The Strife of the Three Brothers
In the fourth episode of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, the three brothers are due to split the land but they can’t agree on how to divide it. The memorandum looks like it could have problems. ..
The land is worth a lot of money and 2.26 billion in taxes are looming over the final bill. Unfortunately, the two eldest brothers manage to pressure their youngest, Dong-Sam, into being left with 260 million won in debt while they make off with a cool 5 and 3 billion respectively. ..
This guy is Dong Geu-ra-mi’s father and with Young-Woo no longer an attorney, he has decided to stop working on the case. Gue-Ra-Mi enlistes her friend’s help to try and stop the injustice. Together with Young-Woo’s father, they head off to grab the memorandum together.
This ordeal includes a big road trip to Ganghwa-Do, Driven by Woo’s father Gwang-Ho. Now, Young-Woo is being bullied back at school, including the kids playing awful pranks on her during a game of “I’m sorry.”
It was here that Geu-Ra-Mi decided to help out Young-Woo. Since then, Young-Woo has stuck to her, admitting she feels safe with the school misfit.
In the present, the trio head off to Ganghwa-Do where Young-Woo confirms that the memorandum is very disadvantageous for Dong-Sam and things don’t look good. The thing is, Young-Woo knows the law and, in particular, how the inheritance law states that all children should receive equal amounts of inheritance regardless of age and gender.
Dong-Il has lied about this, so it falls under the category of deception. In other words, it’s a fraud. The only solution is for Dong-Sam to sue his brothers. ..
Geu-Ra-Mi heads off to try and find Jun-Ho, needing his legal counsel on the matter. Thanks to Young-Woo’s instructions, she heads over to the “tall and good looking” one, but ends up talking to the wrong person. It’s a pretty humorous scene, eventually leading to Geu-Ra-Mi finding the right guy and, subsequently, Myeong-Seok.
Myeong-Seok, a senior member of the South Korean presidential election campaign, does not believe Dong-Sam will win and admits that his chances are slim. Not only that but he’s wondering just how they’re going to prove it’s a deception.
Given that Myeong-Seok hasn’t yet processed Young-Woo’s resignation, Jun-Ho decides she should handle it herself while he oversees it as a senior Attorney. Jun-Ho tries to talk to Young-Woo, claiming he’s left a gift on her desk. Only… it turns out she’s already thrown it away!
In court, the two brothers stick together and oust Dong-Sam, turning against him and profiting all the same. Without proof that this is an outright deception, there’s not much they can do… or is there? Dong-Sam may have been dishonest with his brothers, but was he really the only one at fault? ..
It turns out that Dong-Sam’s neighbour, Jin-Hyeok, is a very eavesdropper and moreover, he actually did hear what they were saying. Well, I say eavesdropping, he actually writes it off as him retying his shoelaces!
Jun-Ho and Geu-Ra-Mi take Young-Woo to see a sunset together. It’s a beautiful sentiment and you can tell he really cares for her. Jun-Ho broaches why she’s decided to quit. Young-Woo believes she’s the weak link. But for Jun-Ho, he reveals that he wants to have an attorney like her next to him so that they can work together better.
The next day at court, Jin-hyeok takes the stand but he tells them all that he couldn’t hear anything from inside. It would appear that he may have been paid off, especially if the two brothers smirking at one another is anything to go by. ..
After a particularly heated family argument later that night with Dong-Sam and Geu-Ra-Mi both sustaining injuries, Young-Woo decides to use this in the case. Now, because of this, Young-Woo finds a loophole in that Dong-Sam can actually cancel the gift contract because of this assault.
Jun-Ho and Yung-Woo’s plan worked perfectly. Jun-Ho got Yung-Woo a gift, this time a painting of a whale. Yung-Woo’s face lit up and Jun-Ho was very happy. ..
The brothers Dong-Sam and Dong-Jin decide to divide the money equally between them after paying back the tax. This will result in each brother getting 2 billion won.
After the press conference, Young-Woo has a renewed vigor and will to work again. However, as she dances about her office, we cut back several months to see those moments of Mss Han showing up at Gwang-Ho’s door. She wants him to send her over to Hanbada Law Firm. And as she drives home, Han comments how she looks like her mother. ..
The Episode Review
Attorney Woo returns with another good episode, this time slowing down slightly to focus on a case that’s close to home for Young-Woo. It makes for a pretty compelling watch overall, and the series has done well so far to keep things intriguing with these different cases.
Some law dramas can get bogged down in the nitty gritty details and complexities of law and financial issues, which can make them difficult to understand. ..
Attorney Woo has been a great characterisation so far. I like that there is some light wisps of romance in the air between her and Jun-Ho, which is super cute. I hope that the show explores that further and breaks down barriers, leaning into this further.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo has been a very enjoyable series thus far and the ending certainly leaves the door wide open for an intriguing double-bill to come next week.
