OBGYN clinic for treatment.
She's also been receiving therapy
for psychological trauma.
Okay, and?
Yes, and uh, well, yeah
She's the self-harm patient we called in.
The identity of the victim
was going around on the internet.
She was dealing
with a lot of cyberbullying.
I heard the school
even pressured her into dropping out.
So she did.
At any rate, the surgery went well.
VICTIM, AGE 17, KANG SEON-A
Hwang In-jun
Let's hurry up and set a date.
Contact his legal guardian too.
I would like to let you know
since there is a great deal of attention
surrounding this case,
we will give it our utmost attention
and speed.
We will now begin the trial.
- Prosecutors, please submit your evidence.
- Okay.
Has the defense checked the evidence?
We have, Your Honor.
Would you please share your opinion
on the evidence?
Yes?
Miss Na is looking for you two.
Have a seat.
I've been thinking after looking
at the list of evidence
and the attestations.
Since this case concerns
a very serious issue,
I think it's better for Miss Sim to be
the main judge with her experience.
What do you think?
- Uh well
- Sure, I don't mind.
It's okay if you're not up to it.
I'm not that uptight.
- No, it's all right.
- Okay.
And you can hand over your juvenile
protection case to Judge Cha.
- What?
- It'll be way too much for you
to handle both cases.
No, I can do both.
I'll handle both of them.
It's too much.
Okay?
Miss Na, your committee schedule,
it's time now.
Is it time already?
Judge Cha is on In-jun's case.
I made myself clear.
Wait, Ms. Na. Miss Na please.
You don't need to do the protection case.
I'll take care of it.
And I'll convince Miss Na.
But she's not wrong.
If you overwork yourself
I said I'll do it!
I've got it.
But is there a reason you're so adamant?
I don't mind if you take the case,
but it's just that
you seem to be sensitive about it.
I'm not sensitive.
A case is a case.
YEONHWA POLICE STATION, NAME: HWANG IN-JUN
MAY 29, 2017, MANSLAUGHTER
MANSLAUGHTER DISPOSITION
DROPPED A BRICK FROM THE ROOFTOP WHILE
AS PART OF A SCHOOL PROJEC He murdered someone?
THE VICTIM SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE SKULL
KILLING HIM INSTANTLY
The judge in charge
JUDGE NA GUEN-HEE
Oh. You're just getting off now?
It's late.
I had to grab some papers.
Can you please
give me five minutes?
Juvenile cases are about speed.
Is that what
you still believe?
I think juvenile cases
are all about speed.
Do you know how many unsolved cases
there are in our department alone?
Hmm.
Then please let me handle
Hwang In-jun's trial.
- I was very clear
- I'll close the case and send it back
to the prosecution.
Send it back?
One of the main reasons
they didn't prosecute Hwang In-jun
was they couldn't find his DNA
on the victim.
But there was also the fact
that she couldn't remember him,
and there was no hard evidence
that he also took part in the rape.
But now we do have hard evidence.
It's nearly the due date
for the protection case.
The prosecution will send it back.
I started this.
I want to be the one to end it.
Please.
No way.
I told you before.
I'm able to tolerate dumb judges,
but not judges who are rude.
Are you the head judge?
Well, no, I'm not.
But that's why
I asked you now.
You talk about these things,
you don't just ask for a case back.
You thought it all through by yourself,
so you want what's yours?
Is this how you always handle things?
This never happened.
JUDGE CHA TAE-JU
What is it about that case?
It's because of that thrown
brick case, isn't it, Miss Sim?
You think this happened
because they had a
second chance as young offenders.
You feel like those kids assume
they're above the law.
That's why you're so desperate
to take this case, right?
But what if that's all
just our assumption?
We can't just decide
they think it'll be easy like last time.
If we leave the past in the past
and only look at the rape case
what if In-jun got roped into it?
We have to try to keep our minds open.
- We're judges
- Yes, that's why.
That's why it's imperative
that I take this one.
A recording the police sent to us.
There was a recording?
Those guys made me call Seon-a.
So I did.
We just had a few drinks together
and she just came on to us.
It's not like they planned
on getting her drunk and raping her.
We were drunk, it makes you act crazy.
They were gonna ask her for her consent,
but she just passed out,
so we didn't really have to.
That isn't
That's not consent.
Oh.
I mean
Yeah. I guess not.
Listen, can I go home now?
My parents will worry.
You son of a bitch.
- Fuck, this is going to be good.
- She's totally out of it, bro.
- Yes! Yes! Yes!
- Sex, sex, sex, sex.
At first,
we were gonna do it there,
but it was way too out in the open.
Anyone could have just shown up there.
Then we were gonna do it
at the construction site.
Fuck, you know this is gonna be good.
What do you mean, "Do it there"?
What?
You said you were "gonna do it there,
but anyone could have just shown up."
Oh.
Have sex there.
We did rock-paper-scissors
to see who'd go first.
They won and went first,
then it was my turn.
I was so ready.
I took off her clothes
and grabbed her tits.
But holy fuck,
maybe because I was drunk,
I couldn't get it hard.
Bastard.
No, I'm serious!
Those fools both had a great time
with that little bitch,
but my shit didn't work,
so I couldn't screw her.
Is this a joke to you?
- You're laughing?
- Dude, have you been there?
Or nah because she's your daughter.
You think it's funny, asshole!
Tell me, you piece of shit!
Is this a joke to you? Is it?
How how the hell
He got roped into it?
Why is it a protection case
if we have a recording?
It can't be used.
He was forced to confess.
Her father couldn't restrain his anger
and assaulted the boy,
so his legal advisor sued him.
Because of that,
the victim's father is in custody.
Seon-a is now being taken care of
by her sister who lives in Seoul.
What I don't get is
why would he confess
if it could land him in jail?
Two options.
He could have planned it
to put the victim at a disadvantage,
or he fears nothing.
He's had probation seven times.
Accidental homicide,
assault, theft
He's not afraid of the police or the court
after all that.
And he won't be afraid of juvey
because of his confession.
Even if the statement can't be used
because it wasn't voluntary,
we still have to look at this
as a criminal case.
It failed from the beginning.
He should have been sentenced properly
five years ago
when he was put on trial
for the first time.
It's because no one
will ever made him realize
how much damage he had done to the victim
how he ruined the victim's life.
That's why.
"Juvenile cases are about speed."
That doesn't mean
you should cause a ruckus
and make a big deal.
It means you should handle it
quickly and quietly.
I was in charge of his case five years ago
but I don't remember him.
What's your obsession?
If it's reasonable, I'll reassign it.
I abhor
young criminals.
Go for it.
I'm curious to see how you'll handle it.
I'll go right now
to get it reassigned.
Okay.
You wait and see
how I handle it.
Her mother ran off five years ago,
and I've been raising her alone
ever since.
Then, when she hit puberty, it got harder.
If you give me another chance,
I'll do my best to raise my daughter
right.
Like hell.
Ha-rin.
Why do you think you're here?
I stole cigarettes from the store.
Two boxes.
Ah so
- I want to speak to her father alone.
- Okay.
Can you please escort Ha-rin outside?
- Come with me.
- And her legal advisor as well.
How long has it been since she ran away?
Pardon?
Your answer right now
is extremely important.
Hiding it won't make the issue go away.
Two months or so.
But it's all my fault.
It's all because of me.
My daughter didn't do anything wrong, sir.
Her mother ran away
when she was in elementary school.
I should've taken better care of her.
I was drinking to ease the pain.
When I got calls saying she was in trouble
I blamed her and told her
that she was exactly
like her mom.
I did nothing for her.
When I finally tried to do
the right thing,
she was already grown.
She won't even talk to me now.
When she disappeared
I got scared.
Sir, would you please try to calm down?
No matter what I tried,
I couldn't find her.
Then I saw the court attendance notice
and thought maybe I could meet her here.
If you can forgive us, I swear
it won't happen again.
My brother's in Gangwon-do,
we'll move there,
and I'll cook for her,
send her to a good school,
and get a new job.
Yes, sir.
Sir, I understand what you mean.
But
I think that it's unlikely
she'll go home tonight.
What?
She'll be taken to the classification
center and investigated.
I'll decide on a sentence at that time.
- Oh, no, Your Honor.
- Sir, please.
In cases of runaway kids,
it's likely they'll run away again.
Sir, if I just send them back,
I believe if Ha-rin ran away another time,
it'd be hard to find her.
It'll be much better for her to go
to the juvenile classification center
and she'll be checked for injuries,
she'll have guidance.
In the long run, it's better for her.
We need to look into
where she got money when she left,
who she was with, why she ran, and
issues of that nature.
Sim Eun-seok.
I'm sorry?
I was clear
Come with me.
Are you nuts?
What are you doing here?
What do you think I'm doing here?
Hwang In-jun.
Why are you managing his case?
SLIDE TO ANSWER
MISSED CALL
YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IGNORING ME?
FINE. LET'S SEE HOW THIS ENDS.
"When a judge has a relationship
with a trial's subject, they
should be excluded from the case."
So you should be reassigned.
What do you care about this case?
Or any
that I'm handling now?
Why wouldn't I care?
He was my son, too.
Why?
You want revenge?
Will that change anything?
You'll just get hurt.
Why don't you get that?
That doesn't matter.
I've decided.
Listen, before things get out of hand,
apply for a reassignment,
or I'll call the court myself.
Back then
He shouldn't have gotten off like that.
My son
was killed because of him.
Why?
Eun-seok.
Just wait and see
Hwang In-jun
is gonna pay for what he did.
Hi, Judge Sim.
Counsel.
You just said the same thing.
You can't keep insisting without proof,
you know that.
Prosecution
I'm sorry to interrupt. It's an emergency.
I-HWAN, SLIDE TO ANSWER
I-HWAN, MISSED CALL
Chan.
- Oh, my god.
- I see.
- The little kid got hit by the brick?
- Yes.
- Please keep your distance.
- Oh, dear.
- Please back off.
- Oh my, he must have died.
Please go back to your home.
Taxi!
Wait!
Please, sir. Please, sir.
Please can I have a ride?
Wait, sir, please!
Taxi!
Taxi!
Sir, please, I need your help,
please, sir.
What the hell?
- Please give me a ride.
- Are you crazy?
- Let go.
- Please, I have to get to my son.
Sir, wait, please.
Oh, no. Chan.
COUR I'll show him
exactly how scary the law is.
And he'll see
the law is able
to deliver justice
even to him.
He'll be sentenced right this time.
COUR Everyone, please be seated.
Case number 2022 P3409.
The trial has begun.
YEONHWA DISTRICT COURT.
Hwang In-jun.
Why are you here?
Illegal purchase of alcohol and coercion.
You bought alcohol with a fake ID
and threatened the victim, saying
she couldn't go home
unless she would drink,
and threatened to spread rumors
that she slept with you on social media.
You forced her.
Do you repent?
Yes.
This happened
because he was bullied into it.
He met the two perpetrators at a facility.
They have since been forcing In-jun
to buy cigarettes and alcohol,
and if he refused,
then he would be beaten.
This incident occurred
because he was afraid
of being beaten senseless,
and he is deeply regretful about it.
Did you really do it out of fear?
Yes.
You're In-jun's guardian, right?
You had no idea?
I'm sorry. This is all my fault.
I see. All right.
I'm going to ask you one more question.
Based on the answer,
I'll request another trial,
or I'll decide to sentence you today.
There's something strange.
You say you were loyal to them
because you were afraid of them,
what made you fight back this time?
The records report
you didn't even enter the crime scene
and you tried to stop them.
If you did everything they asked of you
because you were afraid,
tell me what happened this time around.
What made you refuse?
Yes, he was afraid of abuse,
that is correct
It was crazy!
Raping her?
How could someone do that
to another person?
So are you aware of what happens
if you lie in court?
I'll ask one last time.
Nobody answer for him.
Hwang In-jun.
Did you avoid the crime scene?
Yes.
And you really tried stopping them?
Yes, ma'am.
The witness.
Detective Ko Gang-sik,
Yeonhwa Police Department
and leading the case.
I heard you're the one
leading the investigation
for the Yeonwha Gang Rape case.
Yeah.
The victim's father's recording
I can't get it out of my head.
Oh, well
I heard it's not admissible evidence.
I know.
What if there was some evidence
from a different place?
- Again.
- Go again, dude, come on.
- Okay, again. Ready, shoot.
- Shoot.
Okay!
You fucking suck at rock paper scissors,
Seon-a.
Get it down! You lost, so drink.
- Who's up first?
- Get her up.
- There we go.
- I'm tired, man.
Yeah, dude, over there.
Fuck.
Ah, damn it.
- She's out.
- She's out?
Fuck, dude. Rock paper scissors. Come on.
- Hold on, hold on!
- Okay, dude.
- Let's go! Shoot!
- Shoot!
- Damn it!
- Ahh, damn it! Ah!
Yeah! I'm goin' first!
Oh, shit, here we go!
In-jun, are you getting this, dude?
Can I ask you a question?
- Do you always park here around this time?
- I'd like to submit footage
from a car dashcam parked across
from the construction site.
Sorry. Again.
Rock-paper-scissors!
Okay! Drink!
- Fucking drink already.
- Drink, dude.
Hurry up and drink.
The car is a private taxi
that was parked near the construction site
and there was footage from the dashcam,
which was initially excluded
as the taxi was in business.
- Drink up.
- Fuck. Drink it all at once.
- Yeah, let's do this!
- Oh, shit, are you okay?
- You're fucking nuts, dude.
- Drink! Come on!
- Fuck, come on
- Oh, whoa
Look, dude.
Are you drunk?
Wow, you're already drunk after that?
- That won't do.
- Seon-a.
Move, dude.
- Seon-a, hey!
- Look at her.
Hey, let's fuck her.
She's gonna be so good.
Oh, no, you shouldn't.
Why the fuck not, man?
We came all the way here.
Well, I tried to stop you, right?
Fuck it.
Aw, fuck.
It's possible the footage
could've been tampered with.
This is from the video analysis
team at National Forensics.
It confirms that the footage
wasn't tampered with.
WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE DASHCAM FOOTAGE
HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH
I warned you
that lying would only make things
much worse.
This proves
that In-jun's statement
saying that he never entered
the crime scene
and that he tried to stop So Dong-gyun
and Ooo Gyong-su
is a complete and utter lie.
So this raises the possibility that his
other statements could be lies, too.
And you saw in the footage,
it's possible that Hwang In-jun,
who entered the site,
could be an accomplice.
Starting now, Hwang In-jun
will be further investigated,
at a juvenile classification center.
The next trial will take place
in three weeks, and if you lie again
and it's confirmed
that you were an accomplice
in the sexual assault after all,
this case could
be sent to the prosecution.
Shit, man.
That's all.
This court is adjourned.
Huh.
Juvenile Criminal Division.
Yes, what
What?
Hah. Just one second, let me check.
Don't send her up just yet.
Is Judge Sim here yet?
There's someone waiting for her
in the lobby.
So Judge Sim is married?
Married?
- Judge Sim.
- What's
What's going on?
The Yeonhwa Gang Rape.
What Seon-a said could have been accurate.
- What?
- It could be four boys instead of three.
Dong-gyun, Gyeong-su, In-jun
and Baek Do-hyeon.
The kid who was with Hwang In-jun
when he threw that brick way back then.
It's Baek Do-hyeon.
Judge Sim!
Why are you ignoring my texts?
I warned you
that I would find you.
You can't hide forever.
This is a courthouse.
Let's go. Let's talk outside.
But don't you see?
I came to make a scene.
You got a divorce,
that should be the end of it.
Why do you keep meeting up with my son
who is finally starting his life again?
Let's go now.
- Outside.
- Let go!
I told you to quit your work,
to stay home and be his mother.
Instead, you let others take care of him
and because of that,
my grandson was killed
by a brick from the sky!
My son had finally moved on
and set a date to get remarried.
And you even managed to ruin that!
This is why you don't let just anyone
into your family.
You know, I didn't like you
from the start!
- Ma'am, please calm down.
- You brought misfortune to our family!
You're the one who should be dead!
Keep it up and you could get
arrested for obstructing official duties.
What the hell did we do so wrong?
- Ma'am, please calm down.
- Eun-seok, you did this.
Ma'am please come this way.
- Miss Joo, hey.
- What?
Did you hear? Judge Sim's mother-in-law
Huh? What are you talking about?
I just heard. She made a scene downstairs.
Did you know?
I was shocked to hear
Judge Sim was married.
Anyway, her mother-in-law
came right into the lobby
- and she slapped Judge Sim.
- What?
She was talking about divorce
and whatnot. It was really a mess.
Is Judge Sim okay now?
I don't know. Anyway,
the whole court is talking about it.
Wow, she did such a great job
at the trial and now this mess. Hey.
She's out of the office all day
because of a seminar.
Eun-seok.
I don't want to hear it. Please go.
I'm sorry for what my mom did.
I'll make sure it won't happen again.
How's that?
How will you do that?
It's not the first time.
The problem is not with your mother.
It's with you.
Why
Why
does your concern
make me miserable?
Don't ever come back.
I never want to see you again, please.
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