At the hearing, Soo-jae alleges that Tae-kook planned everything out with Park Soo-young to help Lee In-soo with the help of voice recordings from Han Ki-taek and Soo-young herself. Joo-wan lashes out at her mid-hearing when Mi-rim plays a voice recording between In-soo and Tae-kook proving Soo-jae right.
The representatives of Tae-kook’s defense team continue to ask for more evidence and Soo-jae plays the recording of Tae-kook pushing Soo-young off the TK Law Firm rooftop. Ha Il-ku enters the hearing room and speaks on Soo-jae’s behalf by promising evidence to prove her innocence.
The recording Soo-jae is playing in court comes from Il-ku who recorded the scene as leverage against Tae-kook. The Bar Association as well as the rest of the world is shaken by the evidence and Tae-kook is left numb. He watches Il-ku take the witness stand and reveal the truth about all the cases he has helped Tae-kook with.
Lawyer Il-ku found a resignation letter and note from his employee, Yoon-sang, confessing that he had shared confidential files with Soo-jae from another law firm. At his office, Yoon-sang reveals that it was him who shared the files with Soo-jae. ..
Tae-kook is shocked and asks Yoon-sang to get away from him. At the hearing, a helpless Joo-wan reveals how Soo-jae had used Jeon Na-jung’s murder case to her benefit. The bar association judges discuss Tae-kook’s involvement in the case and Soo-jae asks to take the blame.
Chan walks to the witness stand and introduces himself as Jun-myung. He praises Soo-jae for supporting him till the end and blamed the police and the prosecutor – Jun-myung for wrongfully acquitting him despite his innocence.
In a bombshell development, Soo-jae and the legal clinic have confirmed that Soo-jae is innocent of the murder of Na-jung. The bar association has asked Mi-rim if the third set of fingerprints on the murder weapon were ever analyzed. Mi-rim reveals that the fingerprints belonged to Tae-kook. In an attempt to protect his father, Joo-wan claims that he and his friends – Dong-o and Si-hyuk – killed Na-jung.
Soo-jae tells the court that Na-jung was still alive when Tae-kook arrived at the scene and it was him that killed her. She asks to invite Il-ku as her witness who provides a video from the night showing Tae-kook in front of Na-jung’s dead body.
Il-ku provides more evidence in the form of a blood-stained handkerchief used by Tae-kook to blame him for the murder. Il-ku narrates the entire incident where Tae-kook asked Il-ku to frame Dong-go. He apologises to Chan (Dong-go) for his actions. Baek Jin-ki sends a text to Tae-kook reminding him of the night of the incident.
Yoon Se-pil, the CEO of Hansu Group, held a press conference to reveal the rape and accident of Eun-seo from 10 years ago and publicly blames Joo-wan, Dong-o and Si-hyuk thereby using the event as leverage to terminate his contract with Hansu Group. This action destroyed the trio and Yoon Se-pil is now seeking revenge.
At her hearing, Soo-jae blames the Bar Association for being manipulated by Tae-kook and siding with him. She agrees to accept any decision made against her and asks for a verdict. The Bar Association presided by Min-joo prove Soo-jae not guilty and blame Tae-kook for the multiple crimes.
Soo-jae and the legal clinic leave the courtroom after Na-jung’s hearing. Soon-ok visits Chan to thank him for his help in getting Na-jung justice. Tae-kook is shattered and Joo-wan visits his father to ask about Na-jung’s death. ..
In a press conference, Hee-young and Young-bae both accept the claims against In-soo and Seung-bom with evidence. They blame Joo-wan for their actions but the son lashes out at Tae-kook blaming him for every decision he ever made.
The next day, Tae-kook gets a fresh shave from his barber and approaches TK Law Firm when he gets a text from the Police Chief about his arrest.
As Tae-kook enters the firm, he notices that all his staff were leaving their desks and emptying their cabins as they gossiped about him. That night, Soo-jae is relieved as she and Chan celebrate their success.
Tae-kook has lost everything and starts to consume alcohol and pills. He calls Soo-jae to tell her how he had lost and passes out on the call. Soo-jae calls the paramedics and sends them over to TK Law Firm where Joo-wan finds his father lifeless. ..
On the day after the tragic stabbing of Chairman Han Seung-beom and Assemblyman Lee In-soo, both men disassociate themselves from Tae-kook. Han blames Tae-kook for the attack while In-soo seeks forgiveness from the people on the streets. This act of repentance is a sign of hope for the future and shows that even in difficult times, people can still come together to help one another.
Joo-wan, the son of the TK Law Firm’s founder, sobs in his father’s cabin after learning of his father’s death. Soo-jae, the lawyer representing Jin-ki for the bribery case against him, is able to generate some sympathy for him based on his contribution to exposing Tae-kook. ..
Six months have passed since Jin-ki’s arrest, and Soo-jae has finally met with Yoon Se-pil to catch up. Se-pil reveals that Eun-seo is having a hard time coping with Jin-ki in prison, but she is holding on. ..
She tells him that it is now that she is truly happy for the first time in her life. She is still a professor at Seojung University and she runs a small law firm. The first-year Law students are now in the second-year class with Soo-jae. ..
She is late for her class yet again, but when she finally arrives in the final minutes of class, she offers the students advice on how to be lawyers in the real world. She then announces that Gang-ja has won the scholarship from Year 1.
Soo-jae leaves the University and it starts raining. Just as she is about to dash into the rain, Chan appears from behind her and takes her into his umbrella. The two walk together arm in arm. ..
The Episode Review
The show has been a wild ride and it was all Seo Hyun-jin playing the main lead. She carries the show through and through. Despite having a small hiccup in the last episode, she is able to pick herself back up.
The show is a great romantic comedy that does not need a main plot to keep the romance alive.
The case unfolding was a thrilling ride with Soo-jae and Il-ku ganging up on Tae-kook and finally bringing him down. Tae-kook was indeed a coward because he just gave up eventually; I don’t think he would have had it any other way. He wanted to live at the top and he died at the top of his Law Firm.
