The Sins Of A Father
Episode 6 of Juvenile Justice begins with a brand new case to tackle. At Moonkwang High School, numerous teachers and students are charged with an Exam Paper leak. The school is in an uproar as they scramble to find the perpetrator. ..
According to reports, Won-Jung’s son is a student at the school in question and it seems that he may be involved in the case. This information was revealed in last episode’s phone call and it seems as if he is directly involved. ..
Won-Jung is angry when he returns home from work. He’s been assigned the case to spearhead, but he’s learning his son is part of this whole scandal and he can’t help but question his morals and his duty. Because of this confession, Won-Jung is unable to stay quiet and cover up what he’s done.
Sin-U, a senior now, is put in a very difficult position by Won-Jung. Eventually, he turns and walks away from his wife, leaving her howling in sadness. ..
According to Eun-Seok, 5 years ago something happened that caused her to “die” and she’s supposed to be in therapy. When Eun-Seok heads inside, she slumps to the ground, breathing heavily.
The judges decide that they will only be able to handle 17 of the 21 kids. They are not able to find a way to handle the other three.
Kang warns that this is a very different case than what they’ve grown accustomed to. Given the gravity of the situation and the influence their parents have, this could turn very ugly, very quickly. ..
The judges begin to sift through the numerous documents and begin piecing everything together. Kang is overwhelmed with stress, and he even lashes out at Sin-U, telling him if he wants to end his own life he should do it and not drag him down too, given he’s innocent in all this.
Kang has announced that he is running for president, and many are wondering if this is a way to clear his name. The Liberty party has already called out Kang as their candidate, and it seems like this will be his last case.
Sin-U takes his father’s words to heart and steps out in front of traffic. Won-Jung is shocked, and his own words – egging his son on to end his life – hammer home.
Sin-U has always been a difficult person to work with, and Jung has found it hard to get along with him. He berates Sin-U in front of his brother, and fails to show him proper brotherly love. These incidents have led Jung to make this choice.
Sin-u is getting by on 3 hours sleep for months, despite all that. Won-Jung never acknowledged him. And now, looking through the text messages while Sin-U’s life hangs in the balance, it hits home just how much he hasn’t been there for him.
Kang makes a big decision and sits down with Assemblyman Eom, deciding to drop out of the election. He reveals all about his son and how he’s part of the case. “So what?” Is Eom’s reply. Eom wants him to keep running and to cover all of this up.
If he tells the truth, a whole world of issues will come down on him, the family, the court, and everyone else involved. Eom likens this to a battle of survival and implores him to do everything he can to protect his son.
Meanwhile, Eun-Seok starts the court proceedings, with various students and teachers talking about the exam paper scandal.
With the school dropping out of the top 5 best in the country and acceptance rates dwindling, many students are turning to online resources to find information on how to get into the best schools.
With Won-Jung now compromised and doing what he can to protect his son from being found out, both Eun-Seok and Tae-Ju learn that the prosecution witnesses are not being allowed to testify.
Eun-Seok is shocked when Won-Jung announces his decision. This is significant because it’s a picture of the group and it seems like he’s destroyed the court’s integrity. ..
Eun-Seok is convinced that Kang is an impartial judge, but she begins to have second thoughts when one of the students claims there may be others involved that haven’t been caught. Eun-Seok decides to enlist Tae-Ju’s help in order to get to the bottom of this.
This student heard one of the teachers boasting about there being 24 students involved, but only 21 have been caught. This leaves 3 unaccounted for.
Han Ji-Won, the English teacher at the school, is a key witness in this case. It seems that six of the students got an easy question wrong, each inputting the same nonsensical answer.
The questions on the exam were changed after it was revealed that one of them was actually a fake. This should make it easier to track down the missing kids, as they likely left before things got hairy.
Eun-Seok and Tae-Ju are following up this lead and encourage them to stop crossing the line. Sin-U continues down this line of inquiry and calls out Eun-Seok.
She realizes that Kang’s stress and Sin-U being in hospital point toward Kang’s son being involved. Eun-Seok is on to him now and as she calls him out, the episode comes to a close.
The Episode Review
Kang’s political career is going up in smoke because of Eun-Seok’s tenacity and clever wits in finding out the truth about Sin-U. If Kang had actually kept his cool then he may not have aroused such suspicion but alas, that’s not the case.
With Won-Jung now realizing he’s in the thick of it, the case is blown wide open and it’ll be interesting to see how this conflict of interest is actually tackled for the rest of the season. ..
This is a big case and with high ranking officials involved, it remains to be seen exactly how this one is going to end. Will Kang manage to save face by the end? Or is he going down with his son?
