Pro Bono Episode 3 Recap: Da-wit Takes on His Most Challenging Case

In Pro Bono episode 3, which aired on December 13th. Viewers watched Jung Kyung-ho’s character face an impossible legal battle. His team received a request that shocked everyone at the law firm.

Park Ki-ppeum, played by So Joo-yeon, started falling for Kang Da-wit. The feelings came after watching him win a pet custody case. He looked confident while defending his client’s dog Byeol-i. His words, “I’ll protect you,” made her heart flutter. She thought her obsessive personality was showing up again.

The show revealed Park Ki-ppeum’s backstory, too. She became a lawyer after attending court as a child. The judge’s words felt like magic spells from Harry Potter. That experience changed her life completely.

However, reality didn’t match her expectations. Working at the firm felt different from what she imagined.

Kang Da-wit wanted the pro bono team to focus on profitable cases. He suggested taking on a big international patent lawsuit. The case involved billions of won. He believed making money would help poor people indirectly. His logic was simple – when firms earn more, society benefits overall.

Yoo Nan-hee disagreed strongly with his approach. She called him out for denying the purpose of public interest law. Park Ki-ppeum also challenged his views. She explained that some people keep losing no matter how hard they fight.

Those are exactly the clients who need pro bono help. This didn’t convince Kang Da-wit right away. He questioned whether they understood real poverty.

Park Ki-ppeum took him to a queer festival. She wanted to show him what public interest work actually means. Nobody visited their booth at first. Then she decided to give Kang Da-wit a complete makeover.

He wore rainbow accessories and colorful clothes. People started recognizing him and wanted pictures. He pretended to be annoyed but seemed to enjoy the attention.

The Case That Changed Everything

A paralyzed child named Kim Kang-hoon visited the office unexpectedly. His request left everyone speechless in the Pro Bono episode 3. He wanted to sue God for being born with his condition. The boy believed his life was pure suffering. Being born paralyzed felt like a punishment to him.

Kang Da-wit initially refused the case. He thought the request made no legal sense. How could anyone sue God in court? The whole team agreed it seemed impossible. Park Ki-ppeum felt differently, though. She wanted to find a way to help him somehow.

The boy’s mother added another layer of complexity. She was only 16 when she gave birth. Depression made her struggle with parenting. Yoo Nan-hee witnessed her slapping Kang-hoon. She threatened to call the police for child abuse. The boy stopped her quickly. He had nowhere else to go besides home.

His backstory revealed troubling details about his birth. The teenage mother wanted an abortion originally. Woongsan Hospital refused to help her properly. They connected her through a welfare foundation.

The hospital never conducted thorough medical examinations. Her alcoholism and malnutrition affected the baby’s development.

Kang Da-wit started investigating the hospital’s practices. He discovered something suspicious about their abortion rates. Woongsan Hospital performed 91% fewer abortions than similar facilities.

The reason became clear after more digging. The Woongsan Group chairman participated in anti-abortion movements. His religious beliefs influenced hospital policies directly.

Taking Down a Conglomerate Chairman

The pro bono team decided to sue the hospital first. They argued the hospital forced an unwanted birth. Medical records from ten years ago mysteriously disappeared. This made building their case much harder.

Internal documents showed doctors faced pressure about abortions. Anyone not following unofficial policies eventually left the hospital.

The first trial didn’t go their way. A blind judge presided over the case. His ruling focused on philosophical questions about life itself. He stated that claiming non-existence would be better than denying human dignity.

The court couldn’t accept that someone’s birth equals damage. They lost the initial lawsuit completely.

Kang Da-wit refused to accept defeat. He promised they would win on appeal. His confidence surprised everyone at the firm. Then he made an unexpected move that escalated everything. He announced plans to sue Chairman Choi Woong-san personally in the Pro Bono episode 3 continuation.

The opposing lawyer immediately objected to this strategy. Yoo Nan-hee sighed at Kang Da-wit’s dramatic approach. She called him a show-off under her breath. Hwang Jun-woo looked impressed by the bold move instead. He wanted to learn these courtroom tactics.

Meanwhile, another storyline developed around Yoo Jae-beom’s mysterious appearance. This person claimed to be Kang Da-wit’s childhood friend. Investigation revealed he returned from Cambodia a year ago.

He used a forged passport to enter Korea. Phone records showed multiple calls to Kang Da-wit’s old judge’s office.

Kang Da-wit denied ever speaking with him. Then he remembered someone named Kim Joo-seob calling repeatedly. Something felt wrong about this whole situation. Why did Yoo Jae-beom know so much about his personal life? Where did he get detailed background information from?

Oh Jeong-in brushed off Kang Da-wit’s concerns coldly. She reminded him that O&Partners employs over a thousand lawyers. Former Supreme Court justices and prosecutors work there.

Even famous journalists take salaries from the firm. She claimed the company represents Korea itself. Individual employee problems didn’t interest her much.

Park Ki-ppeum invited everyone to her parents’ bakery afterward. She wanted to lift team spirits after the difficult trial. Kang Da-wit learned that her parents are hearing impaired.

He felt guilty about his earlier harsh words. A taxi driver he had met before turned out to be her father.

The episode ended with Kang Da-wit preparing for the appeal. He looked determined to win at any cost. His approach to public interest law started changing gradually. Maybe helping people mattered more than he initially thought.

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