Plot Analysis Summary
The season combines unconventional legal defenses, hidden investigations, personal loss, and a final pursuit of revenge through lawful exposure.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Season 1: Courtroom Entry
The season opens with a not-guilty plea and a courtroom battle. Baek Ma-ri then joins the legal team, changing the working dynamic around the cases.
Key Events
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Not Guilty Plea — A defendant pleads not guilty, beginning a court battle involving Baek Ma-ri. Characters: Baek Ma-ri
Location: Courtroom
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Courtroom Rivalry — Baek Ma-ri faces the opposing legal argument as the case develops in court. Characters: Baek Ma-ri
Location: Courtroom
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Team Formation — Baek Ma-ri joins the legal team and receives a new client assignment. Characters: Baek Ma-ri
Location: Law office
Season 1: Unusual Defenses
The legal team handles a simple case that becomes unexpectedly important and then takes on a parricide defense. A secret prison conversation adds an investigative layer.
Key Events
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Simple Case Escalates — Baek Ma-ri defends the lead lawyer while he turns a simple case into a major legal issue. Characters: Baek Ma-ri
Location: Legal office
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Prison Conversation — The lead lawyer holds a secret conversation in prison, adding an undisclosed thread to the casework.
Location: Prison
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Parricide Defense — A parricide case requires the defense to prove that the allegedly deceased father is still alive.
Location: Courtroom
Season 1: Evidence And Memory
A search of a missing painter's house produces crucial evidence after a secret meeting is observed. Baek Ma-ri also learns about the lead lawyer's past as a zealous prosecutor.
Key Events
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Painter House Search — The legal team searches the missing painter's house, witnesses a secret meeting, and finds crucial evidence.
Location: Missing painter's house
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Past Revealed — Baek Ma-ri becomes curious about the lead lawyer and listens to the story of his earlier career as a zealous prosecutor. Characters: Baek Ma-ri
Location: Law office
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Slush Fund Investigation — During his time as a prosecutor, the lead lawyer investigates a slush fund case and encounters a significant personal connection.
Location: Investigation site
Season 1: Loss And Support
The earlier slush fund investigation connects the present to a painful personal history. After witnessing a death, the lead lawyer receives comfort, and the relationship develops.
Key Events
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Witnessed Death — The lead lawyer witnesses a death and falls into despair.
Location: Unspecified location
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Emotional Consolation — A close acquaintance comforts the lead lawyer after the death, and their relationship develops.
Location: Unspecified location
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Scam Victim Assisted — Baek Ma-ri and the legal team set out to help Sa Mu-jang after he is scammed by his car dealer. Characters: Baek Ma-ri, Sa Mu-jang
Location: Legal office
Season 1: Legal Revenge
The team assists Sa Mu-jang after a car-dealer scam, but a mysterious visitor and doubts about a death renew the danger. The season culminates in a vow to seek revenge through the law and expose dark secrets.
Key Events
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Mysterious Office Visitor — A mysterious man visits the law office, creating uncertainty around the ongoing events.
Location: Law office
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Death Doubts Surface — A prosecutor develops doubts about the circumstances surrounding a death, reopening the central threat.
Location: Investigation setting
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Revenge Through Law — The lead lawyer vows revenge through lawful means and provokes an adversary into exposing dark secrets.
Location: Legal confrontation
Courts are not equally accessible to everyone and people lose trust in the judicial system. But here comes a lawyer with the best skills and a commission fee of just one dollar, committed to social justice and defending fundamental human rights. This extraordinary defense lawyer confronts blindfolded justice and highly paid opposing counsel for his clients' rights.
