The
year is 1681; the 7th year of Sukjong’s reign. Picturesque opening shot on
someone having an early morning fishing as he cast his fishing line. Then
another boat comes rowing with a mysterious rower wearing a very big wicker hat
called a satgat usually worn by Buddhist monk. The person who is fishing is
warming his hand from the cold. The rower is fixing his net as the fishing man
asked whether he is a fisherman as the rower confirms. The fishing man said
that that waiting up early is really refreshing, he will soon leave & asked
him to take over his spot as it is a great spot to fish. The rower thanked him
for telling him that & address him as Dae Sa Yong Gam. Da Sa Yong Gam is
elder Jang Ik Heon asked whether the rower know him. The rower tilts his satgat
& smiles & asked who is he & asked who is he actually. The rower
flies & jumps over to Da Sa Yong Gam boat & draw out his sword &
stab him in the back. Da Sa Yong Gam grips the rower who pull out his sword as
he collapse dying, takes something off the rower clothing & falls into the
water
Meanwhile in a bamboo
forest, a couple is running away from pursue in a snow cover tracks. The woman
is carrying an infant. A group of police bureau & some bounty hunter are
hard on their trails as the group closes in on the couple. Then the police
finally caught up with couple & asked where they run to & asked for
their capture. As the couple resign to their fate as the police tells them
don’t they know, there is nowhere in this world for a runaway slave to run to.
Then some mask assailant come swing to the rescue like Tarzan. The assailant
tells that that this is just their own thinking that the couple has nowhere to
go. The slaves are human & they have a pair of legs, therefore how can it
be said that there is no where they can’t go & asked the police whether it
is a possibility. The police asked “who is the assailant?”. The assailant
laughs that if he wants them to know that he doesn’t need to wear the mask to
hid his identity. The assailant tells the police not to pursue the couple, if
they are willing to stand down on their swords then he will consider to spare
them. The police tells the assailant is insolent to suggest that to them as the
police asked whether he wish to see his early death. The police attacks the
assailant who skilfully down the police with his rope as he takes the group one
after the other, as he was fighting, his mask came off to reveal that it is Cha
Cheon Soo as he puts back his mask to cover his face. Then came more Cha Cheon
Soo band of brother to come acrobatic in & assist to fight off the police
as Choi Dong Joo one of Cha Cheon Soo comrades asked the couple to follow them
as the couple obediently follow while Cha Cheon Soo & his other comrades
kept busy the police. Cha Cheon Soo goes for the police captain who asked who
he is then the police asked whether they are the Geum Gae group. The comrade
led the couple to a boat & asked them to take the boat & flee. The
boatman will protect them until they are safe. The couple asked whether they
are from Geum Gae group. The man heard that in the capital there is Geum Gae
secret organisation that helps the common folk in time of desperation &
thanked them gratefully for their rescue. The boat man asked them to hurry as
they can’t delay any longer. The comrade asked the couple to hurry & asked
them to survive at all cost. The couple board the boat as the row man row
quickly to their destination.
Geum Gae is a secret
organisation or society that made up from the commoners (Cheonmin)
Then Choi Dong Joo (Choi
Dong Yi’s brother) takes off the mask as Cha Cheon Soo meets up with him as he
tells that the couple safely board on the boat. Cha Cheon Soo said that he will
leave for the time being as the police that has run away might has caught his
face. Choi Dong Joo tells Cha Cheon Soo to be careful & asked him to leave
quickly as the police might catches up in their pursue. Cha Cheon Soo notice a
fishing boat that has blood tainted on it floating at the river bank as Choi
Dong Joo asked what is the matter as Cha Cheon Soo just brushes it off as
nothing. Choi Dong Joo goes & returns as the court musician playing the
haegeum to join the ensemble as the court are dancing with activities
The haegeum is a
traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a 2 stringed fiddle. It has a
rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held
vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow. The instrument
is played in performances of court music and folk music. The haegeum is one of
the most indispensable of instruments in almost any ensemble. The haegeum is
related to similar Chinese instruments in the huqin family of instruments, such
as the erhu. Of these, it is most closely related to the ancient xiqin, as well
as the erxian used in nanguan and Cantonese music
Then in a village a relay
face is commencing with children of the village running the relay as the
children cheers for their supporting teams. Choi Dong Yi is one of the
children. Choi Dong Yi is the last runner as the referee said that they have to
run a round around the village. The boy from the rival team Chang Ma tells that
the prize is a honey fried dough twist cake & she resides is the Banchon
village’s Chonmin (peasant) that she has never tastes those cakes before, then
what is she going to do, if she wants to taste those cakes, she must win the
race, then he wonder why the last runner has to be a girl. Choi Dong Yi said
that what is rice or porridge, when they open the lid they will find out, it
means the winner or the loser, will have to run this race to find out. Chang Ma
asked what is Choi Dong Yi muttering. Choi Dong Yi tells Chang Ma that she is
just giving him encouragement & said that the rival must run well that
since she is a girl, it doesn’t have much of a concern if she loses, but if he
loses to a girl that it will be a blow to his ego. Then the baton comes as Choi
Dong Yi & the rival picks it up to start their race but the rival kicks her
baton away as she tells that he is cheated as they runs through the village
then Choi Dong Yi resort to trick to slow down her rival to gain a head start
on the race but the rival caught up & pass her as the children cheers for
their team.
Honey fried dough twist
cake is a sweet snack, a deep fried hand drawn twisted dough with sugar or
honey
Banchon is the residence
for the lower caste commoner that held non virtues occupation like slaves,
butchers, shaman, clobbers, metal workers, registered tenants or workers,
prostitutes, magicians, sorcerers, jail keepers & performers like the
Gisaeng. Cheonmin is above the untouchable Baekjeong but tend to has segregated
lives from the public
Choi Dong Yi crosses the
line as her team cheers for her victory. Then the referee gave the victory to
the jang Soo village’s Chang Ma. Choi Dong Yi is surprise that the victory is
hers & how can they be declare Chang Ma as the winners. The referee said
that Choi Dong Yi went against the rules. The referee said that she didn’t run
on the main route of the race but ran on the smaller routes therefore she is
being forfeited & the victory goes to Chang Ma. Choi Dong Yi said that she
didn’t break the rules as the referee didn’t specific said what was the route
to take but the general route of the village & that the victory is theirs
as she cheers her team on. The referee asked them to shut their trap from
debate as what do Cheonmin peasant children know about anything. Choi Dong Yi
argue that the victory is theirs. The referee chase them away & declare the
rival the winner. Choi Dong Yi can’t believe that the win is not in their
favours as the children said that they never able to savour those cakes. Choi
Dong Yi looks at the prize with a cover & she goes to the cakes as the
Chang Ma’s team cheers their victory as the referee goes over the present the
cakes to the Chang Ma team & open the cover only to finds in its place
stones as the children asked what is this.
The referee asked what is
happening here then Chang Ma finds that Choi Dong Yi & his team sneaking
away with the cakes in their mouth eating away. The referee shouts at them as
Choi Dong Yi shouts to her team to make a run as they got found out as Chang Ma
sounds the pursue to give chase. Choi Dong Yi tells that her team knows where
to meet & asked them to disperse as the Chang Ma chases Choi Dong Yi &
Gae Do Ra then hides under the stone bridge to evade Chang Ma & the
pursuers. Chang Ma asked his team to disperse to look for them & swear that
he will find Choi Dong Yi at all cost & left looking. Choi Dong Yi comes
out from her hiding after they left that she doesn’t fear anyone of them. Then
she finds Gae Do Ra eating the cakes as Choi Dong Yi tells that he can’t eat
anymore as she specially wants to save the cakes for her family to eat. Gae Do
Ra apologise that she just allow him to eat just one. Choi Dong Yi said that
she shouldn’t have the cat to look after the fish means to leave the cakes
under Gae Do Ra’s care, then Jang Ik Heon falls unconsciousness behind Choi
Dong Yi as Gae Do Ra gets a shock seeing a bloody Jang Ik Heon & drop his
cakes on the ground as Choi Do Yi said that is he crazy to drop the cake as she
tries to blow the dirt of the cakes as Gae Do Ra tells that there is a dead
body behind her. Choi Dong Yi turns around & surprise to see the unconscious
Jang Ik Heon
Choi Dong Yi goes to check
his pulse reading as Gae Do Ra panics & tells that is it a corpse &
asked her what to do. Choi Dong Yi said that Jang Ik Heon is not dead yet. Choi
Dong Yi tells that if a person is alive because there is no sign of lividity in
him then Jang Ik Heon grabs Choi Dong Yi’s ankle as she gave a loud scream out
of fright. This sends Gae Do Ra runs off calling for help. Choi Dong Yi begs to
release her & asked Jang Ik Heon not to harm her . Jang Ik Heon quivers his
mouth to say something but too weak to voice as Choi Dong Yi asked what he is
saying. Jang Ik Hyeon wants to pass the ornament he took from the rower as Choi
Dong Yi asked how is he is when he starts to vomit blood. Jang Ik Heon trying
to tells Choi Dong Yi something by making hands gestures but Choi Dong Yi asked
him to reserve his strength by not talking that he has vomited a lot of blood.
Choi Dong Yi asked Jang Ik Heon to hold on as she goes to finds some help
Choi Dong Yi runs for help
but doesn’t know which directions she supposed to go. Meanwhile Jang Ik Hyeon
puts his snatch “ornament” into Choi Dong Yi’s straw bag. Choi Dong Yi asking
the police to hurry & show them to Jang Ik Heon to tell them that he is
going to die soon. The police calls Jang Ik Heon whom by now has expired &
lifeless as they check for his breathing & pulse to find that he is dead.
Choi Dong Yi said that Jang Ik Heon shouldn’t be as she check for pulse &
breathing in Jang Ik Heon as she tells that he was alive when she left him as
she wonder why he is dead as she check his vital sign again
In the palace, Oh Tae Seok
learns that Jang Ik Hyeon is found dead. The guard report that not only that,
in the meantime that the Justice official Yi Ju Yeo & Hang Jung Soo are
found dead at Anguk Dong & Gye Dong respectively. Oh Tae Seok asked how can
this be happening. The body of the slain officials are examine on the crime
scene by the police bureau. Then at the crime scene of Jang Ik Heon the police
constable & coroner are examine the body as Choi Dong Yi tells the police
constable & coroners that they procedure is wrong as the body that has been
submerge into water should be shroud in linen rather than straw, all the
evidence will vanish & damaged if it is handle this way, then she tells
that they didn’t comb the area for the body’s other artifacts. The police
constable slaps Choi Dong Yi to asked what is she muttering about on their
police business. Choi Do Yi apologise to the police constable as she just
making a comment that they are handling the body in the wrong method in
removing the corpse from the scene. The police asked what she is saying as Choi
Dong Yi tells that it is said in the Wo Yeon Muk manual of forensic science
that a body that has been submerge in water must be handle by shrouding in
linen. Choi Dong Yi said look at the body, there is wrinkles in the skin then
it will blisters & the skin will start to separate from the body when the
weather gets warmer
Determining the time of
death of a drowning victim can be a difficult process. Submersion under water,
even for a relatively short period of time, decomposes the body quickly and
leads to tissue breakdown that makes it harder to determine a time of death
The police asked what does
Choi Dong Yi understands, then the police captain comes in to tell that what
she say is correct, then the police captain reprimand his subordinate that he
doesn’t even know the basic in handling body for forensic & how can he call
himself a police constable. The police captain tells the police constable to do
as what Choi Dong Yi has suggested. The police constable acknowledged. The
police sergeant Hwang Jung Gun said that Choi Dong Yi is an intelligent girl
& where did she learn her knowledge from. Choi Dong Yi tells that her
father is a coroner. The police sergeant said so it is. The police captain
asked whether Choi Dong Yi was the person who discover jang ik Heon’s body. The
police sergeant said that she is. The police captain takes Choi Dong Yi aside
& asked her to listen very careful to what he is about to say, if she said
something correctly then he promise her a reward.
Oh Jan In is the coroner or
the corpse examiner, but it is consider a lowly occupation much like the jail
keeper
Choi Dong Yi surprise that
the police captain mentioned a reward. The police captain said that he will
give her a large reward of 5 cents but she needs to tell him thoroughly on what
he is about to asked from her. Choi Dong Yi acknowledge. The police captain
tells that when Jang Ik Hyeon was alive when she discover him, did he said
anything. Choi Dong Yi affirms that he was trying to say something. The police
captain is surprise & asked what did he say to her. Choi Dong Yi hesitates
as police captain is anxious as he asked Choi Dong Yi to speak up. Choi Dong Yi
said that he didn’t utter any sound that he just quivers his mouth. The captain
still insisted what Jang Ik Hyeon has said & did he say anything. Choi Dong
Yi said that he did say something but she can’t make anything out of it. The
police captain said that he thought he has some clues but all comes to a dead
end. Choi Dong Yi asked whether she still entitled to the reward that he
promise then. The police captain knocks her head that she is of no help at all
where will she received the rewards & leaves. The police captain said that
he wasted his time coming here. Choi Dong Yi said that she was so close to
getting that 5 cents & now it has a burst in a bubble
Then Seo Yong Gil rounded
his police force as he asked where are the bodies. The police captain said that
they all has been collected in the morgue then Seo Yong Gil asked about whether
they has cone off the crime scene to preserve the evidence, the police captain
said that they has preserved any trace evidence at crime scene as they need to
protect the scene from interference then Seo Yong Gil the cause of death &
the time of death. The police sergeant comes to say that the bodies has not
perform an primary examination on the bodies for this moment in time….Seo Yong
Gil question that they still haven’t. The police sergeant apologise that he
will proceed with it right away. Seo Yong Gil asked what is Hwang Jing Gun
current position. Hwang Jung Gun said that he is a sergeant Hwang Jung Gun. Seo
Yong Gil said that the police sergeant is really slow, incapable & useless.
The police captain in this bureau who has given him such an appraisal for his
job is a little way out of line in his recommendation. Hwang Jung Gun is
surprise as Seo Yong Gil tells that from now onwards he is just a police
constable. Hwang Jung Gun asked what does this means as Seo Yong Gil said that
person must know where his limitation lies as he asked his assistant that he
wants to see the bodies then meanwhile he asked the his assistant to go &
look for a person he is seeking for as Hwang Jung Gun plead his case on his
recent demotion
Choi Dong Joo leaves the
palace as he avoids the palace guard contact. Then a police constable notice
him being suspicious at approach him but Choi Dong Yo calls out to her brother
as the police constable walk pass him with much relieve as he greets his sister
& asked her why she is here. Choi Dong Yi said that she was at the street
market to win a race & wanted to return home together with her brother. At
home, Choi Dong Joo is surprise at her sister’s outing. Choi Dong Yi related
her discovery to her brother as Choi Dong Joo asked whether she was frightened
seeing a dead man. Choi Dong Yi tells that their father is a coroner that she
has seen so many corpses during his examination, she also has read those
forensic books. Then their father Choi Hyo Won brings the meal tray to them
& asked them to eat. Choi Dong Joo relay to their father that Choi Dong Yi
is indeed brave that he dare to race against a boy that she is really a General
Choi Dong Yi asked what is
with being a girl. What is the use of brute strength that they need to use
their intelligence that is more important. Choi Hyo Won tells that his daughter
is correct, what difference is it being boy or girl; what is it has to comes
down is capabilities. Choi Dong Joo said that the girl must conform to being a
girl, this si why she never got selected for Mun An Bi. Choi Dong Yi defended
that it is not that she can’t qualified. Choi Hyo Won asked what with the Mun
An Bi as Choi Dong Joo explains that each new lunar new year the government
official will select young girls that they get to wear silks & send
greeting to their relatives. Choi Hyo Won remembers that she was suppose to go
to the Justice Minister to be selected. Choi Dong Yi conforms that she was
failed in the selection. Choi Dong Yi said that this year the Minister wants to
select from the Yangmin class & not from the people from Chonmin class that
she really wanted to wear silks for Seonal. Choi Hyo Won is sad hearing from
his daughter
Mun An Bi are personal
telegrams that during Seonal, they send Seonal greeting on someone behalf, like
a Seonal telegram
Yangmin are class as
commoner. In Joseon 75% of the population belong to this class. It is commonly
known as Sangmin but Yangmin is the polite term. Meanwhile the Chonmin are the
lowest of the Korean caste society then a step lower is the Baekjeong
Then Choi Dong Yi remembers
as she wants her brother & father to taste the cakes. Choi Hyo Won tells
that this are honey fried dough twist. Choi Dong Yi said that she snatch this
from Chang Ma & asked her father to taste that they are really sweet &
asked them to savour. Choi Hyo Won said that they are really expensive. Choi
Dong Joo said that with her sister’s fortune that they can savour this cakes.
Choi Hyo Won taste it & said it is really delicious. Choi Hyo Won &
Choi Dong Joo tucks Choi Dong Yi to sleep as they save the cakes for her. Choi
Dong Joo asked his father to rest. Choi Hyo Won said that the incidents in the
capital recently is a little distress that he has his worries. Choi Hyo Won
said that the high official of the Namin faction are being murdered. Choi Dong
Joo said that he has also heard about the matter. Choi Hyo Won wonders who can
be so vicious & cruel to be doing this. Choi Dong Joo said that he will secure
the doors & return later. Choi Dong Joo leaves as Choi Hyo Won watches over
his daughter
Choi Hyo Won takes out his
purse pouch as he recalls that Choi Dong Yi giving the purse to him &
telling that she took 5 days to embroidery & sew the money pouch for her
father & asked her father to always carry this with him at all times. Choi
Hyo Won promise that he will carry with him as he smiles while he recalls as he
treasure the pouch. Choi Dong Joo takes some fresh air then looks at the sky
only to hear some noise as someone is seem lurking at their house premises then
Choi Dong Joo attacks the intruder to asked who he is. Seo Yong Gil comes in to
ask that he is must be Choi Dong Joo & asked Choi Dong Joo to let the
person go as he is his colleague. Choi Hyo Won comes out to greet Seo Yong Gil.
Seo Yong Gil tells Choi Hyo Won that it has been a while
Choi Hyo Won follows Seo
Yong Gil back as Seo Yong Gil tells Choi Hyo Won that it has been 5 years since
they have last met. Choi Hyo Won asked why does Seo Yong Gil want to finds him.
Seo Yong Gil laughs that he works in the police bureau, if he wants to locate a
coroner, there is no doubt that he will able to find them without effort. Seo
Yong Gil question why Choi Hyo Won left without saying a word. Seo Yong Gil said
that it is has left a distaste in him that he really wants to find out then
really wants to asked the truth from Choi Hyo Won. Choi Hyo Won felt that he
has his reason for doing so, that is why he is waiting for Choi Hyo Won to tell
him why. Choi Hyo Won tells that Seo Yong Gil must not be to close associate
with him as he is a Cheonmin, or else it will tarnish his reputation that he
must aware of the consequences. Seo Yong Gil question that in Choi Hyo Won’s
eyes whether Seo Yong Gil is the kind of person who placed considerate
importance on his reputation. Seo Yong Gil said that Choi Hyo Won is a Cheonmin
but however in regards to him at heart, Choi Hyo Won is seen as his teacher.
Choi Hyo Won is surprise as Seo Yong Gil walks on & Choi Hyo Won follows
Hwang Jung Gun asked why so
late in the night that they has to examine the bodies. The police captain
doesn’t know, but he has heard that Seo Yong Gil has personally brought an
expert tonight to examine the bodies. Choi Hyo Won goes through the corpses looking
for evidence. Hwang Jung Gun said is that the expert that was mentioned is none
other just a Cheonmin coroner. Seo Yong Gil asked for the preliminary finding
from Choi Hyo Won. Choi Hyo Won said that all the 3 corpses were killed by the
slash wounds from a sword then said that the assailant has use a very sharp
sword was his stroke were lethal to bring death. Seo Yong Gil said that the
police bureau here has report that it has been done by Cheong Bo sword &
asked whether it is correct as Choi Hyo Won confirms as accurate. Seo Yong Gil
tells that police bureau here is not as useless as he is perceived. Seo Yong
Gil asked Choi Hyo Won where he thinks that scene of the crime happened.
Cheon Bo sword is a common
use sword carried by most people
Choi Hyo Won said that
there is 2 corpses who were killed at the spot where they were found but jagn
Ik Heon was killed somewhere else. Seo Yong Gil said that this is what the
police bureau has reported but however this is all to that report. The police bureau
none has given a clue where Jang Ik Heon could have been killed. The police
captain said that the body floated from the river, how can they make an
assessment where he was killed by just looking at the body. Seo Yong Gil said
there is a possibility, this is why he has called them here as he wish to show
them for themselves. Seo Yong Gil asked where was Jang Ik Heon killed. Choi Hyo
Won hesitates as Seo Yong Gil asked him to tell then as he definitely will have
known where the location is. The police captain tells Seo Yong Gil that Choi
Hyo Won is just a lowly coroner, how can he such an assessment. Choi Hyo Won
said that the location should be in a boat at Samban jetty. Seo Yong Gil said
that how did Choi Hyo Won come to conclude this as Choi Hyo Won heard that Jang
Ik Heon loves to fish at dawn. The police captain asked how can Choi Hyo Won be
so sure that it is at Samban jetty, there are so many hundred of fishing spots
in the capital to fish. Choi Hyo Won said that to fish those kind of bi myeol
fish, there aren’t many spots, maybe just in their tens. The corpse has
evidence of the scales of bi myeol fish has been found in the palm of his
hands. The police are surprise as Choi Hyo Won adds that jang Ik Heon sustain
such a slash then falls into the cold river, before he was pushes up to the
banks that he could have died but however he still have some breath in him that
it is to indicate accurately that when Jang Ik Heon fell into the water, the
temperature in the water was warm. Seo Yong Gil queries that the river water’s
temperature.
Choi Hyo Won affirms that
today the river flow from the south is blowing a warm breeze that the
temperature rises because it is spring, that it will indicate that he was on
the river that is flowing south side that he will able to fish bi myeol fish,
it because of the weather, giving the calculation that in 4 hours to row a boat
for 10 ri (miles) & judging on how the flow of the river, it should be in
Samban jetty. Seo Yong Gil order the police bureau to go to samban jetty & confirm
that facts. The Assistant acknowledge & leaves. Seo Yong Gil concurs that
it should be that place
This a concept that dead
man don’t tell lies
The search of samban bay
where they found Jang Ik Hyeon’s fishing boat. Meanwhile Seo Yong Gil serve tea
to Choi Hyo Won telling him that he is serving the tea he likes which is Cha
Sul tea. Choi Hyo Won tells Seo Yong Gil that he still can remember. Seo Yong
Gil said that seeing him in action today that his perspective of seeing matter
defers from others that he has mentioned that he can’t go without Choi Hyo Won
as Choi Hyo Won takes his tea. Seo Yong Gil said that these murders are not
just a simple open & close murders. Seo Yong Gil said that it is a ploy to
kill Yanban class as a motive to operated this murders. Choi Hyo Won apologise
to interrupts that Seo Yong Gil have any guess who is behind these murders.
Choi Hyo Won said that before he came, Seo Yong Gil already has clue to who may
be behinds these murders. This is why, Seo Yong Gil call Choi Hyo Won to come
so that it could confirm his suspicion. Seo Yong Gil said that that what Choi
Hyo Won said is correct. Seo Yong Gil can half guess who is behind these
murders. It may be said that it could be a works of people from the police
bureau that can’t be all that certain
The police goes to oh Tae
Seok’s residence as Oh Tae Seok asked what is going on here & asked who was
the person who order this search. Seo Yong Gil tells that he is the person who
ordered as he greets Oh Tae Seok.
Oh Tae Seok is shock what Seo Yong Gil is saying that he might be the next
target. Seo Yong Gil said that the 3 prominent members of the Namin faction has
been murdered if these 3 member are not longer here then the next will be whom.
Seo Yong Gil tells that this is just based on assumptions but they must prepare
for counter measures if it happens. Oh Tae Seok said that Seo Yong Gil has now
seen this case to eliminate the Namin faction & asked whether he is
implying that their nemesis Seoin faction is behind these murders. Oh Tae Seok
said that if this is true, he will not tolerate this matter, how can they
resort to using murders to defuse political conflicts. Seo Yong Gil said that
this is not just the mere works of Seoin faction. There is someone else that
instigating the conflicts between the Yanbans. Ph Tae Seok surprise that there
is someone else. Seo Yong Gil asked whether Oh Tae Seok ahs heard of a secret
organisation that called themselves as Geumgae. Oh Tae Seok obviously has not
heard of them as Seo Yong Gil said that it is a Cheonmin secret organisation
that operates in the capital with has no fear in death. Seo Yong Gil said that
these murders are done by them
Court dances in full force
with royal court musician serenading the dancing as Choi Dong Joo is among the
musician. Choi Dong Yi waiting outside the palace to see the busy traffic of
people coming in & out of the palace, as a group of ladies in fine silk
walk pass Choi Do Yi where one of them Seol Hee recognise her as Musician Choi
Dong Joo’s younger sister. Choi Dong Yi confirmed that she is. The lady
introduce that she is Seol Hee.
Queen Myeongseong of Kim clan, mother of Sukjong announce her arrival as she
sees the entertainment before here. Choi Dong Yi finds her way & calls out
to his brother who smile in acknowledgment as she enjoy the festive then
suddenly the entertainment was interrupt with the cries of royal decree as the
palace guard storm into the festivity. The palace guard said that they are here
to search for Geumgae conspirators & seek her permission to search the
area. Queen Myeongseong asked them to proceed. The palace guard tells that
within the palace maids & the musician are said to have Geumgae
conspirators that they now conduct a search for them. Choi Dong Joo is worried
as the palace guard goes searching the musician & dragging the suspects out
of the ensemble. Choi Dong Yi witnessing & asked what is going on as Choi
Dong Joo comes behind her &close her mouth from screaming. Choi Dong Yi
surprise that it is her brother as Choi Dong Joo hushes her sister to keep
quiet & takes her away
Geumgae suspects are being
rounded up in houses. Choi Hyo Won seeing the arrest & asking what is
happening here. Choi Hyo Won goes to the police bureau to see Seo Yong Gil.
Choi Hyo Won tells Seo Yong Gil that the murders of the Yanban are not done by
the commoners, it can’t be possible. Seo Yong Gil said that since her has been
in the capital, he has been investigating for Geum Gae’s secret society
whereabouts. Seo Yong Gil said that the practice swordsmanship that has been
helping the slaves to run away. Choi Hyo Won said that he has heard about this
Geumgae secret society but he has never heard that this group of people go
around murdering Yanban without any reason. Seo Yong Gil said that the crime
scene of Choi Hyo Won himself have confirmed they has found evidence there was
a tussle with Geumgae. Choi Hyo Won said that Seo Yong Gil just can’t use this
to make his assumptions. Seo Yong Gil said show some evidence that this was
taken from the search of Geumgae conspirators & asked whether this is even
evidence to prove their involvement. Choi Hyo Won is shock
In the temple nearby, Oh
Tae seok in the temple praying where Oh Yun greets his Uncle. Oh Tae Seok asked
whether the 3 official has now laid to rest on the ground as Oh Yun affirms. Oh
Tae Seok leaves the temple as he tells Oh Yun that he was just praying for the
peace to the netherworld. Oh tae Seok said that they has all martyr for their
Namin faction but however they has been too long holding their position in Namin.
Oh Tae Seok said their aspiration of their faction has not been fulfilled but
yet these people are so stubborn in their perspectives & if it is not dealt
with, it will spell the ends of the Namin faction existence. Oh tae Seok said
that when those people are deems useless to the cause then they should know
when to retire from the political scene, would have be beneficial. In the end,
Oh Tae Seok has to use his own hands to remove them
It looks like Oh Tae Seok
was the instigated to killed or remove the top management of his faction, so he
can climb up the political ladder
Oh Yun tells Oh Tae Seok
that Seo Yong Gil is an efficient police, will he be easily trick with their
charades. Oh Tae Seok said when a hand holds a hammer, in front of him only see
the eye of the nail, he has been pursuing Geumgae secret society for so long
& now the evidence has now pointed to Geumgae, even though how brilliant he
is, he will not think of any other alternatives or matter. Ph Tae seok said
that they has got hold of the tail therefore they need to pursue according to
plan quickly. Oh Yun acknowledge his Uncle instruction. Oh Tae Seok leave the
temple
Choi Dong Joo asked his
comrades what is the count of their colleagues that has been apprehended. The
comrades tells that the total is 12, it is not that there are many who are
innocent Cheonmin that has been drag into being suspects of the murder case.
Choi Dong Joo said that it is a scheme to trap Geum Gae as some is instigating
the conflict between the Yanban & use Geumgae has a scapegoat of blame.
Choi Dong Yi said that since the ensemble, her older brother has been acting
really strange
Then Chang Ma finally found
Choi Dong Yi’s residence as they has caught Gae Do Ra as Gae Do Ra calls out to
Choi Dong Yi & asked her to save him that he is really scare. Choi Dong Yi
& Gae Do Ra push to the ground & tell Chang Ma is really petty that he
comes to her like that. Chang Ma asked then to shut up as they are thieves.
Choi Dong Yi asked why she is a thief. This is not called steal as the prize
was theirs to take. Chang Ma asked Choi Dong Yi to shut her trap. Gae Do Ra
asked Choi Do Yi not to upset Chang Ma or they will get beaten up for sure.
Then one of the boy found Choi Dong Yi straw back. Chang Ma throw out the
content of her straw bag & the ornament falls out as Chang ma said that it
is all there is. Chang Ma takes the ornament & asked what is this then
throw it on the ground & asked Gae Do Ra be drag away & tells Choi Do
Yi to reimburse the total of 20 pieces of the cakes as he threaten to beat Gae
Do Ra, for tit for tat one punch for one cake. Choi Dong Yi tries to give chase
then recalls that that Jang Ik Heon was holding the ornament in his hand when
she found him.
Choi Dong Yi reads the
ornament that it is Uigyeongbu soldiers, Kang Jung Hyeon then Choi Dong Yi
runs, she recalls the police captain that if she gives him any important
information, he will give her a large rewards that it is 5 cents. Choi Dong Yi
tells to herself to asked Gae Do Ra to just endure for a moment. Seo Yong Gil
looking through a searched house & finds a common pouch in all the Geumgae
suspect that they has searched. His Assistant confirms as Seo Yong Gil finds it
strange that why do all of them hide this in their houses. Then a police
constable comes to tell there is trouble
Seo Yong Gil returns to
finds that the suspect are all being drag to Uigyeongbu. Seo Yong Gil approach
his Police Chief & asked what is happening here & tell that the
investigation is not over, how can they release the suspect to Uigyeongbu. The
police chief doesn’t know what to say as if the suspect goes to Uigyeongbu, it
will place charges of treason against them. Seo Yong Gil said that without
substantial evidence, they can’t allow this to happened. The police chief is
also surprise but the order has been given, & he has no authority power to
overwrite the matter
Uigyeongbu is Judiciary
court that deals with treason to the Royal household
It seems Oh Yun is behind
it as Seo Yong Gil pleas with his police chief that they can’t do this. Choi
Dong Yi comes running to the police station that she wants to see Police
Captain Jang. The guard at the entrance asked who she want to see. Choi Dong Yi
said that she wants to see Police Captain Jang & that she must see him
& asked Police Captain Jang is he in. Police Captain Jang asked that the
girl really has some evidence that she brought. The guards said that Choi Dong
Yi remembers that Jang Ik Heon pass it to her before he died that in his hand
he has some ornament. Police Captain Jang is surprise & asked where is Choi
Dong Yi now. The guard said that she is standing at the entrance. Police
Captain Jang comes to the entrance to find Choi Dong Yi missing & asked the
guard where she is that she is not here. The guard said that it is strange that
he has asked her to stand here & wait.
Oh Yun is leaving the
police bureau when Police Captain Jang comes running & tells him that there
is trouble. Oh Yun asked what is it. Oh Yun asked what is the meaning of this,
that the girl who found Jang Ik Heon has an ornament of his with her. The
guards tells that it looks like an army badge. Oh Yun asked what is going on
here. Then the rower Kang Jung Hyeon who is a subordinate of Oh Yun said that
he has drops his badge when he went to assassinate Jang Ik Heon, when Kang Jung
Hyeon stab jang Ik Heon with the sword, Jang Ik Heon turn around to grip him
that jang Ik Heon could have taken his badge away from him before Jang Ik Heon
fell into the water. Oh Yun is shock at the blunder as Kang Jung Hyeon as he
apologise for his mistake. Kang Jung Hyeon assume that he must have lost it
somewhere else.
Oh Yun slaps Kang Jung
Hyeon for his blunder as he hits the ground & tells that he is an idiot
that he use his blunder as a form of excuse that this is going to create problems
for them with his foul ups. Kang Jung Hyeon apologise again as Oh Yun asked him
to go & find his badge that he has lost then to deal & silence the Choi
Dong Yi as well, if that badge falls on the wrong hands, it will spell the end
for them. Oh Yun orders that Kang Jung Hyeon immediately settle Choi Dong Yi at
all cost & asked whether he is clear. Kang Jung Hyeon acknowledge. Oh Yun
asked how can this be happening
Kang Jung Hyeon desperately
looking for Choi Dong Yi in the police bureau as his men goes searching
everywhere for her as Kang Jung Hyeon give a description of Choi Dong Yi being
a Cheonmin girl seen within the vicinity of the police bureau & asked them
to thoroughly search. His men report that they can’t find her. Seo Yong Gil
asked if the police bureau a place for them to wander around unauthorized. Seo
Yong Gil asked what is the matter this time that they are now going around
searching the police bureau so frantically. Kang Jung Hyeon brushes that they
are not doing anything. Kang Jung Hyeon said there is some slight problem in
transferring the suspects & asked Seo Yong Gil not to be overly concern
Seo Yong Gil said that they
are creating disturbance in other people’s premises then in turn tell the
resident that not to interfere. It seems that the people from Uigyeongbu don’t
know where their jurisdiction lies. Kang Jung Hyeon apologise then excuse that
they have urgent matter to attend & will take their leave. Seo Yong Gil
stops Kang Jung Hyeon then show his badge to him. Seo Yong Gil asked whether
perhaps that they are looking for this badge that they are so frantically
trying to find that they are looking so breathless. Seo Yong Gil tells that
Uigyeongbu Kang Jung Hyeon that according to him, this badge must belong to
him, is he correct to implied & does he know there is someone who has
mentioned that before Jang Ik Heon died, he was holding to this badge. Kang
Jung Hyeon draws his sword but Seo Yong Gil was quick to succumb him. The
police constable surrounds Kang Jung Hyeon & his men
Seo Yong Gil asked what are
they waiting for to arrest the men at sight. Oh Yun finds Kang Jung Hyeon being
arrested by Seo Yong Gil. Oh Yun tells that they must quickly inform Oh Tae
Seok at once over the matter at once. Choi Hyo Won comes to look for Choi Dong Yi.
Choi Dong Yi greets her father as Choi Hyo Won asked how did his daughter come
to the police bureau. Seo Yong Gil surprise that Choi Dong Yi is Choi Hyo Won’s
daughter as Choi Hyo Won affirms
Seo Yong Gil asked Choi Hyo
Won & Choi Dong Yi to take a sit in his office. Seo Yong Gil said that on
the way to the morgue looking for Choi Hyo Won, he met Choi Dong Yi. Seo Yong
Gil never has thought that Choi Dong Yi has the badge in her possession. Seo
Yong Gil said that he was too impatient in making his concluding decision that
it was so desperate that he has push the matter into Geumgae’s responsibility.
Seo Yong Gil asked Choi Dong Gil beside the badge, did by any chance, Jang Ik
Heon left any last words. Choi Hyo Won surprise that there are “last words”. Seo
Yong Gil tells that Choi Dong Yi mentioned Jang Ik Heon show some hand gesture
that to say something. Seo Yong Gil asked Choi Dong Yi to show it to them
again. Choi Dong Yi show the hand gesture as this is what Jang Ik Heon did. Seo
Yong Gil said that it must be something important that he was trying to tell
Choi Dong Yi that he has use this hand gestures that no one can comprehend. Seo
Yong Gil said that in his life, he may never comes across an outstanding
Cheonmin that amaze him, but this time Choi Dong Yi, Choi Hyo Won’s daughter in
turn has really amaze him. Choi Hyo Won bow in thanks as Seo Yong Gil asked
Choi Dong Yi is her name. Choi Dong Yi affirms as Seo Yong Gil praise that Choi
Dong Yi has done really well. Choi Dong Yi thanked Seo Yong Gil for his praise
Seo Yong Gil said that he
will see the police chief, in the meanwhile, he order his assistant to
interrogate Kang Jung Hyeon & his men for clues. The assistant acknowledge.
Seo Yong Gil asked Choi Hyo Won to investigate on the planted evidence in the
Nobo houses. Choi Hyo Won acknowledge. Seo Yong Gil said that this evidence
really will involve a few high officials in the government. It is maybe what
Jang Ik Heon was trying to refer to. Choi Hyo Won said that he will do his best
in effort to investigate the matter. Seo Yong Gil said that he depends on Choi
Hyo Won on this. Seo Yong Gil said that Choi Hyo Won & his daughter has
done them a great service & thanked them with gratitude. Seo Yong Gil
leaves as Police Captain Jang looks from a distance
Oh Tae Seok said that the
matter has come to this. Oh Yun apologise to his Uncle that this incident was
beyond control. Oh Tae Seok said that it is not it, that it is indeed can’t be
foreseen, it is because the world is create as such. The arrow doesn’t have to
come from the frontal direction, sometime occasionally it may come from your
back therefore they don’t need to worry or be anxious, if the look at matter
negatively, it will only instill fear in them. Oh Tae Seok said that they need
to calm themselves, then one by one, they will kick away the stumbling blocks.
Oh Tae Seok said that they have time as their allied & they must not forget
this focal point
Choi Hyo Won tells his
daughter that it is already late in the night, will she able to finds her way
home. Choi Dong Yi asked her father not to worry as who is she, she is none
other than Choi Hyo Won’s daughter, Choi Dong Yi. Choi Hyo Won asked her to go
home quickly. Choi Dong Yi asked her father to come home soon as Choi Hyo Won
nods & Choi Dong Yi wants her father to give her a pinky promise as he
promise her. Choi Dong Yi takes her leave. Choi Hyo Won sends off his daughter
& asked her to be careful
Choi Dong Yi buys &
packs 30 of the cakes as she can give them 20 cakes & leave 10 for herself
then she bumps into a soothsayer Kim Heon as he calls Choi Dong Yi & asked
her where she is going. Choi Dong Yi asked whether Kim Heon is referring to her
as Kim Heon repeats his question to asked where she is going. Choi Dong Yi said
that she is going to Banchon village & asked what he needs to asked. Kim
Heon asked Choi Dong Yi not to go into the small route towards Jang Sou village
& asked her to take the main route where they is a lot of pedestrian
traffic around. Choi Dong Yi asked why she have to. Kim Heon said that didn’t
she buy so many of the cakes & afraid that someone might snatch it away.
Choi Dong Yi understands & thanked his advice & leaves. The student
asked his teacher what is the matter that he has takes an attention on Choi
Dong Yi. Kim Heon said that it is nothing but today, Choi Dong Yi has an aura
of kill that is surrounding her. His student is surprise. Kim Heon sighs that
maybe his practice has end its limits, how can he sees from a Cheonmin in her
future there will be an aura of Cheon Eul Gwi In, a greatness will bestowed in
her & he can’t believe himself what he is seeing
Cheon Eul Gwi In is a
person who natal’s notes is being destined to have heaven’s bestowed &
favours to greatness
Choi Hyo Won walks home as
someone is following in pursuit. Seo Yong Gil comes in & doesn’t see Choi
Hyo Won as he asked around if the police have seen Choi Hyo Won then someone
cries for help then Seo Ying Gil comes to investigate to see that Kang Jung Hyeon
has been killed. Seo Yong Gil asked that he is Kang Jung Hyeon. Seo Yong Gil
asked the Hwang Jing Gun what has happened. Hwang Jung Gun tells that he is not
sure. When he received the order to transfer the prisoner, he finds him dead in
the cell. Seo Yong Gil express how can this be happening. Choi Hyo Won finds
that someone is following him then he makes a run for it then Choi Hyo Won is
surrounded by mask men as they draws swords as one call to kill him. Choi Hyo
Won starts to fends them off as Geumgae comes to aid Choi Hyo Won from the
attackers & defeat them until the attacks has to flee the scene. Cha Cheon
Soo reveal himself to Choi Hyo Won. Cha Cheon Soo asked Choi Hyo Won what is
going on here, how this people attack Choi Hyo Won then Choi Hyo Won can realizes
that his daughter might be in danger. Cha Cheon Soo is shock
Choi Dong Yi skip her way
home that someone comes out from her house to asked whether she is Choi Hyo
Won’s daughter. Choi Dong Yi said she is & who might the stranger be. Choi
Hyo Won is running home as fast as he can then reaches home to calls out for
Choi Dong Yi & finds that she is not home as Cha Cheon Soo runs in to say
that the village vicinity, he can’t finds Choi Dong Yi whereabouts. Choi Hyo
Won tells Cha Cheon Soo to inform the group immediately
The gathering of Geumgae
members in the cave. Choi Dong Yi is brought to a house as she marvels at her
surrounding. Then Geumgae members make way for their leader arrival. Geumgae
leader walks up as the members bows to him in respect. It is none other than
Choi Hyo Won. In the room where Choi Dong Yi is kept then the door opens &
she is surprise at the person at the door.