But from its opening with a troubled young boy wielding a huge blade and about to dismember a little girl into pieces, this was going to be more serious that I thought! Then come to find out that this boy, who because he was underage at the time he did his killing, had his slate wiped clean when he became an adult...and grew up into the titular main character!
Yoko Kusakabe (Becky) is already nervous to apply for the job as paralegal, but she finds she's the only person who showed up and is hired immediately. She doesn't know WHY she's the only one who cares to work with this guy, but once in court, she is to find that this man, Reiji Mikoshiba (Kaname) is a ruthless lawyer who has no problem using cruel tactics to win his cases.
In the first case Yoko sees, Mikoshiba is lambasting a woman suing for the death of her son- she claims he was bullied and therefore took his life, but Mikoshiba alleges that it was her dominating expectations of him that put so much pressure on him that he took his life.
Yoko is shocked to see such heartless methods, but since he wins the case, she cannot complain.
Yoko's best friend Asumi (the pretty Lee Hyun Ri) is an investigative journalist who keeps a keen eye on Mikoshiba's court cases, and, one night when they are looking a a site that list juvenile offenders, they recognize the young Mikoshiba as the child killer.
Yoko is torn between exposing Mikoshiba and supporting him while he is on the case of an abused girl, and in time wonders if there should be a space where one can atone for crimes of the past, no matter how horrible they might be.
Not all see it Yoko's way. Asumi, of course, wants to use the information to publish a great scoop on the former child killer, and in the courts, Mikoshiba has an adversary in Kyohei Misaki (Kanji Tsuda) , a straight-arrow prosecutor who feels that no one should be above the law and that every crime must be met with strict punishment.
He already disapproves of Mikoshiba's unscrupulous methods in the courtroom, and when he finds out this man is the former "Dead Body Deliverer", he makes it his MISSION to drive him out.
So far a very gripping drama, and very interesting to see Becky in a more serious role for a change. I know that she had some kind of scandal recently, is this drama before or after it? in any case, a good comeback for her.
And poor Jun Kaname- He never quite made it as a "leading man' type, and in later years instead, became the "good looking guy who was actually a bad guy" like his villainous role in Okiegami Kyoko no Biboroku...now we see he's embraced the stereotype and made himself a character that 's both a bad guy and one you support...
Posed by zdorama@zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
