Here’s what causes the rift between Lee Chae-ha (the killer’s son) and Ju Tae-seon (the victim’s son) in The Prosecutor’s Proposal, based on the evidence so far:
Key Cause
An old murder sparked everything
- Ju Tae-seon’s father was a casino mogul who was murdered about fifteen years ago. Lee Chae-ha’s father was accused of carrying out the murder—though before the trial could run its course, Chae-ha’s father committed suicide. - Because of that, Chae-ha grew up with the stigma and isolation of being “the murderer’s son,” while Tae-seon has lived with the loss and anger of being “the victim’s son.”
How that translates into a rift
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Hatred mixed with trauma Tae-seon deeply hates murderers and can barely move past the trauma surrounding his father’s death. Discovering or being reminded that Chae-ha is the son of the accused murderer brings up all those buried wounds.
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Shame, bullying & identity issues Chae-ha has suffered from public shame and personal guilt—as someone often labeled a “killer’s son.” The way others perceive him, how people treat him, and his own desire to start fresh all feed into the tension.
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Power imbalances & revenge Tae-seon sees Chae-ha as a mark of his father’s unjust death. In turn, he sometimes uses his role and influence to put Chae-ha through emotional pressure—not purely professional conflict, but personal.
If you want, I can walk you through how that rift changes over the course of the show—or where it leads.
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