Uncovering the Mystery of the Law School Murder: Who Killed SEO?

Professor Yang learns that Ki Du-seong, the same man who stabbed him, had claimed self-defense. The finale of Law School episode 16 begins with Assemblyman Ko at the police station, arrested and awaiting trial. We then jump back a few days earlier to when the group worked together to charge Ko, due to his enemies he had won over time and Judge Kang’s integrity, including dressing Sol-A as Kang Dan, which had caught up with them until last week’s reveal.

The popular legal drama Law School aired its last episode on 9 June and was well received in Korea, receiving a good rating of 6.1% nationwide. It also did well on Netflix, but there were mixed reactions to the finale. Some believe that the drama ended well, while others believe that the conclusion could have been better.

Jong-hoon meets with Hyeong-woo to convince him to work against Hyeong-su. Jong-hoon plays a voice recording and Hyeong-woo realizes that Hyeong-su is involved in a murder case. Professor Seo tries to turn around, but the assembler Ko stops him and reminds him of his family. He wonders if he knew he was looking for his son and throws up how a passenger was in Professor Seo’s car the night of the driver’s flight.

Flashbacks show Convoirman Ko sat in Professor Seo’s car and rushed him and said he was late. Things are a bit rocky when the professor leading the process, Seo Byung-ju (Ahn Nae-sang), who also contributed a lot to the school to create the mock rehearsal program, decides to take a break. Yang is actually a former prosecutor who became a professor at the school after he had the trauma of having to bring Seo, the chief prosecutor and his boss, to justice in a bribery case. Professor Yang visits Ki Du-seong in his hospital bed and Ki Du-seong again claims self-defense and shows his stab wound; he believes Lee Man-ho has himself fed.

Seo’s murder brings to mind her baby who was put in danger seven months earlier when Le came into her class and traumatized both her and her students. We look back a few months to see Seo return to Yang’s class after he made his donation and told him that he should come back to try out cases. Professor Seo’s full story — the actual driving plot for the show — is completely tied to an indifferent shrug to focus on a cliched and tired trope of bringing down the big bad chairman. The class that has re-convened for the sham trial of taking over Yang learns that meth was found in Seo’s system along with sugar, suggesting it was intentionally overdosed.

Yes, there will be backstories about the students, especially Kang Sol A and Han Joon-hwi (Kim Bum), a top student who has a connection to Seo. Some fans have also mentioned that they prefer not to know Sol A and Joon-hwi’s relationship status because Law School isn’t supposed to be romance drama at all. But most of what we’ll see will be the students trying to figure out if Yang really killed Seo or if someone else did it and why. Prosecutor Jin shows up at the hospital, and Professor Yang wonders why Lee Man-ho called him before his altercation with Ki Du-seong. He asks the prosecutor to investigate thoroughly and not be played with him. He thinks Ki Du-seong was ordered to kill Lee Man-ho.

Professor Seo grabs Lee Man-ho and tells him the reason he wanted to be Attorney General is that he can put away dirtbags like him. He seems to inject Yang’s arm until the prosecutor has time and asks why he killed Seo.

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The finale of Law School episode 16 begins with Assemblyman Ko at the police station, arrested and awaiting trial. Professor Yang learns that Ki Du-seong, the same man who stabbed him, had claimed self-defense. We then jump back a few days earlier to when the group worked together to charge Ko, due to his enemies he had won over time and Judge Kang’s integrity, including dressing Sol-A as Kang Dan, which had caught up with them until last week’s reveal.

Yes, there will be backstories about the students, especially Kang Sol A and Han Joon-hwi (Kim Bum), a top student who has a connection to Seo. Some fans have also mentioned that they prefer not to know Sol A and Joon-hwi’s relationship status because Law School isn’t supposed to be romance drama at all. But most of what we’ll see will be the students trying to uncover the truth behind Seo’s murder – if Yang really killed Seo or if someone else did it and why. Prosecutor Jin shows up at the hospital, and Professor Yang wonders why Lee Man-ho called him before his altercation with Ki Du-seong. He asks the prosecutor to investigate thoroughly and not be played with him. He thinks Ki Du-seong was ordered to kill Lee Man-ho.

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On a crisp autumn evening, the mystery of the death of Soo-Eun (SEO) Cho, a first-year law student at an elite university, has gone unsolved for nearly three years. On October 7, 2017, Cho’s lifeless body was discovered in a women’s restroom on the first floor of the law school.

The unsolved murder of Cho continues to baffle investigators even three years later. At the time, the investigation was quickly hampered due to the lack of physical evidence and lack of individuals with potential access to the restroom. The law school community was also hampered by a sudden veil of suspicion, distrust, and fear.

Now, anonymous eyewitness accounts and new evidence suggest that the murderer may have been a second-year law student who had a relationship with Cho. The individual, who is unnamed due to pending litigation, is said to have been Cho’s secret lover and was present at the law school at the time of the murder.

An anonymous individual close to Cho testified that the suspect and Cho had an altercation with another student the day prior to the murder. This statement has helped validate some of the clues provided by the university’s security cameras.

Though Cho’s murderer has yet to be identified, the hard work and persistence of the investigators, together with the cooperation of the university community, may eventually lead to the elucidation of this crime.

Despite the passage of time, the tragedy of Cho’s death continues to haunt the law school community. Solving the case may bring a sense of closure to the investigation, and allow everyone to move on with their lives.

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