How dare you?
Jannabi!
You...
Head Inspector Nam!
Head Inspector Nam. Are you okay?
How rash of you.
That was a close call.
What happened to Sim Heon?
He fell.
You realize what is going on, right?
Let us not get in each other's way.
Run away.
Why are you letting me go?
I just need to do my job.
Search the area thoroughly...
and arrest the remnants.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Let us go.
(Moonshine, Episode 14)
Merchant Sim told me to bring them.
- Gosh. - Goodness.
Now, let us go.
When we meet the lady,
tell her that I helped you out, okay?
Do not worry about that.
Her brother is quite a character.
Really?
Goodness.
My gosh.
Now you seem like the lady's brother.
Let us go get Sim Heon.
What?
Are we not going to Lady Ro Seo?
I am the eldest son of the family.
I cannot sit around and leave my sister...
to avenge my father's death.
I need to gather some people.
I will kill him myself no matter what.
Why are you acting so differently?
(Yeon Jo Moon was in charge of Royal Consort Um's interrogation.)
How dare you?
Poison was found in Royal Consort Um's quarters,
and an interrogation was held right after.
(A government office to interrogate those who sin against the country)
There was no hesitation in ordering her death by poison.
I was curious why no one had any objections to this.
I see the Chief State Councilor was in charge.
They were talking about Lady Kang trying to avenge her father.
They said they should not let anyone find out about poison being found...
in Royal Consort Um's quarters.
Did the military chief say that the court lady did it?
Yes.
(Court Lady Park)
Your Royal Highness.
Did you look into Court Lady Park?
Yes, Your Royal Highness.
She used to work in the Palace Supply Bureau.
The Palace Supply Bureau?
Is it common for a court lady from the Palace Supply Bureau...
to move to the king's quarters?
No. That is not something very common.
Unless someone appointed her.
Then when did she get into the queen's quarters?
That was in October of the Year of the Monkey.
October of the Year of the Monkey?
And it did not take ten years for her to move to the king's quarters?
She must have someone big behind her.
(The Interrogation Report of the Year of the Monkey)
Get ready to go out.
I must meet my uncle.
What are you talking about?
Who overheard you?
Well... Someone overheard me.
But I have no idea who that was.
Gosh. You idiot.
How is it that you never do anything right?
What were you thinking when you put poison...
in Royal Consort Um's quarters?
You have turned everything into a mess.
Do you not remember?
On that day, you and Crown Prince Sung Hyun...
had a fierce argument about the royal guards.
And of all occasions, he passed away on that day.
Everyone suspected that you poisoned him to death.
Shut your mouth.
The truth about the Royal Consort Um's incident...
should be kept secret at all costs.
Our family's reputation is at stake.
Court Lady Park has become the source of trouble because of you.
You take care of her on your own.
Yes, Father.
Did you find...
Sim Heon's body?
Yes, I did. I took it and buried it nearby.
When everything is settled,
I will bring in all the liquor to the capital.
Tell them not to draw attention for a while.
Yes, sir.
What should I do about Kang Ro Seo and the inspector?
If there is no other option,
we must make a decision.
(Jannabi)
(Prince Neung San)
If it was your choice to lose your chastity,
then take your own life.
That scumbag...
He raped me.
Was there anyone else here?
His Royal Highness was here a while ago.
If you did not get to meet him...
Why did you not tell me about it?
His Royal Highness told me not to...
because it seemed like there was a guest already.
Goodbye, Mom.
Mom.
Lady Park!
Head Inspector Nam! Hurry up and go.
You will not get another chance to end everything.
Lady Park.
Will you regret letting him go alone until the day you die?
That you should have gone with him then?
No matter how much your heart breaks...
after losing something precious to you,
it will not be of any use.
Go keep him safe.
Stay by his side.
Mom...
Mom.
Jannabi?
The first meaning of the character "sin" is to go over again.
Of the Earthly Branches, it is the ninth character.
It means monkey.
About that Jannabi...
Right. He called that man Jannabi.
So your father was not going after Sim Heon...
but the guy in a white robe.
Jannabi...
If he called him so, they must have known each other.
There must be someone who knows about Jannabi.
What is wrong?
I am afraid.
I guess the posters we put up may have put him in trouble.
But if he is trying to kill everyone who knows about that day,
the one who is in the greatest danger...
is you, Ro Seo.
I am afraid...
I might lose you.
I am afraid that I might not be able to protect you.
I will not let that happen.
So...
Do not let go of me.
I will not let go of you either.
I will not let go.
Never.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Now that Sim Heon is dead,
there is no one out there to ask about that day.
If you want to know the truth about that day,
there is a witness.
A witness?
It is I, Your Majesty.
- What did you say? - On that day,
I was at Mangwol Temple.
Are you saying that you saw Ho Yeon die?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I saw Sim Heon killing Kang Ho Yeon with my own eyes.
However...
The one who took Guard Kang's last breath...
was a different person, not Sim Heon.
That person was wearing mourning clothes...
during Crown Prince Sung Hyun's mourning,
I am sure he was a government official.
Did you see his face?
I am sorry to tell you, but I did not see his face.
But...
I heard Guard Kang...
calling that man "Jannabi."
Jannabi?
After that day, Sim Heon gathered people in Hanyang...
and organized a tributary guild.
The first government office that gave the state certificate to him...
was the Office of Prohibition.
He must be someone...
related to the Office of Prohibition ten years ago.
Are you all right, Your Majesty?
Continue.
That man will try...
to kill Guard Kang's daughter.
She did break...
the law of prohibition, but I beg you,
have mercy on her.
Guard Kang died...
because I had no power.
Why would I not have pity on his daughter?
We must find out who killed Ho Yeon...
in order to find a way to help his daughter.
Head Inspector Nam.
Find out who Jannabi is.
But you must be discreet.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Jannabi.
(On November 3 in the Year of the Pig...)
Your Royal Highness.
The Chief Royal Secretary is here.
Do not let anyone in.
My lord, His Royal Highness does not want...
But... Chief Royal Secretary!
I never said you could come in.
Eunuch Kim, give us some privacy.
Do not leave.
Please go back.
I do not feel well.
Did I not tell you to give us privacy?
Yes, my lord.
I came here because I thought you would be curious.
I am not.
- The one who abetted Sim Heon... - I do not want to hear it.
The one who told him...
to get rid of Kang Ro Seo and Head Inspector Nam...
I said I did not want to hear it.
Also, the one who killed Ho Yeon...
was me.
Did you not say...
that he was a close friend of yours?
I had no choice.
He found out something that he should not have.
And what was that?
That I poisoned...
Crown Prince Sung Hyun.
What...
did you just say?
It was not Royal Consort Um.
It was me, Your Royal Highness.
No.
That cannot be. How could it be true?
I wanted to give you a strong country to rule.
I wanted your subjects...
to be intimidated by you.
Both the prohibition and the Office of Prohibition...
were for you.
Choosing the daughter of the Minister of War as your bride...
was also for you.
Everything...
was for Your Royal Highness.
For me?
Then did you try to kill Head Inspector Nam and Ro Seo...
for my sake as well?
If those two reveal the truth,
your dethronement will be discussed.
Preventing that from happening...
is also for you.
I do not want to hear it!
I have never desired to become the crown prince!
I will...
tell my father about this immediately.
Do you think...
they will let Royal Consort Lee live?
There were rumors that she had poisoned...
the late Crown Prince Sung Hyun.
If you get dethroned,
do you think...
they will let your mother live?
If you want to strip your mother's title...
and watch her take poison, then please...
be my guest.
There is nothing you need to do.
I will get rid of anyone...
who gets in your way.
I will not tell my father.
I will feign ignorance.
So, please...
Spare Young and Ro Seo.
Why are you so weak-minded?
They say...
a monarch...
should be able to get rid of anyone who gets in his way...
even if that individual is his blood relation.
They are my friends.
For the first time in my life,
I was able to open my heart to someone.
I will do whatever you say, Uncle.
So, please...
spare them.
Those two...
will threaten you and your mother.
We can give them...
what they are looking for.
We can give them a fake culprit...
so Ro Seo will think she has avenged her late father.
And how exactly will we do that?
A woman eavesdropped on a conversation...
between the Military Chief and Court Lady Park.
It was about the royal consort from ten years ago.
They were clearly the ones...
who put the poison in Royal Consort Um's house.
We can claim that they were behind the murder...
of the Right Guard.
Do you have evidence?
We can...
always make one.
That is right.
You are finally sounding like a true monarch.
I know a way for you to regain your power.
It is through alcohol prohibition.
Alcohol prohibition?
Since you are powerless,
you can neither permit nor ban anything...
unless you have a reason.
With alcohol prohibition, however,
you can say that you are saving grains.
Please use that as your reason.
My reason?
But that prohibition will not last long.
Only a handful of them will abide by it.
My poor people will be the only ones who will suffer.
That is why it is perfect.
It has a purpose, but it will never be kept.
There will be those who disobey the prohibition.
Then you can use that as your excuse...
to come up with an organization that monitors those people.
No one will know...
that the purpose behind it is for you to create your own army.
That small organization will grow into your army...
in less than ten years.
Your Majesty, the Chief Royal Secretary is here.
Let him in.
Your Majesty.
We have finally found the one...
who poisoned the late Crown Prince Sung Hyun.
What do you mean Court Lady Park is missing?
Well, her residence has already been vacated...
and she is nowhere to be seen.
What?
Get him!
Arrest Military Chief Yeon.
Yes, my lord.
Let go of me this instant!
What is the meaning of this, Minister of War?
We have been informed that Military Chief Yeon...
conspired with a court lady ten years ago...
to hide poison within the quarters occupied by Royal Consort Um.
- Father. - Chief State Councilor,
you are also held under house arrest.
I hope you have a decent explanation for this.
For your sake.
Take him.
Let go of me!
- Let go! - No...
Let go.
- The Chief Royal Secretary? - That is right.
He ordered the castle wall to be repaired...
which hindered the deployment of soldiers.
- On that day of all days? - Yes.
Thankfully, I ran into him outside the Ministry of War.
Men from the Office of Prohibition were available...
which is why I gave him the military summons tag.
(Byeongbu: military summons tag)
Surprise the snake by hitting the grass.
We dug up the grass,
so the snake will show its head soon.
What do you think you are doing?
If you continue to dig into this,
know that you are showing defiance to the King and his son.
You better keep that in mind.
Who would have most wanted to keep Sim Heon silent?
Head Inspector Nam!
And Inspector Kim. Military Chief Yeon was arrested.
What are you talking about?
He is responsible for stashing poison...
in Royal Consort Um's quarters ten years ago.
The charges state that he had Right Guard Kang killed...
to keep the truth covered.
They say that Military Chief Yeon was Sim Heon's puppeteer.
Is that true?
It is.
His conversation with a court lady from the King's quarters...
was overheard by Princess Han.
Princess Han?
Is there proof? Has any been found?
Proof?
It will soon surface.
They murdered my brother...
and killed Lady Ro Seo's father in cold blood.
The truth will come to light, so relay the news to Lady Ro Seo.
Avenging her father will no longer be necessary.
If he knew my father,
I could also know his face.
- Lady Ro Seo! - Lady Ro Seo!
What is the matter?
Lady Ro Seo, it is over.
The sinner has been arrested.
The culprit is under arrest?
It was Military Chief Yeon.
After murdering Crown Prince Sung Hyun,
he framed Royal Consort Um.
He then had your father murdered as well.
Are you sure?
Lady Ro Seo, it is over now.
Military Chief Yeon...
is Jannabi?
Ten years ago,
you ordered Court Maid Park of the Palace Supply Bureau...
to secretly hide a stash of poison in Royal Consort Um's quarters.
Is this true?
How could I order such a deed...
to a court maid I am not acquainted with?
You had Crown Prince Sung Hyun poisoned,
but framed Royal Consort Um for the crime.
In return, Court Maid Park...
was promoted to serve Her Highness the Queen.
He ordered the castle wall to be repaired...
which hindered the deployment of soldiers.
The poisoning of the Crown Prince?
What on earth are you accusing me of?
I did no such thing!
Bring her!
Military Chief Yeon.
I was sent to deliver this.
That court lady serves Her Highness?
That is correct.
Whether Her Highness the Queen was involved in this conspiracy...
remains the question.
Begin the torture of the sinners.
(Yeon Jo Moon's residence)
Deploy the soldiers undetected.
Pardon?
They are clearly out for our heads,
so doing nothing is not an option.
Are you talking about a coup?
The Chief Royal Secretary...
will have us killed as traitors of this nation.
Soldiers at the military camp have been cut in half.
Would we even stand a chance?
Then are you suggesting the alternative...
where we let Lee Si Heum easily chop our heads off?
Do nothing...
and we will be burned as traitors.
But with our soldiers,
we at least...
have a chance of winning.
I am glad you came. I have been awaiting you.
You wish to see Lady Ro Seo within palace walls?
My situation forbids me to leave the palace at the moment.
But she is a wanted woman.
In no way will she make it here undetected.
There is no need to be concerned...
for I will guarantee a safe path for her.
In what way?
Your Highness, Princess Han is here.
Let her in.
Your Highness, I hear you summoned me...
Young?
Never did I think I would be doing this again.
It is your first time with me though.
Be ready with the pass Lady Ae Jin gave us.
We come bearing Princess Han's belongings...
and what she needs for her wedding.
Thank you.
Lady Ro Seo!
Goodness me.
Watch your step.
Lady Han! I mean, Princess Han.
Gosh. There is no need for a greeting.
Why has the Queen requested your presence though?
I have no idea.
You will soon find out.
(Queen's Palace)
You may enter and serve the Queen her tea.
Right.
Have a seat.
I know the trip was not easy.
You may look up.
Do you recognize me?
You...
let me ride with you in your palanquin.
Your Highness, I am humbled.
I told you we would meet again.
I also said we would talk about your father...
when we meet again.
(Bodyguard's Log)
This is...
It is Ho Yeon's investigation log.
I finally get to return this to you.
How did you come to have this in your possession?
(Ten years ago)
(Bodyguard's Log)
This is...
I recorded everything that I investigated...
ever since the Crown Prince passed away until now.
Please hold onto this.
I am sure you wrote...
about how my uncle put poison inside Royal Consort Um's residence.
My family's mistake is written in here.
And you are entrusting this to me?
You consider doing the right thing to be more important...
than the fortune of your family.
Because you helped Lady Park to testify,
Royal Consort Um was able to clear her name.
But if I reveal this now,
we will never find out...
who killed Crown Prince Sung Hyun.
Until everything is revealed,
please hold onto that.
(Bodyguard's Log)
If anything happens to me,
you are the only one...
who can carry on with this task.
It seems like Right Guard Kang predicted...
that something will happen to him...
and entrusted that to me.
Do you think...
my father found the answer?
The clues will be in there.
(Bodyguard's Log)
Which palace do you work in?
I work in the Queen's Palace.
Were you the only one here?
Yes, I was the only one here.
- Your Royal Highness. - What are you doing here?
If it is about your father's revenge,
the criminal has been caught and is being interrogated.
- So it will be resolved soon. - I know that, but...
Everything will work out if you stay still.
Why do you put yourself in danger?
This is about my father.
I cannot just sit back and watch.
I apologize.
Are you all right?
I will send you off.
Let us go.
Your Royal Highness.
What were you thinking?
How could you let Lady Kang into the palace?
What if anyone saw her?
Let us go.
I know a way to get out without anyone knowing.
Is this it?
The way to get out without anyone knowing?
Get on the floor.
- Again? - Then should I?
Come.
Young, I am sorry. I will step on you.
It is fine.
- Am I heavy? - Not at all.
I am sorry.
- Lady Kang. - Yes.
Hurry up.
Take care.
I will. You too.
(Bodyguard's Log)
What are you looking into?
Are you looking for another clue?
We are just looking for the clues that Lady Kang's father left.
One of them was in the palace.
Nothing is certain so far.
If this ends well,
I will remove her from the wanted list no matter what.
So stop doing things that put her in danger.
As a friend,
I am worried for you both.
In this world,
there are three kinds of friends that are helpful to have.
A moral friend,
a reliable friend,
and a knowledgeable friend.
However,
you do not fall under any of these.
What?
But I still consider you my friend.
If I find anything out,
I will let you know first thing.
Then I shall get going.
What are you doing?
You told me to gather them here.
Yes, I did.
What is wrong?
Are you not going to avenge your father?
I am the brother of Kang Ro Seo,
Kang Hae Soo!
What?
If you assist me to catch Merchant Sim,
you will get 10,000 nyang!
- Ten thousand nyang? - Ten thousand nyang?
No, 100,000 nyang!
- A hundred thousand nyang! - A hundred thousand nyang!
- Gosh, he said 100,000 nyang! - Really?
Everyone will be rewarded well!
Kang Hae Soo!
- Kang Hae Soo! - Kang Hae Soo!
Let us go to Hanyang!
- Let us go! - Let us go!
Everyone!
What now?
Merchant Sim died.
- Merchant Sim? - He died?
The guards came and wiped them out.
He died?
- He died? - Yes.
- Gosh. - What a spoilsport.
- Let us go. - Let us go.
- Let us go back. - My goodness.
Wait!
There are more than 100,000 breweries in Imhwado.
What...
If we take over that place,
a hundred thousand nyang is nothing.
- He is right. - If there are breweries,
a hundred thousand nyang is nothing!
What are you saying?
You want to go back there?
If you cannot avenge your father,
you might as well earn some money.
Is that not right?
Kang Hae Soo!
- Kang Hae Soo! - Kang Hae Soo!
Stop right there.
If not, you will die where you stand.
The one thing I regret in my life...
is making you an official of the state.
Today, I will spatter your blood...
and fix that mistake.
You poisoned Crown Prince Sung Hyun to death already.
You want to place a new king on the throne once again?
Who says I killed Crown Prince Sung Hyun?
We found evidence in Court Lady Park's quarters.
What is this?
"The Crown Prince does not give up on having royal guards."
"If we cannot stop him,"
"we must kill him..."
"to prevent trouble in the future."
You wrote this letter, Chief State Councilor.
But this letter was forged by you.
Who would believe this fake evidence?
Do you not remember?
It was 29 years ago.
You taught me this yourself.
I could see that...
you can write in Prince Neung San's handwriting as well.
Write this down.
This is the letter...
sent to the Right Chief Councilor by Prince Neung San.
Back then,
no one had any suspicions either.
Is this not your handwriting, my lord?
When the table is turned,
something that is irrational can become rational.
How long do you think you can deceive the skies...
with such petty tricks?
If the skies are not on my side,
I will move the skies away.
I will even replace the sun if I need to.
I have raised a tiger...
and let it into my yard.
Is this...
really true?
Finally, we will find the truth...
about the wrongful death of Crown Prince Sung Hyun.
What will happen to Military Chief Yeon...
and the Chief State Councilor?
They will be punished for treason.
Then will Head Inspector Nam and Lady Ro Seo be safe?
It depends on how you take care of them.
You should talk them down.
I also do not want to harm...
the people that you care for.
(Bodyguard's Log)
(Saheonbu)
(Kang Ro Seo)
We must find out who killed Ho Yeon...
in order to find a way to help his daughter.
Gosh.
They put them up everywhere.
Young!
What are you looking at so carefully?
Something feels a bit off.
What are you talking about?
Lady Ro Seo is usually not this tidy.
I got my hands on the poison...
that was found in Royal Consort Um's quarters.
I put in a silver needle and checked it an hour later,
and the silver needle had turned black.
The body of the Crown Prince...
did not produce the same change in color.
I guessed that it was a different kind of poison.
You mean that composite sketch?
Of course I got it from a witness.
He must be a rather skilled painter.
He brought a sketch that he painted himself.
The witness drew that sketch and brought it to you?
Usually, we bring in a sketch artist.
They tell us if the sketch resembles the suspect or not,
and we have to draw it over and over again,
so it takes quite some time.
But thanks to him, it was really easy.
Since His Royal Highness threw up green bile,
I went to see all the doctors in the capital.
I have never heard of it.
Do you know of a poison that makes you throw up bile?
There was no one who knew about...
the poison that makes you throw up bile.
While I was away from home, someone left a letter.
It said I should examine the items that...
Interpreter Jang Sam Moon brought from Qing.
I went to see Interpreter Jang.
However, he was robbed a few days earlier.
His whole family was dead, and his house was burnt down.
There was nothing left to help my investigation.
- Gosh. - Goodness.
- Great. - Okay.
What do you have?
I got...
nine!
I am so sorry. What should I do?
I am here to see you since I hear you are quite the painter.
Pardon? Do you mean me?
I am giving you that in advance.
If you paint a portrait of my face,
I will give you five nyang.
What? Five nyang?
If this is all you can do, I cannot give you five nyang.
Pardon? But...
You said you would give me five nyang if I painted your face.
Then allow me to present you with your options.
Either you receive...
a beating at the Saheonbu for falsely testifying or...
- Pardon? - Or...
come clean about...
the one who ordered you to report her...
and collect your five nyang.
The head gisaeng of Giringak...
disclosed herself as the one who sent me the letter...
and told me the reason behind her actions.
What I heard from Head Gisaeng Cho...
will be written down...
after I verify its authenticity.
After handing this over to me,
he told me to seek out...
Head Gisaeng Cho of Giringak should anything happen to him.
But when I got around to doing so,
it was after she had passed away.
It is now your job to continue this.
The daughter of Right Guard Kang...
will have more of a chance...
than a queen stuck behind these walls.
Head Gisaeng Cho.
I do not know who it was. All I did was collect the money.
No, wait. His hand...
His right hand had six fingers.
Is the Chief Royal Secretary...
inside?
What brings you by unannounced?
And alone, may I add.
It is not safe for you to be out and about.
I had something to ask you.
The content of my poster...
probably informed you of my father's death.
The day before he died,
a gisaeng came to see him.
(Ten years ago, October, the year of the monkey)
Did you write the anonymous letter?
Yes.
It was me, my lord.
Then tell me.
You must have come here for a reason.
Well...
He left...
and came back a corpse.
The gisaeng who came by to see him...
was Head Gisaeng Cho.
After some digging,
I found out that she died on the same day my father died.
Do you know anything about that?
Why...
does it intrigue you?
Your father's murderers were revealed...
as Chief State Councilor and Military Chief Yeon.
Is that what you believe as well?
Do you also believe that Sim Heon was...
the Chief State Councilor's puppet?
I would like to be aware of everything you know.
Anything trivial will do,
- so if you remember anything... - She is alive.
What?
Head Gisaeng Cho.
She lives.
Head on down.
My master is taking his bath,
so please wait here.
Of course.
The ink used to write the letter is as dark as jade,
almost shining in purple, and it even smells pure.
This is a pine tree ink stick, one of the most luxurious ink.
It is the same scent.
High quality pine soot inkstick.
(Songyeonmuk: Pine soot ink stick)
(Monkey)
Jannabi.
(Monkey)
Do you know who Jannabi is?
Jannabi will have me killed!
He will kill me. I am going to die.
I am going to die!
Jannabi will kill me.
He will kill me! I am going to die.
He is going to kill me.
(Moonshine)
Did you know about this?
Can you not just leave it be?
Innocent people were framed and killed!
You are under arrest.
Jannabi. Was that you, Chief Royal Secretary?
Your father and I were friends who had the same dream.
I sacrificed myself to do it.
Be careful.
The character "sin" on Kang Ro Seo's poster.
Do you know its hidden meaning?
What do you mean?
Nam Young must die for the others to live.
So you...
How can you do that?
Behead the criminals.
No!
What do you plan to do now?
The real fight starts now.