Tae Won!
Gosh.
Are you all right? Tae Won.
Tae Won.
Tae Won! Come back!
What... What is happening?
I don't know.
You should get out of here.
Tae Won!
Who are you?
Come at me.
(Is anyone there?)
(Go get the assassin!)
(Who are you?)
(Episode 7)
Ok Nyeo, are you okay?
Yes. What about you?
As you can see, I'm good.
What happened? Did you get hurt?
You got hurt.
No. I am fine.
No, you're not. It's still bleeding now.
It looks like a sword-cut wound.
Where did you get this wound?
That's...
I can't remember exactly.
I think I got it...
when I was running all around.
Gosh. You should've been more careful.
What are you looking at?
Get out of the way.
Did you get hurt?
No, I am all right.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
I'm relieved to see you okay.
(Sir.)
(Have you found out anything?)
(Yes. On the camp,)
(explosives were buried.)
(And the fire arrows from outside the camp set off the explosives.)
(Did you find any traces?)
(I haven't found any yet.)
(Okay.)
Do you have anyone in your mind...
who would've done this?
I have two in my mind.
To become the head eunuch of Ming as a Joseon person,
I had to put up with numerous people who were jealous of me.
One of them...
is Jin Pil Ho, who was always critical of everything I did.
If Jin Pil Ho didn't do it,
it must be Yoon Won Hyung.
What reasons...
could Lord Yoon have to assassinate you?
I have evidence...
that the late King of Joseon was poisoned to death...
by Queen Munjeong's family, including Yoon Won Hyung.
He must have been afraid that I would tell everything...
to His Royal Majesty when I get back to Yanjing.
Still,
I don't think he'd try...
to assassinate an envoy from Ming.
Well...
Since we haven't found any traces,
we'll have to wait and see.
Did you kill Oh Jang Hyun?
We failed to kill him.
But the letter is in our hands.
Is Ok Nyeo all right?
She's safe.
Don't we have to take Ok Nyeo out of the organisation now?
The most important part of this mission is...
that we should never let Ming know...
who tried to kill Oh Jang Hyun.
If we take Ok Nyeo out of the organisation now,
she will be suspected.
So, what will you do now?
We should kill Oh Jang Hyun before he arrives at Yanjing.
Let's see and decide...
where we should kill him.
- This is so pretty. - Gosh, it is.
How about this one?
- This is a good one. - It's nice.
Gosh, why is...
- Isn't this pretty? - Yes, it is.
What about this one?
It's very pretty.
Goodness!
- What are you doing? - I am sorry. Sorry.
- You should've watched out. - Are you okay?
I am sorry. I am so sorry.
- Watch out. - I am sorry.
- Hey. - Why did you hit me?
- Did you want to see me? - Yes.
What for?
Please let Seon Mo out of Jeonokseo.
No way.
I'll pay for it.
That's not what's important. If I let him go, I'll be dead.
- I can't do that. - Wait.
Why are you acting so strange now?
Hold on.
You'll change your mind if you see these.
Look at these.
You can take these now. Please do me a favour.
- These are expensive. - My goodness.
You brat.
Did you steal these from Ok Nyeo?
I'm not that crazy. I never stole things from Ok Nyeo.
Then, where did you get these?
These are exactly the same as Ok Nyeo's rings.
These are the keepsakes of Ok Nyeo's mother.
You're driving me crazy.
I just got these from the market.
They don't belong to Ok Nyeo. They're new.
- Really? - Yes.
- Are you sure? - I am.
Then, what are these?
These are exactly the same as Ok Nyeo's rings.
Wait, then...
Do you remember...
who had these rings?
Let me think. Who was it?
I heard that one of the court maids...
from Dongungjeon is still alive.
Your Majesty, that can't be true.
Court ladies and maids from Dongungjeon...
were taken care of a long time ago.
There is no smoke without fire.
Find out what happened and take care of it to prevent future trouble.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
My daughter Shin Hye...
will get married soon.
I see.
Who will be her groom, then?
He's an officer of the Police Bureau.
I have met him in person.
He's not only a son of a good family...
but also very handsome.
Good for you.
Still,
it breaks my heart.
Why?
Anything happened?
My only daughter is about to get married.
But because I am a concubine,
my daughter can't remove her stigma of an illegitimate child.
However, Won Hyung's wife is alive and well.
There's no way you can become the revered lady.
Of course, I am well aware of that.
I just feel hopeless...
and frustrated.
Unless his wife is dead,
dreaming of becoming his revered lady...
is an extreme greed.
Unless his wife is dead,
dreaming of becoming his revered lady...
is an extreme greed.
Unless his wife is dead...
What did you say?
Court ladies and maids of Dongungjeon...
must be all dead.
A rumour that a court maid is...
still alive even reached Her Majesty's ears.
That means there must be something.
Find out her whereabouts yourself.
Okay.
Dong Joo,
you should work on a maid in Anguk-dong.
Do you mean a maid in Lord Yoon's house?
Make sure she's a trustworthy one.
Yes, Ma'am.
I'm fine.
Hurry, guys.
Hey, that's mine.
It won't take that long from here to Yanjing.
I am sure all of you are exhausted from a long journey.
Take a rest here and prepare for the next journey.
Yes, Sir.
I can see...
that you're well educated.
Why did you become a scoundrel?
In order to resolve the sorrow deep in my mind,
becoming a scoundrel...
and making a lot of money by running a merchants organisation...
seemed to be the quickest way.
You want to resolve the sorrow.
What's the sorrow you have in your mind?
I...
and my mother...
were brutally abandoned...
by someone whom we trusted.
I also...
became a eunuch to resolve my sorrow.
As it's almost impossible for Joseon people...
to rise to prominence in Ming,
I thought this would be the best way I could take.
However,
there's nothing more tragic than the lives that are driven by sorrow.
Committing one's life to a revenge...
may be a foolish way to live.
I heard that they will...
prepare for a day in the inn and leave.
This is our last chance.
If Oh Jang Hyun enters into Yanjing,
our mission fails uncompleted.
The room that the head eunuch is staying in...
is completely guarded...
by Ming soldiers from the inn's stairway.
Considering that,
it's even hard to approach him.
Let's find out the structural design of the inn...
and decide what to do next.
(Welcome.)
(Please take seats.)
(Do you have any rooms available?)
(I am sorry but we don't.)
(It's because of the officials and the organisations' members.)
(If you really want to stay here,)
(all we have is a stable outside the inn.)
(Okay.)
(Please serve drinks and food first.)
As Ok Nyeo said,
it doesn't seem possible even to approach...
the envoy's room.
Wow, this is so nice.
Hey, this is...
the last city we visit before we arrive in Yanjing, right?
Right.
Gosh.
My heart already pounds hard.
I never imagined I'd be able to visit Yanjing.
There's a place called Futung Street in Yanjing.
The women at the bars there...
are very shapely, I heard.
Oh, well...
Hey.
What is he doing here?
- Who? - Come over here.
Him.
Who is he?
He's the chief of the Police Bureau.
This way.
Come over here.
Sir.
Hello, Sir.
Don't you recognise me?
I'm Do Chi who worked at Samgae Dock.
We haven't met in a while.
What are you doing here?
I'm with a team of merchants the Ming envoy is taking...
to Yanjing to trade.
What business do you have here?
It's government business.
Oh, I see.
Do you have a place to stay?
No.
The inn is full.
That's because our party...
rented the whole place.
If you don't mind,
you can take a room we rented for the labourers.
I was even considering sleeping in the stable.
How nice of you.
Would you do that?
You had my back many times.
Of course I can help you.
Do you mind?
No.
Oh, him.
He's the merchant in charge of our organisation.
I'm Yoon Tae Won.
Thank you.
What happened?
Do you know the head merchant?
Don't worry.
I knew them from their days at Samgae Dock.
Thanks to them,
we now have a room in the inn.
Have you decided what you will do?
I will contact you. Be ready.
Yes, Sir.
Let's go over our plan.
Chief Kang and Cheol Gi...
must lure the Ming guards...
who are in the inn...
to the outskirts of the building.
In the meantime,
I shall infiltrate Oh Jang Hyun's room...
and kill him.
Ok Nyeo will go...
to the envoy's translator's room,
and kill him.
Who are you?
(Who are you?)
(If I must die,)
(I wish to know who kills me.)
Joseon...
will not forgive you for your betrayal...
and your treachery.
Did Yoon Won Hyung say that?
Who is the betrayer and who is the traitor?
Yoon Won Hyung is the true betrayer...
and the traitor.
He wants me dead,
and the letter to Ming's Emperor gone.
I have no time for excuses.
I did not...
betray Joseon.
Yoon Won Hyung did.
Who are you?
Ok Nyeo.
What's going on?
What are you?
Why were you masked?
Are you with the Joseon men staying in the inn?
Are you trying...
to kill the head eunuch?
Tell me.
I have...
nothing to say.
Kill me.
Ok Nyeo.
No.
Don't kill him.
Why not?
He's...
someone I know well.
You're already late.
Don't go to the inn.
Your people already left.
Go to the rendezvous point.
Once you complete your duties,
meet at this rendezvous point.
If something happens,
and you cannot make it there,
then come to...
this spot instead.
If you can't make it to the second rendezvous point either,
lose whoever is chasing you,
and make your own way back.
How is the envoy?
He's dead.
Search the perimeter.
If you succeed this mission...
Once Oh Jang Hyun is dead,
with your own sword,
kill Park Tae Soo.
Pardon?
This is more important than killing the envoy.
News of this...
must not reach Her Majesty.
Take the secret to your grave.
Do you understand?
But Master Park...
is a great man I revere.
Why should I kill him?
I need a reason.
Do as you're told. You need no reason.
This is for the Royal Family and our nation.
Think carefully.
Your allegiance is not with Park Tae Soo.
It is to Joseon.
I did not...
betray Joseon.
Yoon Won Hyung did.
Who gave the order for this mission?
Sir.
Why did Oh Jang Hyun...
have to die?
You know we never demand a reason.
Why are you asking?
Was it Yoon Won Hyung?
Sir.
The letter we took from the envoy.
Do you have it?
Give it to me.
Sir.
Stop it.
Asking questions...
won't do you any good.
That is none of your concern.
I must read that letter.
Give it to me.
Sir.
Hand it over.
I cannot.
Chief Kang!
Why?
I apologise.
I had...
instructions from Lord Yoon.
Sir.
We must go.
We have no time to waste.
What happened?
Lord Yoon thought that...
you would hesitate to carry out his order...
due to your ties with him.
He told me...
to do it instead.
Just in case.
Both you and I were given orders.
It's over now.
Sir.
Stay with me. Sir.
Hang in there.
Sir.
Wait here.
Sir.
Be strong.
Ok Nyeo.
Sir.
Ok Nyeo.
Sir.
I was afraid...
I'd die before I got to see you.
What happened?
Why are you hurt?
Yoon Won Hyung.
He gave the order.
It was planned...
from the very start.
Why would Lord Yoon...
want you dead?
Yoon Won Hyung and I...
go back many years.
He turned me into a traitor...
and had me locked up in the underground cell.
It was...
all him.
He is...
Try not to talk.
Hang in there for me.
No. Don't go.
I'm dying.
Don't say that.
You can live.
I can't.
Sir.
Ok Nyeo.
I need you to do something for me.
When you return to Joseon,
please find my grandson.
Please...
give him...
this for me.
- You must go. - Sir.
Go now.
I can't, Sir.
If you get out alive,
quit being a spy.
Now go.
I can't.
Get out of here.
I can't.
Go.
Sir.
We have no time to lose.
If we don't leave now, we'll both die.
We must get Ok Nyeo.
She will have gotten out. We took too much time.
Sir. We have to go now.
If we don't, we lose everything.
Sir.
(Tie him up.)
(Yes, Sir!)
Wait.
Let me go.
Where's everyone else?
Tae Won.
- What happened? - I think something happened...
to the head eunuch. But I don't understand their language.
What about Ok Nyeo?
Where is she?
I don't know.
I looked for her, but I couldn't find her.
(Throw them out!)
(Yes, Sir!)
Wait.
What happened?
I can't travel with you any more.
Leave us right now.
Why are you doing this to us all of a sudden?
The head eunuch approved our organisation to trade with Ming.
Please let me meet the head eunuch.
He is dead.
Pardon?
So take all of your organisation members...
and leave here.
Or,
you'll be suspected as the assassin.
This is the last favour I can do for you...
considering the ties you had with the head eunuch.
Get out of here now.
(Throw them out right now!)
(Yes, Sir!)
Wait.
It's government business.
Tae Won.
Hey,
where has Ok Nyeo gone?
The death of the head eunuch has something to do...
with Ok Nyeo, doesn't it?
We saw the chief of the Police Bureau...
and others in the inn, and...
We're heading to Yanjing.
What?
What are we going to do in Yanjing?
You said trading in Ming without the head eunuch's permission...
is prohibited by law.
We'll have to traffic.
Did you just say traffic?
Gosh, are you out of mind?
If we do that, let alone the trade,
we'll put our lives in danger.
You're right. We should go crazy.
Otherwise, we can't deal with this situation.
Hey.
We're going to go to Yanjing.
Sang Doo.
Yes, Sir.
I'll head to Yanjing with Do Chi first.
Take the rest to Yanjing.
Okay.
Tae Won. Tae Won.
Please think about it once again.
If we go back to Joseon now,
we can at least sell the goods we brought here.
But if we get in trouble in Yanjing, we're as good as dead.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
We're very near Yanjing. We can never miss such chance.
If you want to go back, go back on your own.
Wait, Tae Won.
My goodness.
My life is...
a failure.
Rather than spending thoughtless days...
until I die,
it'd be better...
to have a trainee.
- Rock-paper-scissors. - Rock-paper-scissors.
Let's do it again.
- Rock-paper-scissors. - Rock-paper-scissors.
Oh, please.
You lost. Please come here.
My goodness.
(Yanjing)
Wow. This is spectacular.
Tae Won.
Hey, wait for me. Hey!
Hey, wait.
What do we do now?
First,
we have to find a guy named Jin Pil Ho.
Jin Pil Ho?
Who is that guy?
Do you have anyone in your mind...
who would've done this?
I have two in my mind.
To become the head eunuch of Ming as a Joseon person,
I had to put up with numerous people who were jealous of me.
One of them...
is Jin Pil Ho, who was always critical of everything I did.
Hey! Gosh.
(2 months later)
What happened?
We killed Oh Jang Hyun.
There won't be any diplomatic issues...
with Ming, right?
No, Sir. Don't worry.
What about Park Tae Soo? What happened to him?
He's dead.
You did great. You did a good job.
As I've said earlier,
don't forget to take...
Park Tae Soo's death to your grave.
Yes, Sir.
Your Majesty,
they succeeded...
in killing Oh Jang Hyun and obtained the letter he had.
- That's good. - Yes.
Then,
are those who went to Ming all safe?
There was a problem.
What do you mean?
All those who carried the mission out managed to survive...
except one...
Except just one person.
Park Tae Soo didn't make it out alive.
What?
How did he die?
Sorry?
Tell me how he died.
- I wouldn't know. - How could you not know?
Someone lost his life. How can you not know how he died?
By chance,
did you have any ulterior motive?
No way, Your Majesty. Why would I?
His death has nothing to do with me.
I...
I cannot understand this.
While everyone made it out alive,
why is it only Park Tae Soo that died?
Find out why he died and report me all the details.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Gosh, this is giving me a headache.
Is anyone out there?
Did you ask for me?
Call Officer Ki Choon Soo...
of the Palace Guards.
I will.
I guess...
time leaves no one untouched.
I only remember you as a young man.
Seeing you like this behind bars...
breaks my heart.
When I found out...
that you were keeping me alive,
I resented you at first.
For over 20 years,
I barely stayed alive...
in this freezing underground cell.
What did I do...
to deserve this from you?
Keeping me alive for so long...
is so cruel for someone like you.
Your Majesty.
Officer Ki is here.
Let him in.
Did you ask for me, Your Majesty?
Find out if Park Tae Soo...
really died in Ming.
If he did, find out exactly...
how he died.
Yes, Your Majesty.
This mission...
must be kept a secret...
from Yoon Won Hyung.
He cannot find out about this.
I will remember that.
Be careful. And put that away.
- Hello. - Hello, Sir.
What are you doing?
Be gentle. Don't ruin anything.
Oh dear.
Sir.
What brings you all the way here?
Must I have a reason to come by?
I just dropped by.
So...
I haven't seen...
- Gong Jae Myung at all. - Pardon?
Oh, right.
Please wait here.
Sure. I'll wait.
Sir.
What is it?
Commissioner Yang Dong Gu is here.
What's that fool doing here?
Why do you think?
- He's here for our money. - Gosh.
He just won't give up.
I paid him off not so long ago.
I know. It's only been five days.
Hi.
Hello.
You.
Open it.
What for, Sir?
Just do as you're told.
Let me see.
I knew it.
Otter skins.
I got you.
You have otter skins.
Where did you get these from?
I caught you red-handed.
What are you doing, Sir?
- Go on your way. - Otter man.
- Where are you going? - My boss...
My boss is here.
I believe it's illegal to trade otter skins in Joseon.
Isn't that right?
No one sticks to that law any more.
You can't use that against me.
You think no one cares about the law,
but I'm a commissioner and it's my duty...
to make sure laws are abode by.
Isn't that right?
Go on.
- Sir, come with me. - Why?
Where are you taking me?
Where are we going? Tell me.
What's this about?
I'll give you...
a little more than before.
Don't do this.
What do you take me for?
- Take this. - You can't do this.
This is what I like.
Go on your merry way.
Bye.
See you soon, Jae Myung.
Have a nice day.
Jae Myung, Jae Myung, Jae Myung.
Am I his pet dog?
Jak Doo.
Isn't there a way to get rid of him?
It's a losing battle.
It's better for us if we just...
keep paying him off.
Good riddance.
Hello.
Why are you here?
We must speak urgently.
Okay.
Come inside.
What did you say?
The head eunuch is dead?
Yes.
Yoon Won Hyung said so...
when he was at Sosoru, so it must be true.
Tae Won went to Yanjing with the merchants...
with the head eunuch's party.
Now that he's dead,
what will happen to Tae Won?
Oh dear.
We're ruined.
Will you be quiet?
This is no time to be quiet.
Without the head eunuch,
he won't be able to do business in Yanjing.
If he can't do that,
we will all be ruined.
What now?
We have some nice accessories.
We also have some pouches.
Hello. What would you like?
Two snakehead mullets.
Wait here.
The entrance to Samgae Dock. Someone will be there.
Have a look.
I have some pretty pouches.
Come and have a look at the accessories.
Sir.
What is it?
Ok Nyeo is back.
To explain to Queen Munjeong...
how Park Tae Soo ended up dead,
we shall use her as the scapegoat.
My lord.
She risked her life to carry out the mission.
- We can't kill her. - Then...
Will you take the blame?
Queen Munjeong is suspecting me.
I need a scapegoat.
Will you be it?
Collateral damage is part of...
accomplishing something great.
How long do you want to lurk in the shadows as a spy?
Don't just stand there.
My lord.
- There! - Yes, Sir.
What's going on?
Tie her up.
- Yes, Sir. - Sir.
What's this about? What did I do?
Shut your mouth.
You know what you did.
Get to it.
Tie her up.
- Yes, Sir. - Sir, please, wait.
Please, Sir.
Tell me what this is about.
- Take her. - Wait.
Sir, tell me, please.
What's going on?
Sir. Sir.
Sir, tell me what this is about.
Please tell me. Sir.
Sir.
Wait.
I'm not sure if this is enough to convince Queen Munjeong.
- Hello. - Sit back down.
Is something wrong? You look sad.
I had a bad dream last night.
It's bugging me all day.
What dream was it? I'll interpret it for you.
What?
You don't dream for no reason.
Buddha said there are five kinds of dreams.
The first is the kind where an ancestor appears...
and tells you about the future.
The second is the kind where...
Will you stop talking nonsense?
I'll tell you what I dreamed.
All night long, I was taking a poo.
Every time I pooped, I ended up sitting on it.
Poop, splat, poop, splat.
It was so gross, even in my dream.
That's not just any dream.
- What is it, then? - It's...
I can't tell you for free.
Get me some burned rice.
You thief. Okay, fine, I will.
Tell me what it means.
It means you'll have great fortune.
There are many kinds of good dreams.
Dreaming of poop is the best of the best.
The firmer the poop, the better the dream.
It was very, very firm.
Incredibly firm.
I guess your fortune is about to change at last.
You should pay me with a chicken,
not just rice.
- Really? - Yes.
If what you say is true, a chicken is nothing.
Pork, beef, how about horse meat?
I'll get you lean meat.
That sounds lovely.
What colour was the poop? Golden?
It was a poopy colour.
A poopy colour?
That's not good.
Can't poop be poopy-coloured?
Sir.
(Kang Sun Ho)
What is going on?
The men who interrogated me told me to admit...
to killing Park Tae Soo.
You know I had nothing to do with it.
Sir, say something.
What did I do wrong?
Listen to me very carefully.
Accept all the charges they name,
and admit to everything.
Sir.
A spy's duty is very political.
Sometimes we get framed, and sometimes...
we must admit to things we didn't do.
Accepting all those responsibilities...
is part of our fate.
I can't do that.
Master Park was my teacher.
I was an orphan and he was like a father to me.
How can you tell me to admit...
I got him killed?
Before he passed away,
he mentioned Lord Yoon.
He said everything was planned from the start.
Why did Lord Yoon...
have him killed?
Why should I take the blame?
Silence.
Mark my words.
If you ever mention Lord Yoon,
you will be killed for it.
Whatever happens,
never mention him. Do you understand?
Then you can live.
I will do anything it takes to keep you alive.
So...
accept all the charges brought against you,
and wait.
(The Flower in Prison)
What about the girl?
Tie up the loose ends. Get rid of her.
You will be implicated.
Kill her. Kill her right away!
Do you have a problem with Jung Nan Jung?
- Who is it? - Yoon Tae Won.
- What? - You cannot meet him.
Don't you remember what happened last night?
Did I do something terrible?
Yes. It was very terrible.
Who is Ok Nyeo?
I couldn't forgive you.
I tried to kill him. I'm sorry.
I'm dying to find out.
What are you?