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Cold Lawyer meets his first love | Law and the City Ep 1 Recap
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Jul 6, 2025
Cold Lawyer meets his first love | Law and the City Ep 1 Recap #leejongsuk #kdrama #moonkayoung
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The first episode of Law and the City
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opens with a calm, almost mechanical
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start to the day. We meet Anju Haiang,
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played by Lie Jong Suk, a lawyer who
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follows routine like clockwork. He's not
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the loud, dramatic kind. He's neat,
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punctual, focused, and good at what he
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does. He shows up at work on time, sits
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at his desk, and gets straight into his
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tasks. He doesn't waste time chatting or
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complaining. For Ju Haiong, law is not
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about justice or passion. It's about
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logic, structure, and doing a clean job.
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On his way to court, he spots a young,
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nervous rookie lawyer watching a legal
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drama on his phone. The junior is
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quietly mouththing the lines, mimicking
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the actor's intense delivery. Ju Hayang
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stops for a second and smiles faintly,
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remembering his early days when he used
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to believe the courtroom was a place for
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emotional battles and heartfelt
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speeches. But now, in his ninth year as
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a lawyer, he's changed completely. Once
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upon a time, he used to cry with clients
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and believe their every word. Now, he
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keeps a safe distance, doing only what's
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necessary to win the case. And if he
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loses, he simply moves on. In the
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courtroom, Ju Hayang handles the hearing
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with calm confidence, presenting his
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arguments with clarity and precision.
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The rookie watches with wide eyes,
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clearly impressed. After the session, Ju
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Hayang approaches him and offers a bit
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of advice. Not to rely on dramas for
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inspiration, but to focus on real case
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studies and books. There are no dramatic
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pauses or slow claps in real courtrooms,
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he says. Back at the law firm, we're
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introduced to the rest of the team. The
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office is buzzing with energy. Some
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lawyers are charming clients over
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coffee. Others are swamped in paperwork
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and a few are running from room to room
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with folders in hand. Despite the hectic
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pace, they all have one thing in common,
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their love for lunch. A small group of
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them, including Ju Hayong, Chong Wan,
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Mjong, Sinki, and Dong Wuk have a group
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chat where they debate every day about
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where do you lunch. On this particular
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day, the lunch talk turns emotional.
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Dongwuk is leaving the firm, having
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landed a job at another prestigious
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firm. During lunch, Ju Hayang casually
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mentions that he has a blind date later
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that evening. The group teases him,
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saying they know him too well. He'll
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probably skip it halfway through and
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show up for the farewell dinner anyway.
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Ju Hayang just smiles, not confirming or
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denying it. Later, Ju Haiong is assigned
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a case involving an assault. His client
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is a tax accountant who is visually
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impaired. The accusation is that he
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punched another man during a
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disagreement, but the client insists
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that the victim is faking it. Intrigued
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by the complexity, Ju Hayong takes the
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case. That night, his blind date turns
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out to be completely uninteresting. And
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as expected, he deletes her number
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before dinner even finishes. Just like
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his colleagues predicted, he joins the
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team for Dongwuk's farewell dinner. The
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next morning, everyone notices that Dong
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Wuk has quietly exited their group chat.
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Ju Hayang admits that he told Dong Wuk
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it would be less awkward for everyone if
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he left. On the same day, a new
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character arrives. Hiji, she's at the
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firm for a job interview, and her witty,
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clear-headed answers impress everyone,
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earning her a job on the spot. As she
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walks around meeting her new co-workers,
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she checks the lunch group chat. When
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she sees Ju Hayang's name and profile
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photo, she freezes for a moment and
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smiles knowingly. It's clear they've met
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before. Meanwhile, Ju Hayang visits his
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visually impaired client at home. He
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quietly observes the man's movements
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around the house, taking mental notes.
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Soon, while going through some housing
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records, Ju Hayang notices that the
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accused and the supposed victim once
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lived at the same address. Something
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doesn't add up. On the day of the
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hearing, before entering court, Ju
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Hayong calmly tells his client that he
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knows the truth, that the two men were
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in a relationship. The client admits it,
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saying they broke up recently, and that
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the other man staged the entire thing
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out of revenge. Ju Hayong doesn't
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respond emotionally. Instead, he focuses
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on presenting the facts in court. He
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points out that it would be extremely
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difficult for a visually impaired person
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to aim and hit someone with such
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precision. Then he subtly reveals their
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shared address. Both men start to panic,
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clearly not wanting their relationship
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exposed. But Ju Hayong spares them that
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stress. He tells the judge that the two
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were roommates having a dispute over
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money. The judge accepts this version
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and Ju Haiong wins the case. Outside,
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the client thanks him for believing in
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him. Ju Hiong simply replies that he did
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what was necessary, not out of trust,
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but because the facts made sense. That
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night, the team goes out for dinner
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again. Mjang announces that a new member
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will be joining their lunch group. Just
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then, Hiji walks in. As soon as Ju
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Hayong sees her, his expression changes.
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She looks at him too, a smile on her
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face, quiet but meaningful. There's
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clearly a history between them. The
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others at the table notice the tension
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but don't say anything. The episode ends
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on that silent moment between Ju Haiong
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and Hi Ji, hinting that the next episode
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will uncover a sheer past and perhaps
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stir up some long buried feelings.
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