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I've heard Magnate Thong selling

low-quality sugar to ships from the West.

If you want to stay,

the only work you can do

is the very thing you used to do!

Do you really think he's going to buy your freedom?

You saw just how his mother despised you.

I'll allow her to be your wife.

But you have to marry Dokgaew first.

She will be your main wife.

I was chasing you in Pak Nam.

Who was the one that saved you?

I don't know him, sir.

You fought in a crowded market.

Don't you fear the law at all?

It's these thugs! They were causing trouble.

Young Miss, if he comes in,

run out and get some help.

Okay?

What are you doing?

Where did he go?

What's going on?

- A thief? - That's right.

It's a shame I didn't see his face.

He was suspiciously trying to get into Mother's room.

We were lucky Ming found him.

- Danger is closer than you think. - Yeah, Aunt.

- It's dangerous. - Fortunately, he didn't get the chance.

You and Young Miss Kleeb could have been in trouble.

Mother has ordered Ming and the guys to tighten security.

- If you see someone suspicious, keep an eye on them. - Yeah. Be careful.

- Yeah. - Are you sure he's a thief,

not your enemy who came to kill you?

What are you talking about?

Boonta, didn't you say

the thief appeared to be following you?

He probably didn't come to steal things in Mother's room.

He could have been following you.

What enemy could Boonta have?

- Other than you, who wants to steal her Luang? - Yeah.

Women all over town have a crush on him.

I can't be the only one they want dead.

You should watch your back.

When danger strikes,

even ten Luangs can't save you.

Hey! How dare you say that?

See how arrogant she is?

Pudsorn, you should have taught her a lesson.

Boonta, don't listen to her.

She's just winding you up because she envies you.

That's right.

She's an envious girl.

Such jealousy.

(Episode 16: A Ghost... It Follows)

I know I'm asking for a lot,

but I really have nowhere to go.

What about your wife?

You said she's your cash cow.

She cut me off

because of Boonta.

Because of her, Nual stopped caring about me.

I tried to visit her at the brothel,

but the guards there won't let me see my wife.

I heard a thief snuck into Fang's last night,

and they have tightened security.

Please help me.

If I can't pay my debt,

I'm going to get killed this time.

I'll lend you some money this time,

seeing as you're my friend.

But I need something in exchange.

(Boonta, didn't you say)

(the thief appeared to be following you?)

(He probably didn't come to steal things in Mother's room.)

(He could have been following you.)

Aunt Mian?

Aunt Mian told me to take you by this boat.

- Come with me. Quick! - Okay.

Where did Aunt Mian tell you to go?

Why aren't you answering?

Could it be

the same person?

Who?

Where are you going?

I'm going to see Chaai. I'll help catch the thief.

- Bye. - Nual!

What's wrong, Ming?

San sent for you. He said he's dying.

He wants to see you one last time.

He's dying?

What happened to him?

He got beaten up by the thugs at the casino, right?

That's right.

This time, he's hurt badly.

He keeps calling for you all day and night.

That's why he wanted you to spend his final moments with him.

San?

- Hey! - Nual.

He's just fooling you into coming back to him.

- Don't trust him, Nual. - Yeah.

You know who your husband has always been.

When life's good, he's nowhere to be found.

When he loses money and can't pay his debt,

he always troubles you endlessly.

Why would you go back to him just to get hurt?

What if he's really dying this time?

Then you're free from him.

Nual, I think you can't help but care about him.

But you have stayed strong all this time. Don't turn back to him again.

Don't let him hurt you again, okay?

Nual.

No matter what we say,

you've already made up your mind, right?

Am I wrong?

You're not.

I know that you

know what you're doing.

Thanks for understanding.

Don't worry.

I always remember your words.

Right now, the person I love the most is myself.

I'll say my final goodbye.

If he's dying,

then I can have closure.

Then,

I'm going with you.

I thought I would never see you again in this life.

You still came back to me.

Do you still love me?

I came here

not because I still love you.

I came here to forgive you.

Nual.

Let's sever our ties in this life

so that we won't meet again in the next.

Come on, Nual.

Can you really cut ties with me?

Even if I'm dying,

you won't ever come back to me?

If he can beg that much,

I don't think he'd die so easily, Nual.

Instead of seeing your wife,

I think you should see a doctor.

Are you done saying your goodbye, Nual?

Let's go.

Let's go home.

You finally came back to your husband.

Where are you going so soon?

Nual!

Boonta!

- Boonta! - Don't worry about her!

She's going to heaven!

Boonta!

Hey!

Who is that criminal? What is he going to do?

I don't know much.

All I know is that Boonta brought me money.

I knew if I called you,

Boonta wouldn't let you come alone.

Now that you're here anyway

let's have some nostalgia.

You can fight, huh?

Nual! Are you trying to kill your own husband?

That's less than what you deserve!

If something happens to Boonta, you won't survive Luang Thukkarat's wrath!

Everything is done.

Other than the matter of your personal life, perhaps?

Want some stress relief, sir?

I brought this with me.

Luang, sir.

What's the matter?

This is serious. Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Yesterday, I tried looking for Nual until dark.

I couldn't find her, so I came back.

I thought she had already come back too.

I waited until dawn.

And there was still no sign of her, Mother.

Did San kidnap Nual?

I don't think you should be speculating.

We should report this to the police.

Yeah, let's go.

- You don't have to. - Why? Is Nual back?

It's not her, is it, Ming? Move!

- Come on. - No.

The victim's face is messed up with cuts.

She's unrecognizable.

Judging from the color of her sash and robe, according to Fang's staff,

this woman was likely

a courtesan called Nual. There's no doubt, sir.

Nual!

No...

Have you ever been in conflict

so serious someone wanted you dead?

I have never had a fight.

People in this neighborhood are business rivals,

but we're more like allies than enemies.

If you don't have enemies,

how come two of your courtesans

have been brutally murdered the same way?

The same way?

This victim was killed the same way Lamduan was.

This spot is not far from where Lamduan's body was found.

It's likely that the killer is the same person.

Mother...

Nual...

Mother, please save her soul.

What's wrong?

Nual was found dead.

Oeb is missing too.

We're afraid

that if we can't find her,

and if they can't catch the killer,

there will be a third victim.

Chuen!

Are you here to wait for me?

I want to thank you for last time.

When you're done working,

do you have some time for me to give you a thank-you gift?

Of course.

About Nual,

I'll let Mian and Ming arrange things.

The dead can't come back to life.

It's the living that has to keep struggling until we die.

Don't just sit here.

Go get ready to do your job.

Yes, Mother.

It's alright, Chor.

Nual is resting in peace now.

They kill us like animals.

Who's going to be next?

The whole place is in chaos.

Where the heck have you been?

If I had been here, would the dead have come back?

- Noknoi! - Pudsorn, calm down! It's not worth it.

Just watch yourself.

If Mother catches you sneaking out to see a man

and catch a disease from outside,

you're going to get kicked out.

Fang's seems quiet tonight, sir.

Two of our courtesans got murdered recently.

Who would come then, sir?

Now that you're here, let me take good care of you.

Noknoi.

You can take the guest at that table.

Luang is just here about the case.

Yes, Mother.

Boonta.

Serve him some booze.

You can ask Boonta anything, sir.

Please.

You can wait here.

Yes, sir.

You don't have to serve me.

Take your time to mourn.

Nobody wanted this to happen.

I can't help but think

I was the reason Nual got killed.

What do you mean?

Well...

Nual was used as bait to bring me outside.

When the killer saw me,

he dragged me out, so I was separated from Nual.

I was lucky I survived him.

That's how Nual got killed.

You mean someone tried to kill you again?

Yes, sir.

The other night,

someone tried to sneak into Mother Fang's room.

He got away.

I thought he was just a thief.

When I saw him again,

I was sure he was the one who tried to kill Boonta.

Chaai, do you think it's possible that

the courtesan killer is the same person who's trying to kill Boonta?

We can't jump to that conclusion.

We have to catch the killer and find out the truth.

I'll catch that killer soon.

No more courtesan will be his victim.

You and your friends will be safe.

Thank you so much, Chaai,

for being there for me.

I won't let you go through this alone.

I won't let my friends die for nothing.

She was right there in his hands.

Yet he let Boonta slip again.

If she reports this to Luang Thukkarat, we're all screwed!

Tis didn't reveal his face.

Nual is dead too.

Nobody can be a witness to incriminate us.

Boonta is still alive.

Wait until the news dies down.

We will have another chance to strike again, ma'am.

That darn Captain Jam.

He reported my mixed sugar to Chaai.

If he can't be bribed,

how can I make any profit now?

When I get my chance, I'll have my payback a hundredfold.

Tea, sir.

Master Gaysorn told us to serve this with a snack called Gaysorn Lamjeak.

Muean, leave us.

Yes, sir.

Thank you

for taking care of me,

our child,

and our house.

So a Sampheng woman can't satisfy you?

Is that why you came here with your blind lust?

I'm not a vile woman like those girls.

What's wrong?

What gets you in a bad mood?

I'm not insatiable like you are.

All you do is womanizing.

- Lust is the only thing on your mind, not family! - Darn it!

What do you want from me?

I take very good care of you.

I honor you above anyone!

I've never left you without money.

Can't you just give me some peace of mind?

All you do is cause trouble.

You're making our household hell.

If you can't stand me, just divorce me!

You want me to divorce so that you can live a happy life with her?

I'll never do that.

I'll never shame myself by becoming a divorced woman!

Darn it!

A ghost! Nual's ghost!

Go! Run!

Run! Just go!

What ghost?

You're a guard of a courtesan house.

Don't be a coward.

If I were you, I'd ask her for a lottery number.

Who's there?

I said who's there?

Nual?

Nual, this is just dawn.

Curse it! Nual!

Ghost! Nual's ghost is here! Help!

Guys! Mother!

- Mother! - Mian, what's wrong?

Hey, watch where you're going.

What are you screaming for so early?

- Help! - What happened, Aunt?

It's a ghost.

Nual's ghost was eating food in the kitchen.

She's a ghost!

Hey, Nual is dead. Why would she eat some food?

Yeah, are you still dreaming? That's...

That's not Nual. It's probably a thief stealing food.

No.

It really was Nual, Mother.

Nual, please rest in peace. Leave me alone.

Mian must have been seeing things.

What ghost would be eating food in a pantry?

Ming said he saw her too.

Could it really be her?

You're talking nonsense.

It's the same with Lamduan. They said they saw Lamduan's ghost.

And was it true? It wasn't.

- Don't worry. Ghosts don't exist. - Yeah.

- They don't! It's just on your mind. - Are you crazy?

That's the real thing.

It's even clearer than "Full HD."

- Whoa! - You...

A ghost!

Run!

Wait for me!

Nual, please spare your friend.

- Boonta. - Whoa!

I know you're my friend, but don't call my name.

Just tell me a lottery number. Come on.

It's warm.

Nual!

You're alive?

Look, Nual.

Why didn't you tell us you were back?

Why did you have to sneak in like a ghost?

It's not like I want to do this.

So what's going on?

Where have you been?

I tried looking for you at the cabin. No one was there.

San probably ran away.

I smashed his head in and followed you to help you.

But that criminal jerk came back my way.

I had to run away.

I stayed hidden until I was sure he wouldn't come back.

Then I came back here.

When I got back,

it turned out I was dead.

I have to hide

because if he finds out I'm still alive,

he'll come back to finish the job.

He's after you

because you saw his face, right?

I saw the face of the one who hired him.

Tis!

What are you stalling here for?

Why don't you take her to the boat?

I remember it clearly.

That woman is Muean. There's no doubt.

She sure is cute, Master Gaysorn.

What's the matter, sir?

Are you here to see my Magnate?

I'm not here to see Magnate Thong.

I'm here to arrest the person who ordered a hit on Fang's courtesans.

A witness saw Muean,

a staff of this house, at the scene of the crime.

Take her in.

- Master Gaysorn, please help me. - Luang.

Muean is just a slave,

but you have no right to accuse her baselessly!

The truth never lies.

Don't worry.

Whether it's a slave, a high-ranking official,

or a courtesan who had no breath left in her body,

I'll give justice to anyone.

Let's go.

Master Gaysorn, please save me!

Master Gaysorn!

Did you order it?

You sent Muean to hire a killer for Boonta, but he killed the wrong girls.

Is that right?

Those courtesans got themselves killed.

How could you accuse me?

Last time,

Chaai tracked the man who sank Boonta's boat to this place!

This time, Muean was seen at the crime scene and got arrested!

Are you still denying it?

Just because I hate her

doesn't mean I'm a murderer, does it?

In your eyes,

am I that heartless of a person?

If you're not,

how else would you poison yourself into a miscarriage

just to kick Boonta out?

You survived poisoning.

But this crime carries a death sentence.

You know what kind of man Chaai is!

Just pray that your uncle

can save you again this time.

Were you at Khlong Rong Mai that night?

I said were you there?

I wasn't, sir.

So, where were you that night?

Do you have an alibi?

I was at home, sir.

I was sick, so I was sleeping in the slaves' quarter.

If you give a false statement,

do you know what will happen?

I have no involvement in Lamduan and Nual's murders, sir.

What about hiring a hit on Boonta?

Do you have an involvement in that?

How am I involved, sir?

Boonta was lured out to be killed.

Nual was killed in her stead.

You have taken Boonta to court before.

It is possible that you order a hit on her out of vengeance.

I may despise Boonta,

but I never intend to kill her, sir.

If that's so,

the one who hates her so much that they want to kill her

is your master, isn't it?

If every wife has to kill a courtesan

out of jealousy for her husband,

there would be more dead courtesans than you can find bodies, sir.

You're facing a serious crime.

Yet you're still wisecracking?

Perhaps I have to find another way to make you speak.

Water.

Stop.

Lock her up.

She will go on trial.

Yes, sir.

She's loyal and resolute.

She won't speak so easily, sir.

Thank you so much, Luang.

But Nual can't go back to Fang's just yet,

not until the case is over.

It's alright.

Chaai is busy with work, so he asked me to help.

I don't have a place you can hide.

I was thinking of Chaai's house,

but his mother would die of heartbreak.

So you bothered me instead.

You have a big house. Why

don't you take her to your house?

A single man like me

can't be alone with a woman.

You have your parents and servants.

Perhaps you're afraid

that a woman would get the wrong idea.

I'm not in love with anyone.

Why would I be afraid of that?

Chang, we should get inside.

If someone sees us, it'll be bad.

Let's go.

Come on.

This is my father's old warehouse.

It was closed down after his death.

Chim built a new warehouse

closer to the port.

This place is rarely used these days.

I promise you'll be fine here.

You can stay here, right?

I can clean it up and live in here, sir.

This is more than I can ask for.

That's right. It's better than sleeping outside.

I'll bring food to you often,

so you don't get lonely.

If you need anything, tell me. Don't be afraid.

We're not strangers, right?

Puek.

Stay still!

- Quiet... - Ming!

Why were you holding me?

Go check if Nual's ghost is there.

If you're not afraid, you can go.

Nual is one of you.

She won't snap your neck.

Ming!

Whoa!

It's me! What's wrong?

Mother.

Where's Boonta?

This morning, I saw her froze in here.

Hey, don't tell me she was shocked to death?

I'm not dead, Mother.

I went out to the market.

I was going to make merit for Nual.

Send her to the afterlife so she can stop feeding here.

Oh! I forgot! We were busy being scared.

We forgot to make merit for Nual!

She came to warn us!

- That's right! - I forgot!

Then,

go prepare some food.

We'll go and make merit for Nual.

Yes, Mother.

Nual, you must be hungry. We'll make merit for you.

Go and ask her.

Ming!

(I'm sorry.)

(I really can't tell you about Nual right now.)

Why are you staring at me?

I saw you making a wish.

So I wonder what you wished for. You've been saying your wish for so long.

I wished for Nual to rest in peace

and not to be born as a courtesan again in the next life.

Mother.

- Mother. - Yes?

Do you believe in the next life?

I do.

I believe we all die and get reincarnated, and we meet

due to ties in previous lives.

So that's why I was born to meet you.

Perhaps I'll be an owner of a brothel in my next life,

and you can be my courtesan.

Hey!

If you wish for a next life, wish for a good one!

If you want to be born into a life like this,

then let's not meet.

Hey, Mother!

Are you cutting ties right now?

You used to tell me to be the top girl at your place.

But in my next life,

I'll live a good life as a star actress.

Perhaps I haven't paid for my sins.

That's why I came back here as a courtesan.

I've found out, sir.

A courtesan called Oeb from Hom's brothel

disappeared the same day Nual did.

Hom didn't report it

because she was afraid people would panic,

and her place would be quiet like Fang's was.

If the body we thought was Nual

is Oeb, as Boonta suspected,

do you still think

he killed the wrong girl?

I'm not sure about that yet.

Seeing as his consecutive victims have been courtesans,

there's no doubt that courtesans are his targets.

If that's so,

the person in danger the most right now would be Boonta, sir.

She had already seen the killer.

He won't let her go.

It's me.

Luang.

How did you get here?

I don't want you to go anywhere alone.

So you followed me quietly?

How did it turn out?

You're lucky I didn't smash your head in.

If you had to, do it.

If that's what it takes

to see you safe.

You're crazy.

I can't stand watching you anymore.

You and Boonta are too sweet that ants got on my food.

Let me go and take these ants out.

Nual.

Chaai!

What are you doing?

Let me stay like this for a while.

Let me rest easy seeing you safe.

It would help me sleep at night.

Okay, sir.

Don't take too long.

My leg would go numb.

(I'll allow her to be your wife.)

But you have to marry Dokgaew first.

She will be your main wife.

Boonta can only be your slave wife.

What's the matter?

No matter what happens,

I'll never lose you.

I know, sir.

My "boyfriend" is the capital's finest.

No killer

can escape your sight.

Besides, I'm pretty and tough. I made it through...

Through the water and canal.

I won't die before I get married.

Do you promise?

To marry me?

Yes, sir.

Chaai! Whoa!

No!

Chaai, take it out! I'm scared!

Don't be.

How can I not be scared? It's huge!

Could my Luang and Boonta

give in to temptation?

- There! - They're...

- It's got too much hair! - I saw them looking suspicious.

So he snuck in here with Boonta after all.

- Hang on. - So he switched from the river

to a warehouse instead?

Whoa! Hit the head!

There!

No! Chaai!

Stay still.

- Hey. - Chaai!

Luang probably doesn't want anyone to know.

How can they not know?

They snuck in, and not long after that,

Boonta screamed hard like she was dying.

Was she struggling that much?

There was a loud noise, and the whole warehouse was shaking.

- Really? - Yeah.

Luang's lovemaking is intense indeed.

Who told you that? They said Boonta went on top of him.

I can't believe she's a woman.

She's too daring.

- Gosh! - It's the talk of the town!

Oh my goodness! She went on top of him?

She rode him all over the warehouse. No shame at all.

That's not all.

They let the slaves join in!

Really?

Dokgaew is coming here.

What are you doing here?

I saw Boonta going in,

and Luang Vasuthep followed her inside.

Lamduan and Oeb's backs

were slashed in lines.

They looked like cuts from a spear or a sword.

Someone who can do this

is probably an acrobat, sir.

The people who perform such dangerous stunts

are the Vietnamese Troupe. I'm going to investigate them.

My husband's name is Choed.

My name is Boon...

Pa!

Boonpa, sir!

Please accept this. I want you to live a long life

so you can keep singing beautiful songs.