A Public Prosecutor and a Teacher

A female teacher gives shelter to an escaped convict, but her husband, misconstruing her intentions, reacts violently and accidentally stabs himself to death in the process. The teacher is charged with her husband's murder, but fortunately the prosecutor on the case is a former student of hers, of whom she had taken painstaking care when she was working at an elementary school.

Cast

Lee Young-ae

as Yang-chun Choi, teacher

Kim Dong-min

as Disciple, future prosecutor

Lee Up-dong

as Jang-son Min - the Prosecutor

Shin Young-kyun

as Lawyer

Wung Jeong

as Sang-tae Park - the Husband

Han-yeong Choe

as Doctor

Ga-seol Nam

as Dong Li, neighbor woman

Il-seung O

as Detective

Lee Jong-cheol

as Detective

Sang-ok Park

as Detective

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