▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁pro - b ono ▁case ▁involving ▁a ▁four teen - year - old ▁Korean ▁boy ▁accused ▁of ▁murder . ▁Upon ▁investig ating ▁the ▁case , ▁he ▁meets ▁Mike ▁Ju hn , ▁a ▁street ▁level ▁M ob ster ▁from ▁Fl ushing . ▁The ▁two ▁try ▁to ▁use ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁clim b ▁their ▁respective ▁l add ers . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁starts ▁by ▁showing ▁the ▁city ▁streets ▁of ▁Korea - T own ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁then ▁goes ▁straight ▁into ▁a ▁room ▁sal on . ▁Korean ▁M ob ster ▁Jin ▁Ho ▁Ch un ▁( J un - ho ▁Je ong ) ▁runs ▁the ▁place ▁as ▁a ▁money ▁la under er ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁ma f ia . ▁Ch un ▁makes ▁sure ▁the ▁room ▁sal on ▁is ▁running ▁smooth ly ▁by ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁customers . ▁ ▁His ▁mist ress , ▁So ok ▁He e ▁( J ane ▁Kim ), ▁makes ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁while ▁entertain ing ▁some ▁VI P ▁customers . ▁Ch un ▁then ▁gra bs ▁a ▁bag ▁full ▁of ▁c ash ▁and ▁makes ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁his ▁car . ▁As ▁Ch un ▁begins ▁to ▁drive ▁off , ▁another ▁car ▁blocks ▁his ▁way , ▁and ▁he ▁gets ▁shot ▁to ▁death ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁his ▁car . ▁ ▁An ▁am bit ious ▁young ▁lawyer ▁is ▁introduced , ▁John ▁Kim ▁( John ▁Cho ) ▁who ▁has ▁just ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁case ▁that ▁could ▁push ▁him ▁up ▁the ▁lad der ▁to ▁becoming ▁partner ▁at ▁his ▁law ▁firm