(Episode 4)
Chae-Ohk!
What are you doing?
The commander hasn't issued any orders yet...
so how dare you do this?
I already turned in my badge
I'll stay at the inn at Jang-tong bridge
Please come tell me when I'm relocated
I will go to that government office right away
Are you really...
Chae-Ohk... Don't do this...
I understand that you are upset with the commander
but is this the first time?
He does that because he's concerned for us
Why are you doing this?
Chae-Ohk... Chae-Ohk!
Chae-Ohk!
Aren't we inseparable partners?
Without you, how can I catch all of those criminals?
Chae-Ohk, don't do this
The commander will...
lighten up soon, OK?
The commander approved this
Chae-Ohk...
Second to my wife, you're the one I hold dear like my own blood
For my sake...
Even for my sake...
Please change your mind
You were...
like an older brother and a father to me
I'll never forget the debt I owe you
Are you really leaving?
OK, I understand
Then don't go to the inn...
and come to my house instead
Eat at least one hot meal before you go
That way, my heart will be at ease
Please don't do this
It was hard for me to take this step
Chae-Ohk...
Chae-Ohk!
My goodness!
She's only a servant girl...
and she's so arrogant
Foolish girl
It's all for the better
Go and meet a good man who matches your status and class
What did you say?
Why don't you just burn her in a furnace and send her away!
Well, with the help of Chae-Ohk...
you became an officer...
I guess you'll miss her
That jerk!
If she wishes to leave...
then I don't want to stop her
My lord...
Where will you send Chae-Ohk?
To a government stable to clean up after cows and pigs?
Or send her as a dancing girl
so she can undo her clothes?
Her leaving or not is in your hands
Is she not a servant girl for the Police Bureau?
I don't want to hear it!
Her heart has already left
Chae-Ohk can't live anywhere but the Left Police Bureau...
You know that very well too, my lord!
Before you're my subordinate...
you're no different from a younger sister
I don't want to sacrifice you
to achieve my dream
Chae-Ohk
When I want you to take only one step...
you take two steps
Why can you not see...
that such a small step...
is the difference between life and death?
Do you know that leaving the Police Bureau is also ending things with me?
This is the Left Police Bureau
Being a damo...
will not be as easy as...
being a kitchen girl or a maid
Will you be able to endure it?
If you're there...
what wouldn't I be able to endure?
Prison guard! Prison guard!
I said I wanted to see the Police Chief!
We're the victims of the counterfeit money...
Is it fair to just imprison a commoner like this?!
You scoundrel!
Shut up! I said I'm innocent!
Tell that to the Police Chief! How dare you!
If you complain one more time...
I'll cut out your tongue
You wicked jerks!
Devil!
Are you all right?
Wait and see
Someday I'll cut off all the police's heads!
You scoundrel!
Tell us honestly!
Where did you get these coins?
I earned it from selling shoes
I...
I did not know they were counterfeit
Don't give any poor excuses anymore
You will be sentenced to death
for using counterfeit coins
Admit it
If you admit it...
at least you can save your life
I... truly do not know...
Who do we have here?
What are you doing here, Commander Hwangbo?
The Left Police Bureau is in charge
of the entire counterfeit money case
Why are you interrogating that man here?
A new Royal law states any suspect using counterfeit coins
must be interrogated on the spot regardless of the police station
Are you saying that the man in charge of
the investigation hasn't heard of this yet?
At this rate...
how will you uproot the counterfeiter gang?
My lord, this man has passed out
Move him to the execution area
Cut off his head and dispose of him!
Yes, my lord!
What is the meaning of this?
Stop this immediately!
For a beheading...
the case must be investigated three times
What is the meaning of this?
I heard the law to interrogate anyone circulating counterfeits...
but I did not hear the order to decapitate
the head of an innocent man who unknowingly used them
You are correct...
but that man...
has already been sentenced to punishment
But he's innocent
Reconsider!
I already...
gave the order
You hopeless fool
A market can be robbed by a single thief's blade but...
the blade of an unjust magistrate
kills hundreds and thousands of people!
Since you are so blind...
I worry for the people
Father!
Please do not worry about it
At the Left Police Bureau...
you have the great Commander Hwangbo who's better than 100 men combined
The affairs of the officers and the people...
are none of your concern
You fool!
You sarcastic fool
Why is it that you are only cruel to me?
I've come this far without any of your help
I don't want your praise. However...
do not scold me either!
There is more to life than rising through the ranks
The sooner you step down and resign...
the better it will be...
Father!
Let's go
He's a reckless man
How is the investigation?
We have not found the molds or the forge
We have the whorehouse owner, Noh Gak-Chool
and examined his merchant transactions
but there is nothing suspicious pertaining to counterfeit money
There is no hard evidence...
and no confession?
Other than him using counterfeit coins...
there is a lot of uncertainty
This is a big problem
The sacrifices of innocent citizens are piling up
I'm going to visit my superior...
so come up with a solution
Yes, sir
Let's first drop by the inn at Jang-Tong bridge
I told you I already paid for the drink
so let's just relax
Why are you doing this?
Did someone ask you to pay for the meal?
Inn keeper!
What's the matter?
It seems like you haven't found your relative's house yet
We'll ask around if anyone has heard anything...
so until then, we'll look after her
They say in Hansung, you could get mugged in broad daylight
what would happen if someone assaulted your pretty daughter?
Why are you doing this?
I'll give you the money for the drink
so please go away
What the heck is this?!
Are you insulting our goodwill?!
Please stop it!
My business
will suffer!
Dangit!
Do you really wanna be put out of business?!
What are you doing?! Get over here!
Please don't do this!
Please stop this
Why you...!
If you keep harassing us, I'll call the police!
OK
Call them! Call them!
We and the Police Chief are like brothers!
Did you know?!
Hong-Kyoon! Hong-Kyoon!
Yes!
Hurry to the police station
and bring some officers
Huh? If you go, I'll kill you!
Get going!
See what happens if you go!
I'll set this inn on fire!
Sister!
Please help us!
You're with the police!
Sister!
Please save us!
My husband died and we have
no money so we're just trying to find my uncle!
Please
I'm sorry but...
I'm no longer with the police
Just this once! Didn't you say you were from the police?
Hey, idiot!
Would a tea-serving damo be drinking in the afternoon?
You fool!
We'll let you sleep as a family...
so let's go!
Drink your alcohol
Didn't you say you wouldn't send her away?
You are under arrest
for harassing a woman and child
and mocking a police officer
Honey, I'm dying!
We must endure it!
At least we're lucky that I still have my hand...
Honey!
Father!
Uncle!
Hey dear... You should've stayed at home. Why'd you come here?
We couldn't just wait at home
You all did a good job
I thought my testicles were going to explode
Here
use this to get something to shove down your throats
You too Thank you
Well, I almost lot my manhood...
That's right...
I thought I was going to become a widow
You scoundrels
How was I supposed to know she'd kick you there
OK, here
Thank you!
Thank you?
Say that to Officer Lee
It was his idea
Let us know if you ever need a hand
Just go. Go
OK OK
Get out of here!
Good bye!
Thank you!
Those rotten jerks
You're not resting...
Forgive me
How wonderful that we...
can face each other like this
He keeps insisting he's only a victim...
and we can't keep him detained forever
If he confesses, he'll die...
so how would he confess so easily?
I have a strange feeling...
What if we use a gambit?
You mean smuggle someone into the gang?
Gosh, I'm so hungry
I'm working so hard
Why don't they give me any food?
I can't stand it
I'm working right now
Man, this is so hard
Get out!
I wasn't resting!
I said, get out
Huh? Get out!
I wasn't resting!
I was working!
They want to see you at the police station
Excuse me?!
So you're asking me
to put a knife to my neck and go to prison. Right?
That's what you're asking?
That is correct
If you do this well, I'll have you released immediately...
and I will revoke your status as slaves...
and allow you to live as commoners
Commoners?
Honey
But wait a second...
Anything can go wrong in prison
What difference would it make becoming a commoner if I'm dead?
Do not worry about that
We will watch over you closely to make sure nothing happens
Honey!
Just think about it
When would we get another chance to live under the sun?
We've been put out our whole lives... Enough!
Stop interrupting and whining!
Well then...
there's one condition
What?
In addition to what you said...
if everything goes well...
please make me a guard at the Police Bureau
Ever since I was little...
my wish was to catch criminals
I don't have even a small farm so...
what use would it be to become a commoner?
If you don't make me that promise
I intend to live as I have
Get in!
Be quiet
Would you get blisters from letting me down gently?
Why the heck are you pushing me?
Hey idiot
Newcomers must first pay their respects
How dare you spit where I was going to lie down?
Who the heck are you?
You want me to treat you special?
I want to live in peace...
so don't mess with me
Look at this fool
He's already complaining
You're just begging to die
Begging!
I was just gonna let you go
but your attitude annoys me
Beat him up so he can never be a man again!
Yes!
You fool!
You should be thankful!
You'll be eating with Confucius and Mencius as a castrated man
King?
Don't make me laugh
Try moving... I'll slit your throat!
Idiot, put down that piece of glass
You just keep saying stupid things
You said not to sneeze on a sleeping tiger, right?
I was in prison for a long time
when I lived in Koon-yeok
Being in prison is bad enough
so can't we all just get along?
Huh?!
You fool!
You're gonna die today
Let's see who wins between you and me
If I die 'cause you wanted my respect, your life here won't be so comfy
Prison Guard!
Where are you, guard?
Prison Guard! Where are you?
You scum!
What is the meaning of this?!
Please leave me be
Let me be killed by these scoundrels!
Take him out!
Yes! Get out!
Let go of me!
Leave me here for them to kill me!
Leave me here!
Leave me!
He's causing trouble?
Do not worry
He knows how rebels are...
so he'll get the job done
Have our guards seen through him?
The prison guards think he's a murderer
The problem is...
how we'll stage the prison break
after we put him with Noh Gak-Chool
and how we'll avoid the government's reprimand
I'll buy some more time
Don't worry about it
Understood
How about the police soldier who will infiltrate the mountain camp?
We still...
have not made a decision
I'm sure they are all
scared to be appointed
Seeing as
it is a task where your life is at risk...
it would be hard to volunteer
Several officers have volunteered...
but the rebel gangs all recognize their faces
If we cannot infiltrate...
everything is useless
Police Chief!
A letter came from the Minister of Defense
I dropped by Kyung-sang province
to visit all the military camps
so I've been away from my post for a long time
They say the foreign powers have caused much harm
Is that still the case?
More importantly...
I heard you are struggling with the counterfeiting investigation
Since we still do not have any hard evidence
I am ashamed to the King and the royal court
Is that so?
But I heard that maybe you have a breakthrough
That is true but...
we don't have clear evidence and he...
keeps insisting he's an innocent victim
It is hard to tell
There must be many difficulties
I am sorry that I don't have
better news
Well that's that
I have...
something to tell you
I'm worried because of that second son I gave birth to so late
His childhood days are far behind him
and instead of thinking of getting married...
he only digs into books
Are you telling me to become the Minister's daughter-in-law?
That's not what I meant
You are of proper age
and since it's not a bad position
just think about it
Father
Speak
Everyone is aware that Minister Jung Pil-Joon...
is very powerful within the royal court
If a man like that becomes related to you by marriage...
our household will have a great benefactor
You have never worked for your personal gain...
and I would like for you to keep your high integrity
Also...
if I meet a future husband...
rather than from a strong political household...
even if he is from a poor family...
I want to meet a man of integrity like you
That is my wish
I do not want to force you to marry against your will
I just worry that you will suffer like your mother did
How can a magistrate
with a full stomach, protect the people who are hungry?
You always said
put other peoples' needs above your own
I understand
As long as it is the son of someone in our class...
I will not question your choice
I also wish that you would not discriminate on status
Do you have someone in mind?
Maybe...
is it Commander Hwangbo Yoon?
If I die, I'll become a ghost
I'm going to... stick to them...
like a sticky piece of candy
For 1000, no 10000 years, I'll linger in people's houses
and if anyone complains
I'll haunt them...
place a curse on them...
and make them into crazy people
You just wait and see!
That man just won't shut up with the threats
I've been in many prisons over the last few years...
but this is the first time I've seen a man as malicious as him
What is it?
It's that fool's dinner sent from the outside
Well well...
seems like that dumb idiot has fans
My lord sent this for all of your hard work
You may go
By the way
OK
You!
If you cause trouble one more time
you'll be thrown out that door for corpses!
I got it
Get in!
How dare you!
Hear me out
Among guys
cursing and fighting are never too common
But men...
become enemies when fighting
and become friends if they get closer
Let's forget what happened earlier
and come here
and eat with me, OK?
OK?
You idiot
I'm gonna share some food with this newcomer...
if anybody's still hungry, then eat mine
Move it, idiot!
Geez!
Let go!
This one's mine!
I run a whorehouse in Kyung-Kang My name is Noh Gak-Chool
I'm Mah Chuk-Ji from Soo-Gak-Kyo
Soo-Gak-Kyo?
Then you must know Crow who runs the streets in Soo-Gak-Kyo
You can not call yourself a thug in Soo-Gak-Kyo
if you do not know a man named Crow
I heard that he's living with a mistress somewhere
Really?
Man, you still haven't heard?
Brother Crow was caught for
using counterfeit money last year...
and in a flash...
he was executed
What's more messed up is that
you know how girls get...
That mistress of his
fell for a guy named Tae-Gon who used to be
one of his followers
It's been a while since I've forgotten Brother Crow
Pity for the dead
What a wicked girl
Even if they just met on the streets...
to do that before the shrubs grow on her man's grave
No wonder she's called a whore
Man, what can we do?
Nobody builds a monument to commemorate a faithful whore
wouldn't she be better off
if she just found another man?
Isn't that right? Huh?
That's true...
What...
What are you in here for?
It would take
a full day to explain
It's a long story
If I meet a future husband...
rather than from a strong political household...
even if he is from a poor family...
I want to meet a man of integrity like you
That is my wish
Maybe...
is it Commander Hwangbo Yoon?
Did you take a good look?
There are only five prison guards
I can get him out without making too much noise. Do not worry
Fine
When will you make your move?
Tomorrow night
Let's have a drink together
Put poison in Gak-Chool's dinner tomorrow night
That is too cruel, sir
Is there another way?
Gak-Chool is the Boss's sworn brother
He will be extremely upset
Are you loyal to me or Boss Jang?
Sir, I will never forget how you saved my father and me...
even when I die but...
I...
do not care about personal feelings
Like you have done up to now
you just have to move
as I tell you to
Clerk Ahn, it is Chae-Ohk
Hello, did you just arrive?
Come inside
Please just speak
I will listen from here
I insist you should come inside
I have set the table for dinner and waited this whole time
Sit down
Is something the matter?
Something the matter? Of course not
I just called you to have dinner together once
Work is tough, huh?
Here
Eat up. Eat
Would you also like a drink?
Please speak first
What do you have to tell me?
Words words. Nothing much
Eat your dinner first
It's getting cold
Please tell me
So impatient
OK, I'll tell you
You probably already know
Byung-Taek is the only son in the Ahn family
so he is my family's only hope
But seeing as he gave up
the liberal arts civil service exam and wants to take the military exam
it makes me wake up in the middle of my sleep
That's because he's thinking about... I believe I know...
what you mean, sir
If we just judge based on character
who would be better than you, Chae-Ohk?
However...
the way the world works...
there are ranks of people who can mix...
and ranks which cannot mix
That boy doesn't know the difference
I'm just saying this because
I'm worried that you'll get hurt
Go ahead
Have a drink
Sir...
How could a servant girl be compared with a person?
A servant girl
is no different from a tree
Once it's place has been decided
it cannot move until someone chooses to move it
Even if there's a place it wishes
to go or a place it would like to stay
it cannot move a single step from its place though it may dry up and die
I am like such a tree
Chae-Ohk
You don't have to put it like that
Do not worry, sir
What you are so concerned about...
will never happen
Why are you getting up?
Dinner...
I will leave now
But Chae-Ohk. Chae-Ohk
You should eat before going
Thank you, Chae-Ohk
Thank you
If there is a good place for you
I will put you there for sure
Chae-Ohk!
Wow, why are you at my house?
Chae-Ohk. You can't just leave
At least you should eat dinner
I'll set the table real quick, OK?
Young master
What?
Young master
With that wooden sword...
if you can even touch my clothes...
I will do everything you wish
I will be your servant if you wish me to
If you wish me to be your mistress, I will
However, if you cannot touch even my clothes
then please do not have any feelings for me
Chae-Ohk
Please attack me now
Chae-Ohk, why are you being so scary?
Hurry!
I don't want to!
I won't do it
Why are you doing this?
Did something happen? Huh?
If you don't take it, this chance will never come again
My lord...
it would have been better if you had left me on the mountain
My lord, it is Chae-Ohk
Come inside
What is the matter? You are not resting...
My lord
I will do it
What are you talking about?
I will infiltrate into the counterfeiting organization
I heard no one was volunteering
I thought of the idea...
so please permit me to see it through
I cannot permit you
My lord... You may leave!
Do I have to issue a military order so you will listen?
Please do not make things hard for me
My lord...
Did you ask me before if I have looked at my soul?
Why would I not have done so?
I looked tens of thousands of times
However, every time, the only answer
I got was that I have no hope
Did you not as well...
suffer from the same hardships when you were young?
Though I was not born an orphan
I do not have any family
My mother...
and my brother...
I do not know if they are dead or alive
They are only alive
in my memories from when I was seven years old
I want to see them
The pain runs through to my bones
Do you not have the hope that
you will find your mother and brother?
Hope is only given to a person
A servant girl like me is unworthy of such a thing
However, my lord
Do you know why I am alive?
So that I can help you
You cared for me like a sister
Even if I just help you a little
Only then can I feel that
I am really breathing
If you must treat me like a tree in a garden...
If I must live within your confinement...
then though I am living, I am not truly alive
Even though I have no purpose
no hope or meaning...
if I cannot live without feeling my breath...
I...
would rather die
My lord
If you truly care for me...
please let me breathe
Go...
and no matter what...
come back alive
Think about what you're going to write
in the will to your family
Sentences rarely
change on a third trial after the first two
Thank you so much for your encouragement
Nobody knows how life's ever going to turn out
You idiot! I was trying to show some consideration
Move it!
Move, fool!
They are treating me like a real murderer
It's driving me crazy
Please end this quickly
Tonight...
dinner will not be sent to you
Instead
we're going to send dinner to Noh Gak-Chool
which contains arsenic poison
as if it was sent by his gang
Then...
are you really going to...
kill him?
We cannot kill him just because he is a criminal
Then...
what are you going to do?
Pretend you are waiting for your dinner
and persuade Gak-Chool to share his with you
Before he eats
tell him there is poison in it and save his life
When he reacts...
we will make a move as planned
This is a silver acupuncture needle
There will be two purposes for this
Oh crud... he must've been beaten really badly
Hey!
Are you all right?
Brother Noh...
what should I do?
I think it will be hard to avoid getting executed
Oh geez...
Good evening sirs
I brought dinner for an inmate
I don't care about personal feelings
If something goes wrong, Boss Jang will die
Of all days, why did they send him dinner so early today?
We were waiting until dinner time to go...
but they sent him dinner
earlier than usual
Has Noh Gak-Chool's gang
ever sent dinner that early?
There is nothing we can do about it
We will try again tomorrow night
What should we
tell Mah Chuk-Ji?
It is too late
If there is no reaction on the silver needle
they will probably just eat it
Why hasn't my dinner come yet?
Shoot
Just wait a little longer
Oh man
That looks good
Well then
let's share mine for now
Nah, I'll just wait a bit more
Come on, I insist
I'm indebted from yesterday
Come on
Here
Sit down
Hold on a second
Wait...
what's this?
It's a silver needle
What the heck?
If we eat this we'll die
Poison... There's arsenic in it!
What? Didn't you see the reaction?
I thought the color of the rice was strange
We almost died
But wait...
who would have poisoned...
your dinner?
Huh?
Could it be that your gang...
is afraid that you'll rat on them...
so they did this?
Are you sure?
There was no mistake
There was poison in the dinner they sent
They tried to kill Noh Gak-Chool
They are cruel men
They would kill their own brother...
to avoid being found
It turned out for the better
Noh Gak-Chool is in serious shock
Our plan to put poison in
Gak-Chool's dinner and alienate him from his gang
worked out naturally, right?
Officer Lee will be watching your back
If you find evidence
get out of there immediately
If they look at you strangely
get out for the time being
I will keep that in mind, sir
Officer Lee, take care of her
Do not worry at all, sir
I will be outside the palace walls before midnight
There is no need to go
What are you saying?
He is no longer in this world
What do you mean?
I could not put your life at risk
Then I will bring back his body
I will...
see you again at that time!
What are you doing?
Act like you have no idea
It is the same getting executed...
for murder or for breaking out of prison
There are many soldiers right outside
Even if you break out
you'll be poked full of arrows!
What can I do?
I have to try it
If you really want to
then follow me
Huh?
I've already been... abandoned
There's one man I have to see...
and there's one man I must kill
Are you saying...
you want to break out with me?
My brother is waiting
around the corner
Don't worry
OK?
Why isn't this working?
Dang
I got it
Let's hurry
Stop!
How many corpses?
Two corpses, sir
Cause of death?
One was executed
The other could not withstand the whipping
You may go!
Yes, sir!
Wait!
I've never seen a corpse wearing shoes
Did you put them on?
No, sir
We only move them as they are
Sometimes corpses still wearing shoes
Remove them Yes, sir!
You may go!
What the heck?
It's a prison break!