1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Subtitles provided by MBC 2 00:00:06,530 --> 00:00:08,030 [Episode 90] 3 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,300 So what he said was true after all. 4 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:29,400 I shall go to his office and confess everything. 5 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,630 I am sorry to worry you. 6 00:00:37,030 --> 00:00:43,030 I am ready to receive any punishment. 7 00:00:43,030 --> 00:00:49,930 You can't do that! I can't let you be arrested. 8 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:50,200 Sir... 9 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:56,030 It has already been 10 years. They shouldn't punish you for that! 10 00:00:56,030 --> 00:01:00,730 I'll try to persuade him myself, so you stay out of this. 11 00:01:00,730 --> 00:01:02,030 Sir, I can't let you do that. 12 00:01:02,030 --> 00:01:05,830 I could care less about your past. 13 00:01:05,830 --> 00:01:08,970 What's important to me is your present. 14 00:01:08,970 --> 00:01:11,030 You care for patients with all your heart. 15 00:01:11,030 --> 00:01:15,530 You worked so hard to be a good doctor. That is who you are! 16 00:01:16,030 --> 00:01:20,730 Do not go and confess. I'll take care of it. 17 00:01:20,730 --> 00:01:24,030 Just listen to me. 18 00:01:28,030 --> 00:01:31,470 Sir. Sir! 19 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:08,030 When this part underneath the ball of your foot is massaged... 20 00:02:08,030 --> 00:02:10,770 ...you'll feel less tired. 21 00:02:15,030 --> 00:02:17,400 Hong-choon! 22 00:02:19,030 --> 00:02:21,700 Hong-choon. 23 00:02:22,700 --> 00:02:24,300 Hong-choon. 24 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:26,870 What is it? 25 00:02:26,870 --> 00:02:29,800 Don't say anything. Not a word. 26 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,170 I am dying for you, my love. 27 00:02:36,030 --> 00:02:42,230 Please don't do this. What if someone sees us? 28 00:02:43,670 --> 00:02:47,030 Hong-choon! Hong-choon! 29 00:02:48,030 --> 00:02:55,870 Hong-choon, you truly are beautiful! 30 00:03:00,030 --> 00:03:03,430 I may be having a heart attack. 31 00:03:27,570 --> 00:03:29,030 Is His Majesty inside? 32 00:03:29,030 --> 00:03:32,030 He is with Lady Kong-bin. 33 00:03:34,270 --> 00:03:36,030 What do we do? 34 00:03:36,030 --> 00:03:37,200 Let's go to Jinsuk Palace. 35 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,770 Can we do that? 36 00:03:38,770 --> 00:03:40,270 This is an emergency. 37 00:03:40,270 --> 00:03:43,800 Let's go. Go. 38 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,030 Please stop. 39 00:03:57,030 --> 00:04:03,030 Do you know how long it's been? 40 00:04:03,030 --> 00:04:06,930 I've been busy with affairs of the state. 41 00:04:06,930 --> 00:04:14,370 I know that you have been spending nights with Lady In-bin. 42 00:04:25,030 --> 00:04:31,470 You have given me two sons. How can I neglect you? 43 00:04:31,970 --> 00:04:35,030 Come on. Please... 44 00:04:37,230 --> 00:04:41,600 Your Majesty, Lord Sung is here. 45 00:04:41,930 --> 00:04:43,470 What is it? 46 00:04:43,470 --> 00:04:47,000 Your Majesty, please forgive us for interrupting, 47 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,030 but a plague is spreading rapidly in Hwanghae Province. 48 00:04:51,030 --> 00:04:53,300 Come inside. 49 00:05:05,030 --> 00:05:07,800 A plague? Tell me the details. 50 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,870 It first broke out in Eunyu, and is spreading through the coastal areas, 51 00:05:11,870 --> 00:05:17,300 as well as Jaeryung, Haeju, and also north to Pyongan Province. 52 00:05:17,770 --> 00:05:24,530 Haeju is not far from the capital. That means the plague could get here. 53 00:05:25,670 --> 00:05:27,730 We have to devise measures to stop it. 54 00:05:27,730 --> 00:05:32,130 Call up an emergency meeting at the court. 55 00:05:32,130 --> 00:05:33,400 Yes, Your Majesty. 56 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:38,800 Choose a suitable official to take charge of the situation. 57 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,030 And select royal physicians to be dispatched. 58 00:05:42,030 --> 00:05:44,030 Yes, Your Majesty. 59 00:05:55,670 --> 00:05:57,900 What is the matter? 60 00:05:58,100 --> 00:06:02,030 We have an emergency meeting. 61 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:06,600 Lord Sung is here. 62 00:06:16,470 --> 00:06:21,900 There's a plague spreading in Hwanghae Province. 63 00:06:26,030 --> 00:06:31,100 Doctor Yang, select doctors to be sent to the area at once. 64 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:33,070 Yes, sir. 65 00:06:39,030 --> 00:06:40,030 What did you find? 66 00:06:40,030 --> 00:06:47,930 Late Lord Lee Jung-chan's butler has confirmed the identify of Heo Jun's wife. 67 00:06:50,470 --> 00:06:52,870 Let us go to the public hospital. 68 00:06:55,770 --> 00:06:58,030 What brings you here? 69 00:06:58,030 --> 00:07:02,030 We need to talk. 70 00:07:13,030 --> 00:07:17,030 I thought you had something to say. Why are you quiet? 71 00:07:17,900 --> 00:07:21,830 Chun-soo, I have a favor to ask. 72 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:26,230 Please forgive Doctor Heo of his past. 73 00:07:27,130 --> 00:07:31,300 I know it's a difficult favor to ask. I know it's a lot to ask for. 74 00:07:31,300 --> 00:07:36,030 But Doctor Heo is such a talented doctor. 75 00:07:36,030 --> 00:07:40,030 He could become the chief royal physician someday. 76 00:07:40,030 --> 00:07:43,030 He has the skills and heart for it. 77 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:48,170 It would be a terrible waste to see him go down because of his past. 78 00:07:48,170 --> 00:07:49,070 I can't do that. 79 00:07:49,070 --> 00:07:50,430 Chun-soo... 80 00:07:50,430 --> 00:07:53,730 He broke laws and remained in hiding for the last ten years. 81 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:56,030 He deceived everyone. 82 00:07:56,030 --> 00:08:00,970 How can I let someone so shameless work as a royal physician? 83 00:08:00,970 --> 00:08:02,330 I'm sure you were deceived as well. 84 00:08:02,330 --> 00:08:06,030 But you don't know him. 85 00:08:06,030 --> 00:08:15,030 If you saw the way he treats his patients, you would feel differently. 86 00:08:16,900 --> 00:08:20,870 Please do this for me. 87 00:08:20,870 --> 00:08:23,670 I didn't hear anything. Just leave, my friend. 88 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:29,470 Why stir up the past? What have you got to gain? 89 00:08:29,470 --> 00:08:35,030 Why are you doing this? Can't you see you're being irrational? 90 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,030 I am not doing this just for Doctor Heo. 91 00:08:40,030 --> 00:08:43,030 I'm doing this for all of the poor, sick people. 92 00:08:43,030 --> 00:08:50,330 The poor patients who come every day to be treated by him! 93 00:08:50,330 --> 00:08:52,930 Please, Chun-soo... 94 00:08:54,730 --> 00:08:59,030 He may be a good person as you say. 95 00:08:59,030 --> 00:09:04,030 But he is still guilty of crimes, and I can't ignore that. 96 00:09:04,130 --> 00:09:08,030 I must treat him like any other criminal. 97 00:09:08,030 --> 00:09:12,830 I can't do this for you. I'm sorry. 98 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:26,130 Sir! Sir! Sir! Sir! 99 00:09:26,130 --> 00:09:28,030 Seriously, terrible news! 100 00:09:28,030 --> 00:09:30,030 What's so terrible this time? 101 00:09:30,030 --> 00:09:32,730 There's a plague in Hwanghae Province. 102 00:09:32,730 --> 00:09:36,200 What does that have to do with me? 103 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,600 Officials are being sent to the area. 104 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,130 You've been chosen from among the justices. 105 00:09:45,130 --> 00:09:47,860 What? Me? 106 00:09:47,860 --> 00:09:50,030 Do we have to go, too? 107 00:10:11,030 --> 00:10:13,000 Sir. 108 00:10:18,470 --> 00:10:19,030 Search the premises. 109 00:10:19,030 --> 00:10:20,730 Yes, sir. 110 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:21,570 Search the premises! 111 00:10:21,570 --> 00:10:23,600 Yes, sir! 112 00:10:38,030 --> 00:10:40,400 I am Deputy Bae Chun-soo from the constabulary. 113 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,800 How can I help you, sir? 114 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,030 Where is Doctor Heo Jun? 115 00:10:44,030 --> 00:10:50,230 He has been dispatched to Hwanghae to deal with an epidemic. 116 00:10:52,030 --> 00:10:59,030 Why are you looking for him? 117 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,800 What's the rush? What's going on? 118 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,030 I wonder. 119 00:11:42,030 --> 00:11:46,030 Stop! This village is a restricted area. 120 00:11:46,030 --> 00:11:50,900 They are royal physicians. Move out of the way. 121 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:54,170 You can't pass this road, sir. Please go around. 122 00:11:56,630 --> 00:12:01,030 There was mention of Haeju. Did the plague reach this far? 123 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:05,830 Let's hurry. 124 00:12:05,830 --> 00:12:07,470 Sir. 125 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:16,530 Here is our pass. 126 00:12:29,970 --> 00:12:32,470 The plague has spread to Haeju? 127 00:12:34,030 --> 00:12:37,770 Yes. The place is a living hell now. 128 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,800 Let's go! 129 00:13:14,030 --> 00:13:17,370 The royal physicians from Hanyang. 130 00:13:19,330 --> 00:13:21,030 Where is the governor? 131 00:13:21,030 --> 00:13:25,030 In his office. Please follow me. 132 00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:44,030 This must reach Hanyang today. 133 00:13:44,030 --> 00:13:45,970 Yes, sir. 134 00:13:55,830 --> 00:13:59,770 Sir, the royal physicians from Hanyang have arrived. 135 00:14:04,530 --> 00:14:06,400 Welcome. 136 00:14:06,930 --> 00:14:08,730 I'm Doctor Heo Jun. 137 00:14:08,730 --> 00:14:10,030 I'm Doctor Lee Gong-ki. 138 00:14:10,030 --> 00:14:13,170 Thank goodness you are here. I am so relieved to see you. 139 00:14:13,170 --> 00:14:15,030 What's the situation, sir? 140 00:14:15,030 --> 00:14:19,430 I've never seen a worse disaster. 141 00:14:20,270 --> 00:14:26,570 Doctor Heo and Doctor Lee were sent... 142 00:14:43,030 --> 00:14:45,600 Did you hear? 143 00:14:46,870 --> 00:14:52,470 Nurses are also being selected to go to Hwanghae Province. 144 00:14:54,270 --> 00:14:59,000 If they order me to go, I would rather die. 145 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,830 I'd rather kill myself than go. 146 00:15:13,870 --> 00:15:17,930 We decided on the ones to be dispatched. 147 00:15:17,930 --> 00:15:19,030 Call out the names. 148 00:15:19,030 --> 00:15:20,800 Yes. 149 00:15:21,030 --> 00:15:27,030 Gae-keum, Ye-jin, Chae-sun, Sae-hee. We leave for Hwanghae Province at once. 150 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:37,400 Ma'am... 151 00:15:37,830 --> 00:15:40,170 Ma'am... I... 152 00:15:40,730 --> 00:15:45,470 I have to give a massage to the king... 153 00:15:45,470 --> 00:15:47,670 Be quiet! 154 00:15:48,370 --> 00:15:54,430 We will leave at noon with the royal physicians and assistants. 155 00:15:54,430 --> 00:15:56,030 Get yourself ready for the trip. 156 00:15:56,030 --> 00:15:59,030 No, I can't go. Please. 157 00:15:59,030 --> 00:16:00,930 Shut up! 158 00:16:17,470 --> 00:16:19,030 We'll be on our way, sir. 159 00:16:19,030 --> 00:16:24,030 I'm sorry that we have to stay behind. 160 00:16:24,030 --> 00:16:28,030 It will be very hard to treat all the patients by yourself, sir. 161 00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:31,670 And you are taking a trip to hell. 162 00:16:34,430 --> 00:16:36,500 Take care of yourself. 163 00:16:37,170 --> 00:16:42,000 You can always give the king a massage after you come back. 164 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,360 Don't be so sad. 165 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,160 Yes, ma'am. 166 00:16:45,870 --> 00:16:48,030 We will get going. 167 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:12,030 It's too hot. And I'll be so far from Hong-choon. 168 00:17:12,030 --> 00:17:14,430 I don't want to go. 169 00:17:30,030 --> 00:17:32,030 Why are you so late? 170 00:17:32,030 --> 00:17:33,030 I'm sorry, sir. 171 00:17:33,030 --> 00:17:36,830 Lord Sung and Doctor Yang are waiting. 172 00:17:38,030 --> 00:17:40,870 We'll go after the roll call. 173 00:17:53,630 --> 00:17:58,600 It broke out 10 days ago in Eunyul and then spread to Jangsan and Ongjin. 174 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:03,270 It swept through Jaeryung, and now it has reached Haeju. 175 00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:07,170 Hundreds of people have lost their lives already. 176 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:11,530 It only took two days for it to spread from Jaeryung to Haeju. 177 00:18:11,530 --> 00:18:16,030 At this rate, it will reach Hanyang in ten days. 178 00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:26,030 What do you think? Is there a way to stop the plague? 179 00:18:26,930 --> 00:18:36,030 We can't give you any answer until we look around the affected area. 180 00:18:36,030 --> 00:18:39,870 Then you want us to just watch people die? 181 00:18:39,870 --> 00:18:42,030 Sir, that's not what he meant... 182 00:18:42,030 --> 00:18:46,030 I don't want to hear it. People are dying. 183 00:18:46,030 --> 00:18:50,370 That is the best answer a royal doctor can say in this situation? 184 00:18:50,570 --> 00:18:52,300 Calm down. 185 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:56,030 These people just got here, and they didn't even unpack. 186 00:18:56,030 --> 00:19:00,500 They first have to look into what is happening. 187 00:19:03,030 --> 00:19:05,800 I brought the people you asked for. 188 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,000 Have them come in. 189 00:19:20,030 --> 00:19:24,870 We found men who recovered from the plague. 190 00:19:26,230 --> 00:19:30,030 Did you really recover from the plague? 191 00:19:30,030 --> 00:19:34,030 Yes, sir. I suddenly had a high fever, and started to have rashes on my head, 192 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:37,030 but I recovered after taking crayfish soup. 193 00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:43,230 I covered the room with chicken blood and ate pheasant meat. 194 00:19:48,670 --> 00:19:51,600 Let me take a look at them. 195 00:20:32,130 --> 00:20:34,130 What do you think? 196 00:20:36,570 --> 00:20:41,030 They were never infected with the plague. 197 00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:50,270 But our town's doctor said it was the plague. 198 00:20:50,270 --> 00:20:52,030 He did. 199 00:20:52,330 --> 00:20:58,330 The rashes on the head and blisters may seem like symptoms of the plague, 200 00:20:58,330 --> 00:21:06,600 but the scars between the fingers mean that he had a slight skin infection. 201 00:21:08,630 --> 00:21:17,370 And this man was suffering from jaundice that went away on its own. 202 00:21:18,030 --> 00:21:20,030 Are you sure about it? 203 00:21:22,300 --> 00:21:24,270 Yes. 204 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:27,030 Take them away. 205 00:21:27,030 --> 00:21:29,000 Yes, sir. 206 00:21:33,430 --> 00:21:37,600 What do we do now? 207 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,670 Doctor Heo. 208 00:21:42,030 --> 00:21:43,770 Yes. 209 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:47,370 As you can see, we are in hell. 210 00:21:47,900 --> 00:21:53,370 I understand that even a royal physician can't treat all diseases. 211 00:21:53,370 --> 00:21:58,100 But you must find a cure at all costs. 212 00:21:58,270 --> 00:22:03,030 We must stop it from spreading to Hanyang. 213 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:32,030 Hurry up, hurry! 214 00:22:37,030 --> 00:22:41,300 We're evacuating people to a nearby village. 215 00:22:58,400 --> 00:22:59,930 Get mine, too. 216 00:22:59,930 --> 00:23:02,930 No, sir. What if you catch the plague? 217 00:23:02,930 --> 00:23:05,930 This is a village under my jurisdiction. 218 00:23:10,900 --> 00:23:13,160 I'll show you around myself. 219 00:24:06,130 --> 00:24:10,060 It broke out five days ago here. 220 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:56,030 We couldn't do anything about it. 221 00:26:07,030 --> 00:26:12,030 This plague is serious. The last winter was unusually warm. 222 00:26:12,030 --> 00:26:17,030 Germs that should've succumbed to cold weather survived the winter. 223 00:26:18,530 --> 00:26:23,030 Symptoms begin with a fever and rashes all over the head. 224 00:26:23,030 --> 00:26:25,030 The throat swells after that. 225 00:26:25,030 --> 00:26:28,030 The time it takes to claim a life differs. 226 00:26:28,030 --> 00:26:32,670 Some people die instantly and others usually die within ten days. 227 00:26:32,670 --> 00:26:39,370 The unusual part is that Eunyul, where it first broke out, has the least casualties. 228 00:26:39,370 --> 00:26:45,300 And Ongjin had the most casualties compared to the other regions. 229 00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:47,030 What is the reason for it? 230 00:26:47,030 --> 00:26:50,370 It may be because of a regional difference. 231 00:26:50,370 --> 00:26:54,300 Or it could be because the prescription in Eunyul was more effective. 232 00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:57,030 What was their prescription? 233 00:26:57,030 --> 00:27:02,030 It was a medicine which consists of 14 herbal ingredients. 234 00:27:02,660 --> 00:27:05,000 Then why doesn't everyone use it? 235 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:09,530 The same medicine didn't help in Ongjin. 236 00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:16,970 We must survey the situation in Eunyul and Ongjin more closely. 237 00:27:16,970 --> 00:27:20,200 It will take me three days to cover the areas. 238 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:27,030 But you must give instructions. You can't be gone for three whole days. 239 00:27:27,030 --> 00:27:31,030 More royal physicians should be on their way, sir. 240 00:28:06,700 --> 00:28:08,530 Let's go. 241 00:28:27,830 --> 00:28:31,030 Matrimony vine. Licorice. 242 00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:37,370 We took these three and gave them to the patients. 243 00:28:40,030 --> 00:28:42,030 Let me take a look. 244 00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:06,270 Doctor Heo is back from Eunyul and Jaeryong, sir. 245 00:30:19,270 --> 00:30:23,530 When did you get here? 246 00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:26,100 Just now. 247 00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:28,400 I'm sorry that we couldn't come sooner to help. 248 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:35,030 Don't say that. I'm just glad to see you all here. 249 00:30:35,030 --> 00:30:37,300 Myung-won! 250 00:30:38,270 --> 00:30:40,030 It must've been hard. 251 00:30:40,030 --> 00:30:43,330 Well, we'll suffer together now. 252 00:30:59,030 --> 00:31:04,570 Doctor Heo, you have been doing a good job. 253 00:31:04,570 --> 00:31:09,030 Greet Minister Jung Sung-pil. He was sent to be in charge. 254 00:31:38,030 --> 00:31:56,030 Subtitles provided by MBC 255 00:31:56,730 --> 00:31:58,430 I have something to say. 256 00:31:58,430 --> 00:32:01,270 I am Heo Jun from Yongcheon. 257 00:32:01,270 --> 00:32:03,370 You deserve to be punished! 258 00:32:03,370 --> 00:32:05,270 He is one of the doctors! 259 00:32:05,270 --> 00:32:08,070 Doctors are getting sick, too? 260 00:32:08,070 --> 00:32:09,030 What are you doing? 261 00:32:09,030 --> 00:32:11,170 I can't do this. 262 00:32:11,170 --> 00:32:15,070 I don't know if I can stop this plague. 263 00:32:15,070 --> 00:32:17,100 Have courage. 264 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:20,300 Allow me to fulfill my duty as a doctor. 265 00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:22,030 Don't try to fool me! 266 00:32:22,030 --> 00:32:26,400 Your life is pretty much over.