Disciplinary Hearing
Soo-jae is holding the lifeless body of Jae-yi in her arms at the start of “Why Her” episode 15 when Joo-wan calls his father, blaming Soo-jae for Jae-yi’s death. Jun-hee hears from her colleagues about Soo-jae’s state while Chan waits for Soo-jae outside the operating room. ..
Doctors find a passed-out Soo-jae and rush her to the emergency room. Chan recalls his recent conversation with Yoon-sang about Soo-jae being Jae-yi’s birth mother.
Mi-rim is tense to see the fingerprint test results stating that Joo-wan, Dong-o, and Si-hyuk’s fingerprints do not match the one on Na-jung’s murder weapon. Soo-jae wakes up and tries to leave but Chan and Jun-hee come to help her.
Director Han, Assemblyman Lee, and their sons attend the funeral of Jae-yi where they have drinks with Tae-kook. Tae-kook loses his calm when he sees how the men are concerned about their personal issues and asks them to be respectful of his granddaughter’s death.
Soo-jae arrives at the funeral home to pay her respects to Jae-yi. Joo-wan blames her for the death and after he has left, Soo-jae apologizes to Jae-yi’s photograph and breaks down. Leaving the funeral home, she runs into Tae-kook. He pledges to destroy Soo-jae as he recalls signing the contract Soo-jae gave him after showing him the proof of Tae-kook being the father of Park So-young’s child. ..
Yoon Se-pil informs Baek Jin-ki about Soo-jae being Jae-yi’s mother and reveals that they had some evidence from the night of the incident at the house. Chan takes Soo-jae home where she mourns Jae-yi by herself. At TK Law Firm, Tae-kook plots how he would destroy Soo-jae but the lawyer writes a suicide note claiming to end her life.
Chan finds the note and rushes to look for Soo-jae. He realises where Soo-jae could have possibly gone and rushes to find her. Ha Il-ku informs Tae-kook about Kang Eun-seo. Tae-kook calls Il-ku out on his sloppy research while the secretary claims that he was occupied with his son’s health.
Jun-myung tells Tae-kook that Ki-taek was plotting to ruin Tae-kook’s reputation. Tae-kook asks Jun-myung to preside over a disciplinary hearing for Soo-jae in order to permanently revoke her license and disbar her. ..
Mi-rim’s desk is being checked by Il-ku’s men. Tae-kook shows her CCTV footage from when he took her DNA samples from his leftover food. After their argument, Tae-kook confidently gives away his fingerprint to Mi-rim which she willingly accepts. ..
Chan rushes to the same dock he was with Soo-jae in the past, hoping to find the lawyer. Jun-hee is going through her old belongings from when Eun-seo was brought to the hospital 10 years ago and finds Na-jung’s jacket - the one she was brought in wearing. ..
Chan finds Soo-jae trying to drown herself in the ocean so he forcefully drags her out as she breaks down sobbing.
Chan comforts herself when she blames herself for Jae-yi’s death, as he shares his guilt with Na-jung’s death. He promises to stay by Soo-jae till the end and holds on to her. News reports are airing reports of Jin-ki’s bribery case from years ago, as he calls Tae-kook to seek help. ..
Law firm exploits disciplinary hearing to attack accuser. Jin-ki and Se-pil discuss Tae-kook’s next move against accuser. At TK Law Firm, Joo-wan hands out documents to prove accuser’s violations in order to help Jun-myung’s case against accuser while Tae-kook asks him to do all he can. ..
Il-ku barges into Tae-kook’s office with some documents. The legal clinic is talking about Na-jung’s case and Soo-jae’s hearing as Soo-jae walks in with added determination asking them if she has got this.
Tae-kook is back home as he brushes through the CCTV footage from his secret room without noticing any anomalies. He goes to the chamber and tries to calm down by listening to classical music.
The next day, Soo-jae is at her hearing with Mi-rim representing her. Soo-jae recalls the time when Tae-kook called her a dog asking her to stay humble with what she had. Meanwhile, Baek Jin-ki too has his initial hearing for his bribery case.
The lawyer, Soo-jae, is found not guilty of all the charges against her at Jun-myung’s hearing. The case opens with Jun-myung accusing Soo-jae of multiple violations in recent cases like the Hansu Bio gas leak case but the lawyer is found not guilty of the claims made against her.
Prosecutors in Jin-ki’s trial find Tae-kook as a witness and the law firm owner rats Jin-ki out and claims that he was responsible for taking the bribe as the Minister of Justice. This is because a flashback shows Il-ku informing Tae-kook about Jin-ki’s relationship with the true rape victim – Eun-seo.
Tae-kook, the father of Jin-ki, continues to reveal details about the Na-jung murder case and lies about the incident claiming that Jin-ki was spreading false rumours against Tae-kook, his son and their friends. Tae-kook has been caught in a web of deceit and is now facing possible prosecution. ..
Jin-ki tries to defend himself, saying that the evidence proving the allegations was arriving, but Se-pil enters the room gesturing that the evidence did not reveal anything. At Soo-jae’s trial, Jun-myung brings out her connection and past relationship with Assemblyman An Kang-won that prompted her to threaten Soo-young and eventually force her to commit suicide. ..
Mi-rim requests a recess and the case is moved to a second hearing the following day. After the hearing, news reports are against Soo-jae. The evil trio of Tae-kook, Seung-beom and In-soo gather together and discuss the Yoon Se-pil merger.
The legal team is waiting for news as Soo-jae stares at her phone. That night, Tae-kook meets Il-ku who has just lost his son and asks the secretary to take the fall on his behalf for the murder of Na-jung as well as the sexual assault of Eun-seo.
The next day, Legal Clinic members join Soo-jae to her hearing. Meanwhile, Hansu Group publicly cancels their merger with SP Partners blaming Yoon Se-pil for fraud. Tae-kook is in his office watching Soo-jae’s trial.
The case begins with the murder of Soo-young, which was caused by a personal relationship between her and her ex-boyfriend, Kang-won. Soo-jae presents evidence that she was in a relationship with Tae-kook at the time of the murder, and that she was carrying his child. She leaves everyone in shock by blaming Tae-kook for the crime.
The Episode Review
The show does a good job at highlighting how women feel when they lose their children. Seo Hyun-jin’s impeccable acting skills are to thank for that.
In this episode, Chan is a wall for Soo-jae. He allows her to mourn, but he also holds her up when she has given up. Hwang In-yeop is an amazing actor and this is the first time I am seeing something so intense from him. I wish he will get bigger main lead roles in the future that show us his true potential.
In the next episode, Joo-wan and Tae-kook will suffer slowly and painfully for their audacity in blaming Soo-jae when it was their wife that lost her and it was their father that revealed her maternity to Soo-jae. Both Joo-wan and Tae-kook need to suffer for their actions in this episode.
