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Episode 2

- Hurry up! - Yes, sir.

The commander of Weeju camp

is running after smugglers.

If Hur Joon and his gang accuse you...

Shut up!

All I have to do is kill them before they reveal me.

Sir.

A doctor from Yongchun village wants to see you.

What for?

He'll tell you in person.

Bring him.

What's the occasion?

I have something to tell you about Lee Jungchan and his daughter,

the fugitive criminals who ran away.

What? You know where they are?

Keep quiet and follow me.

- Search every inch! - Yes, sir!

There's no one.

What happened?

Since Hur Joon held the funeral for the late Lee Jungchan,

he'll know where the daughter is. Ask Hur Joon.

No matter how poor he was,

how can there be no flowers at a funeral?

The doctor who checked his body said he had smallpox,

so we should quickly hold the funeral.

Guard all the districts and ferry points tightly. And you all follow me.

Yes, sir.

What happened to him?

He fortunately has escaped death and is confined in Yongchun office.

But that sly doctor revealed Hur Joon held a funeral for a fugitive criminal,

so it's all over now.

I must go to the Yongchun office.

I can't let him get into any more trouble because of me.

I will tell them he has nothing to do with my father.

It's no use. Do you think that will end his arrest for smuggling,

and holding a funeral for a criminal?

But I can't just hide and merely hope it works out.

If you really know Joon, don't talk like that.

Don't you understand why Joon is in this mess?

It's all because he is in love with you.

For you, he would have done even more dangerous things.

Don't do anything stupid and make him reproach me.

He'll be mad at me, even in hell, if he finds I didn't protect you.

It's dangerous here. Let's go to Mirook Temple.

Tell me.

Where is criminal Lee Jungchan's daughter?

Tell me where she is!

Tell me!

- I do not know. - You bastard!

Do you expect me to believe that?

I know you held the criminal's funeral.

I just saw the grave with my own eyes.

How did you know Lee Jungchan, and where is his daughter?

Tell me now!

It's true that I held the funeral.

But it was only because a perfect stranger was in trouble,

and I helped her.

Shut up!

Twist his legs until he speaks the truth!

We kept asking but he didn't confess where she is.

He has something to do with the criminal,

so we don't have any time to waste.

As soon as the sun rises, we will send him in custody to Pyongyang office.

Let's go!

Yes, sir!

Sir.

- Get away. - Sir.

You've accepted an obscure servant girl like me,

given me a chance for a long life,

let me think of you as a husband in my heart.

There is no way to repay you

for the kindness you've shown to us.

All we've done is humiliate you...

and disgrace you.

We deserve death,

but I shamefully must beg you.

Please save Joon, Sir.

Although his social position is low, he's still your son.

You can't deny that.

You've always felt sorry for his obscure birth,

while he was growing up.

It was you who told me to teach him how to read and write.

Your eyes were full of sorrow

when you looked at him, as he read.

On the day his classmates left for Seoul to take the state examination,

I saw him crying bitter tears,

at the Odo ferry point.

It's my fault he went astray.

It's my fault that smart boy was low born.

It's all my fault.

Punish me and please save Joon, Sir.

Sir...

Go back.

Sir!

Please save Joon. Sir.

Please save Joon.

If I wasn't discriminated against by the law,

I would have no reason to live this way.

I would have rather been a butcher,

or a street peddler in the market.

Then I wouldn't have lived this way.

Is it my fault I was born as a concubine's son?

What can I do?

What the hell can I do in order to maintain

the military nobility and family honor you've praised all your life?

Shut up, you bastard!

You!

You idiot!

Sir, please save him! Please, Sir...

Save him. Please save him.

Sir...

Drag him out.

Sir...

If I get sent to Pyongyang office, I'm as good as dead.

Let me say goodbye to my mother.

There's no time for that. Bring him.

But...

But, Sir...

I'm supposed to be sent to Pyongyang office. Where are we going?

Just follow me.

But...

Untie his hands and step back.

Yes, sir.

Sir.

Leave.

Leave this village.

Sir.

Take this letter with you...

and go to Sanum, in Kyungsang Province.

The governor there is a good friend of mine.

He will look after you.

Go to Yeoun harbor now.

A messenger will be waiting with a boat,

to guide you and your mother.

So don't hesitate and leave now.

I can't.

That will put you in trouble.

I can't do that to you.

You're worrying about me now, after all you've put me through?

I don't have any more to lose.

I wasn't even able to look after you.

And, I thought I'd kept the military nobility and family honor.

My foolishness has brought today's misfortune.

Everything is my fault.

I do not bear any grudge against you.

Leave now.

Sir.

Leaving this village will not hide your social position,

but fortunately it's been a year of bad harvest

and many people are wandering about.

If only you keep from committing a crime,

or doing something stupid and drawing attention,

you will have a chance of settling down in Sanum.

Sir...

Please...

Please forgive me.

Whether one is noble or dishonorable is decided by one's acts,

not by birth or lineage.

Don't disrepect yourself over social position,

and waste your life.

Sir...

Father...

Father...

Joon!

Oh my... Look at your face...

Are you okay?

I'm alright.

We have to leave before dawn.

Yes, let's go. Let's go.

Um...

Mother, there is somewhere I have to drop by.

But there is no time for that.

We must leave for Yongchun right now.

There's someone I must bring.

I won't leave without her.

Who?

Are you talking about that girl you hid?

Are you?

But you can't. They're chasing after you.

How can you possibly bring someone?

She's the first woman I ever fell in love with.

I cannot go alone,

leaving her in danger.

But she's the daughter of a fugitive criminal.

You can't be with her.

You and I also have to hide who we are.

We are just like her.

Mother, please understand me.

I will come back quickly.

But, Joon!

Joon, what happened? Tell me.

I will go to Sanum with my mother.

What? San... Sanum?

Let's leave together.

Can't you see the situation I'm in?

I can't leave with you.

I'll protect you. Let's go.

I already know what I made you go through.

I cannot, with any grace, follow you.

Don't put yourself in any more trouble because of me.

Can't you see?

When I first saw you, I thought loving you was a sin,

because of my social position.

But my thoughts changed

as soon as I got to know your situation.

Knowing that you and I were in the same circumstances was comforting.

Now... leaving alone would be so meaningless.

If only we can get there alive,

we will live new lives without worrying about my social position or your dangerous situation.

Let's go. There's no time to lose.

I'll go.

Sir! Sir!

Sir! Hur Joon is not in prison.

What?

What happened?

Where is the criminal who is supposed to be sent to the Pyongyang office?

Did somebody let his son escape?

I will report all of this to the office and call you to account.

So you'll see that!

Guard all the roads,

and bring in the criminal!

Yes, sir!

Halt!

Let me see your identity tag.

Search every inch!

We must make a detour.

This is the only road to Yeoun harbor.

If we make a detour, it will take half a day.

Joon, I'll draw their attention. You leave then.

Sanum, right? If I manage to survive, I will get there.

Yangtae.

- Catch him! - Catch him!

I thought something had happened to you.

This is my mother.

My name is Dahee.

I heard there are soldiers everywhere.

Let's talk later and leave now.

- Okay. - Quick.

Your father has sent money with the messenger,

for us to buy a house with two rooms and some farm land,

in order to make a living.

We've gone our separate ways,

but what will happen to him?

You've always felt bitter against your father for his indifference,

but he has always been concerned about you in his heart.

Wherever you go, you must remember him.

I will.

I'm sorry for what happened to her.

Leaving her father's grave in an unfamiliar place

must have been so hard for her.

Comfort her.

Yes.

If we follow the river down to Yongjin port,

there is a boat for transporting grains to Haeju.

I'm going to go to Seoul and look for a boat that goes to Sanum.

Do you have anyone to contact in Seoul?

They turned their backs on us when father got entangled in a conspiracy.

I don't want to ask them for help.

I'll share your sadness.

I'll take care of you, no matter what happens.

That is Samgae ferry point. We're in Seoul now.

Samgae ferry point, Seoul

Let's go.

Let's go now.

Stop pushing!

Let's go!

Let's see your identity tag.

Show me your identity tag.

You, too.

No, I mean you!

Oh, of course.

But is there anything wrong? What's all the fuss about?

Oops! Where could it be?

Oh, I forgot.

I put it in my bundle this morning.

- Halt! - Halt!

Move!

Welcome.

Have a seat. So, what do you want?

Do you have any vacant rooms?

Of course. You want to stay?

Then follow me. Let's go.

I'm okay.

I'll go and check the boat timetable.

Grab something to eat before you go.

Here at Samgae harbor, only boats to Hwanghaedo and Jeonlado are docked.

Boats to Kyungsang Province are docked 3 miles up from here,

at Yongsan River. I must go now.

Well then, good luck. At least put down your luggage.

No, I'm fine.

Is there something going on here?

Is it your first time in Seoul?

No, but it's been a while...

What's all the commotion?

Oh, all this fuss

is because of the conspiracy.

Humble people like us have nothing to do with it.

But be careful, anyway.

Anyone suspicious gets caught and killed.

You must be filled with emotion.

Would you like to go see the house you used to live in?

No.

It wasn't always my home.

But once we leave, we won't ever be back.

I've erased the memories of the past.

Don't worry.

I guess we'll have to go,

as soon as the messenger comes back.

The city is in confusion because of the conspiracy.

He must be implicated in the conspiracy.

What makes you say so?

Tell me.

He is the one who backstabbed my father.

My father never forgot his grudge against him,

until he died.

Then if he goes into exile,

maybe your father will be granted clemency.

What use would it be now?

It's all over.

Has he returned yet?

Don't worry. He'll be back soon.

Go and have a rest.

He's not coming. He must have gone somewhere.

If he was to come back, he should have shown up by now.

He said he was familiar with this place.

I must find him.

If he really ran away, he must have made a plan.

He should be out of reach already.

We must find him.

That money is for buying our house and farm land.

Since he took it, we have to search every nook and cranny for him.

It's too dangerous. We're being chased without identity tags.

Just forget about it.

I'll look for him.

Hey, you!

- You son of a... - I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

- Hey. - This guy is killing me.

- Give it to me! - Help!

Wha... what money?

Give back my money!

- Somebody help! - Stop!

What's all the fuss about?

He's trying to kill me.

- Let go! - Give me my money!

- You! - Let go of me!

Hey, you! Where are you going? Give back my money!

Let go! Let go, you bastard!

Let go! Hey!

You thief! Give me my money!

Hey!

What is it?

They were fighting in the city without any identity tags.

Sir, I'm staying at Samgae ferry port and left my identity tag there.

I forgot to bring it. Please forgive me.

Shut up!

Didn't you know that not carrying an identity tag

has a heavy penalty?

Who are you and where are you from?

Tell me!

Yes... I'm Yangtae Chun, and I'm from Weeju.

Yangtae Chun?

What brings you to Seoul?

Well... l'm a servant...

of a doctor in Weeju,

and I came to bring some herbs.

We'll see if you're speaking the truth,

as soon as the sun rises. Lock him up!

But isn't the Mayor Sir Jahun Min locked in here

because of the conspiracy?

The West Jail is full of all kinds of people,

so lock him in here for the day.

But if the police captain knows...

I'll take the responsibility. Just do as I say!

Yes, sir.

- But... but... - Come!

- Come here! - But...

But sir! Sir!

Forgive me once. Sir.

Stop making a fuss.

Be quiet and go sit in the corner.

He's not back yet.

Something must have happened.

It's a big city.

He'll be back before the palace doors are closed.

Don't worry.

Twist his legs until he tells who took part in the conspiracy!

Yes, sir!

Sir! An express messenger from Pyongyang office has arrived.

Stop for a minute!

Yes, sir!

I am Bae Chunsu, the commander of Camp Weeju.

This is the letter he sent.

Is it true Lee Jungchan passed away?

Yes, he escaped the North Office and died in Yongchun.

We don't know where his daughter is.

- Imprison him, now! - Yes, sir!

Let's go.

Judge Yoon, wake up!

Your Excellency...

So what happened?

I've put up with all hardships.

Yes, yes. I know.

The problem is Lee Jungchan.

The court says to restore Lee Jungchan's post

and bring him back to Seoul.

If he comes back and lets out our secret,

everything will end in smoke.

You don't have to worry about that.

What do you mean?

Sir Lee Jungchan escaped the North Office and died in Yongchun,

but his daughter is still missing.

If we keep enduring, they can't do anything.

Did you say Sir Lee... Lee Jungchan?

Did you just say Sir Lee Jungchan?

Shut up! Who do you think you're speaking to?

I am chasing fugitive criminals who escaped from exile,

and I have come here for your help.

Fugitive criminals? Who are they?

They're Lee Jungchan and his daughter, who were exiled to the North Office.

Lee Jungchan?

The court says to restore Lee Jungchan's post

and bring him back to Seoul.

If he comes back and lets out our secret,

everything will end in smoke.

- Open the doors! - Yes, sir!

Why show good manners to a fugitive criminal like me?

There are orders to release you.

I thought I was as good as dead.

But I guess it's not the time yet.

Take him outside.

Yes, sir.

Let go of me!

Let's go.

Who's that?

- That is... - Speak now!

Yes, he got caught without an identity tag.

What? You fool!

Why is a churl like him in the prison for fugitive criminals?

Well, the West Jail is packed, so...

Drag him out!

Then what about him?

Just lash him a few times!

Yes, sir!

Next! Baeksu Jang!

- Yes. - Ten lashes.

Get up.

Next! Yangtae Chun from Weeju!

Yangtae Chun from Weeju!

Yangtae Chun!

Y... Yes!

You idiot! Ten lashes!

This is your lucky day.

It's really dangerous out here.

So look out!

If Dahee learns that her nobility has been restored,

she'll be finished with me.

We must leave Seoul now.

We must leave before she knows.

Joon!

What happened?

I'll tell you later. We must leave now.

Where's mother?

She's not well.

Joon!

Mother!

Joon...

Lie down.

Are you alright?

Oh, yes. I'm fine.

I was just worried about you.

What about the messenger?

I couldn't find him.

Yes, I thought so.

How can you find someone who ran away on purpose?

What matters is that you're back.

Let's forget about him and leave.

Seeing you again relieves me.

It's a long way to Sanum.

Walking will be difficult for you,

since you're already tired from the long journey.

I heard there's a boat to Masan harbor, in Kyingsang Province.

I'll go and check. Get ready to leave.

Excuse me.

Is there a boat to Kyungsang Province?

Why do you ask?

I'm on my way to Sanum, Kyungsang Province, with my mother and wife.

If there's a boat, could I get a ride?

There is a boat, but ask someone else.

Ask someone else?

What do you mean?

This spring a grain transporting boat was wrecked,

and among the passengers who drowned were many people like you.

Since then, police are watching every ferry port,

so riding a boat personally is impossible.

On the way to Masan Harbor, you must pass other ferry ports

in Choongchung and Jeonla Province.

If you get caught, you'd be dealt with harshly.

It's so easy to lose your head.

But is there any other way?

I... I have to get on a boat.

If there is a way, please let me know.

Follow me.

There is a boat that is not registered at the office.

Where is it?

You will get to know. How many people need a ride?

Three including me.

That will cost 1,000 nyang per person,

adding up to 3,000 nyang.

I'll arrange a bargain for you, so you'll only need 2,000.

What?

Why are you startled?

Did you expect to ride a boat for free?

No, but... I don't have that much money.

Are you kidding?

Thinking of riding a boat without money!

No, it's just...

So?

There is a boat, but we can't afford the fare.

If I sell my ornaments and clothes,

I'll be able to make a little money.

How much is the fare?

It's no use. The fare is way too expensive.

I talked you into coming with me,

and have put you in trouble.

I'm so sorry.

You don't need to be.

I was about to commit suicide when my father passed away.

The reason I'm living to this day is because of your grace.

We're strangers with no identity...

and now we're stuck.

At least you should go and find a way to live.

I'm the daughter of a fugitive criminal.

If I don't die, I must live as a slave of some noble family,

or a slave in government service.

No.

I have something to tell you.

- You... - Don't say anything.

No matter what happens,

I will be with you.

Dahee...

Your nobility has been restored.

I know now that a concubine's son like me mustn't love you,

but I just can't let you go.

Is anybody in there? Help!

Help!

Who is it?

Please open the door.

Who are you?

Tell His Excellency that Sir Lee Jungchan's daughter has come to see him.

Your Excellency.

What is it?

Sir Lee Jungchan's daughter has come to see you.

Aren't you Dahee?

Yes, I am, sir.

What brings you here?

Don't stand there. Come in, come in.

Yes, sir.

You go outside and keep watch.

Let no one inside.

Yes, Sir.

Come in.

Where on earth have you been at such a late hour?

Let's go inside. I'll tell you everything.

Where did you get this?

I asked for help from a friend of my father.

Wasn't it dangerous? You're being chased.

Don't worry.

I should have asked you first,

but I didn't want you to worry, so I decided on my own.

I'm sorry. I should have solved this.

How can you get money when there's no one you know here?

He told me he would help us get a boat to Sanum.

We can leave at sunrise.

Thank you. When we get to live new lives at Sanum,

I will make this up to you.

You're welcome.

I am happy I am able to

repay your kindness.

This is the first time I feel relieved ever since we left Yongchun.

You've done a good job.

We must be a bit too early. Let us rest a while.

Yes.

When I was young,

I followed my father here once.

All around that pavilion across the river,

there were summer flowers,

and father composed poems

with his classmates.

I would sit near the water,

listening to my father recite a poem.

I can still hear his voice,

elegant and majestic.

My father died in an unfamiliar place, on a false charge.

How sad he would be knowing that I couldn't even mourn at his grave!

Your father will understand your situation.

Who is the man who helped you?

His name is Jahun Min.

He was a classmate of my father,

and was very close to him.

Did you say Jahun Min?

Yes.

Do you mean the Mayor of Seoul?

Do you know him?

We must leave now.

Why?

He was the one who actually backstabbed your father.

No. No, that can't be.

He couldn't have.

Trust me.

He might harm you. We must go.

Mother, we must leave.

Why? Did something happen?

We have to hurry.

Who are they?

Drag her out!

Yes, sir!

Joon!

- Come here. - Let go! Let go! Joon!

If you do something stupid, you're dead.

Let go of me!

You guys drag this girl to His Excellence,

And you guys kill these two.

- Yes, sir! - Joon!

Dahee!

Let go!

- Let go! Joon! - Dahee!

- Joon! - I told you not to do anything stupid!

- Let go of me! - Dahee!

Let go! Let go!

- Joon! Joon No! - Joon!