Were you trying to kill me?
I already... killed you
Turn around, criminal!
Jang Sung-Baek
It's all over
Give up! Do not resist!
What you see before you is only a cliff
You ran down a road that isn't a road
A road that isn't a road...
How can you say that?
If one person takes a path...
If two people take it...
If many people take it, then that becomes a road
In this rotten world...
all I did was create and run down a new road
Don't be foolish
The road you created is only a cliff leading to death
You're wrong
Though my bones may be buried here today
after I die, many people will walk my path to make a road
Some time, their blood and souls will fill the valleys and rivers
and a new road will definitely...
a new world will definitely be opened!
Even though I die now...
I will not... completely die
Only...
Jae-Hui...
This life of mine ends here
Please relieve me
How dare you?!
Who says a rebellious traitor has the right to choose his own death?
If I don't kill him with my sword...
I'll live with great regret
All right
Don't make a mistake this time
I'll kill you no matter what!
(Chosun City Fortress AD 1692)
(Left Police Bureau)
(Episode 1)
Wonderful tea
It was given to me by Miss Nan-Hui
Though the tea leaves are important...
the fingertips of the tea servant who brings out the deep flavor
are more important. Try some
OK
My lord, I am Chief Officer, Lee Won-Hae
What's going on?
Official Lee Soon-Ho's daughter-in-law died in Nam-San village
This needs an investigation
Hurry, go check it out
Yes
Goodness, for something like this to happen when her husband was away...
Autopsist, what do you think?
It may be a natural death, but since she's clothed
I can't accurately determine the cause of death
It's really hot today so you're lucky the corpse didn't decay
In the summer, the smell of a rotting person is the worst
Take off her clothes and examine her carefully
Yes, my lord
Did she eat dinner last night?
No, something was bothering her...
She said she wasn't feeling well so for two days, she didn't eat anything
Natural causes?
Murder
It was set up to look like she died in her sleep
Those dumb idiots...
Fools who can't clean up after themselves do things they can't handle
Give me the details
I wasn't able to find a weapon-related scar or marks from strangulation
I used the examination fluid but I couldn't find a drop of blood
It seemed like a natural death but...
it was strange that her stomach was swollen
Didn't they say she hadn't eaten for two days?
Couldn't she be pregnant from adultery with another man?
I suspected that she died from complications with pregnancy
but she wasn't pregnant
If we follow the medical journals
It's written that we should suspect suffocation in cases like this
She must have suffocated
This is a piece of window paper I found on her face
She was suffocated by a wet piece of window paper covering her face
Nothing was stolen
and there are no indications of trespassing
This is a crime by an insider
Any evidence of resistance?
Well, there are traces that something was pressing on her arms
I suspect that the criminal used his knees to press down on her arms
He pressed down on her arms...
That must have hurt
Why did he press down on her arms and assault her?
And with his knees too
While I was using the examination fluid to look for traces of blood
I found something else on her lower body
What is it?
Evidence of a man
It was subtle but I'm positive
It could be traces of her husband too
It's been over a week since her husband left for the countryside
A man's mark doesn't last that long
This was clearly a crime of obsession
How many men are here on a daily basis?
There should be about fifteen
It's scary how many there are
Our rope is also too short to bind fifteen men
How about if you do things like this?
Open up your ears wide and listen The lady of this estate
was murdered by some idiot causing trouble
It's unfortunate, but one of you is the criminal
This is an examination fluid we use during autopsy
You probably didn't know such a thing exists
And this is a piece of window paper...
All of you know what this is
What this window paper means...
The person who dared to set foot in her chamber last night
will know better than anyone else
Watch closely
Whoever touched the window paper like this last night
will get his hand dyed red like this
Now let's get this over with quickly so we can eat
I couldn't eat breakfast because of you idiots
That's it!
Take it out
What's going on?
No one's running away
The criminal is the man second from the end who dipped his hand
What?
My lord, would you take another look at those men?
From right to left, they are standing in order of age
It's a habit of people who live as slaves
However, only that man is out of order and standing with the young slaves
He was trying to buy a little time
and he kept rubbing his hand on his clothes
He'll probably blame it on his hand being numb
I'll go to the back door
Look here, this idiot looks like a murderer
What?
It's really hot today so let's go without making me use any force
Huh? Why are you doing this my lord?
You want a beating?!
Hey! Tie this fool up!
Stop him! Stop him!
While the man of the estate was away
a man named Pan-Dol tried and failed to rape the lady several times
Fearing a misunderstanding, the lady did not tell her elders
And taking advantage of this weakness, the criminal stole her possessions
And last night, he ended up raping her
The lady's behavior changed and...
fearing that he would be revealed, he returned and murdered her
Although he tried to remove all traces of resistance
he could not get rid of all of the pieces of window paper near her mouth
Great job
I really didn't do too much
Chae-Ohk's assistance was huge
You did well
However, that was not a good strategy
Though you brought out the criminal's evil-nature with the test
if he had been a careful man, he would not have been fooled
If you thought it was an inside job, you should
have brought them all to the bureau for investigation
How could we have taken that many suspects into custody?
A tiger uses all of it's strength when catching even one rabbit
When pursuing a murderer...
Or pursuing a thief...
You must not be careless when confronting them
Geez
My lord, I was too thoughtless
I am not reprimanding you or telling you to take responsibility
Just... Do not make any reckless decisions beyond what is necessary
That is the role...
of a Police Bureau's tea servant (Damo)
My lord, a letter came from Chilpae
My lord, it must be a letter from Jang-Gak
Hey, shouldn't we be heading out for this too?
I'm sorry
You got it too because of me
You know me, I'm always like this
I don't even eat right and I work
I get ridiculed
The only thing that matters
is that we caught him
You and that temper...
Get up!
Thanks for coming here to meet me
I'm sorry
No, it's fine. Had you gone to the bureau, you would have drawn attention
What have you found?
As you commanded, I led a gang of thieves
And succeeded in settling in Chilpae
And what about the counterfeit money deal?
The previous gang received three fake nyangs for every one real nyang
But we pay one nyang for two counterfeit nyangs
so the gangs with stolen property are really excited
Have you gotten into the counterfeiting business?
They check three or four times before making deals
On top of that, until they initiate the counterfeit money deals
we have no way of reaching them
Chilpae is becoming a place of great opportunity to thieving gangs
The more robberies there are, the more counterfeit coins there will be
If the gangs cannot deal with this
then gangs including Jang-Gak's will deal with the counterfeiters directly
In that instant, they will expose themselves
Shouldn't we inform our superior?
Counterfeiting is a major crime which shakes the foundations of a nation
If we reveal this before we find clear evidence
not only will the royal court be uneasy
but the counterfeiters will disappear without a trace
When the time comes, I will inform him
but for now, keep things like they are
I will take responsibility
Hey, hey, hey!
I am guard soldier, Lee Ki-Won!
Shut up! Shut up! Where is Officer Lee?
He is in the conference room Conference room?
Conference room...
Where your hat properly, fool!
Yes, sir!
Officer Baek will handle the Chilpae issue
What is the matter?
Oh my... I had no idea you were in a meeting...
Well umm... right now...
Today is the gyeokgu match against the Right Police Bureau and...
Oh! Was it today?
Officer Lee, Officer Ahn, hurry and go ahead
Chae-Ohk, why don't you go with them?
Let's all go together
Let's go together
I am not in a good situation to play gyeokgu right now
Officer Baek, please be the leader Yes, my lord!
Hey, let's hurry!
Get up!
Left Police Bureau 15 points! Right Police Bureau 75 points!
Everyone gather around!
Why are you all so weary?
Why are you like this? Why?!
When the ref's not looking, at least elbow someone in the face
Or jab them with your rod!
Listen up
Since joining the Left Police Bureau, I've never lost to the Right!
If we lose...
I'll make your lives at the station as much of a living hell as I can!
Got it?!
Yes, sir
Well well, listen to your voices
You want some morale?
Morale?!
Sir!
Oh my... Officer Lee!
The bleeding hasn't stopped?
I'm pressing on it because it's not stopping!
I'm totally gonna mess up the idiot who clubbed me with his rod!
Stay over there!
We're playing gyeokgu right now!
You want to start a fight?
We're short on players as it is
This is really driving me crazy
Well done!
That's a face I haven't seen Who is it?
I'm not sure, commander
Why, that girl is...
"That girl"?
Are you saying it's a girl?
Yes, she's a tea servant at the Left Police Bureau
She's called Chae-Ohk
Drink! Drink!
Drink up people!
Drink!
Take a drink of this too, Chae-Ohk!
Let's flatten those Right Police Bureau idiots' noses
No alcohol, I'm fine
Come on! Drink!
Just one drink would be great
You wench!
What the heck is this?!
Can you really do this, my lord?
Who is this boy?
H- he is a comrade at the Left Police Bureau
Then is he an officer?
Well, it's not that...
Since one of our officers cracked his head so...
Is he a man?
I am very sorry, my lord
Aren't you a tea pouring servant?
Do they teach servant girls to play gyeokgu at the Left Police Bureau?
Why aren't you answering?!
I heard that gyeokgu was encouraged as a means for training all soldiers
But I did not hear of any national law allowing only noble men to participate
What?
Why you wench! Where do you think
you're giving such a thoughtless remark?!
I am part of the Left Police Bureau family as well
If you were me, would you ignore a wounded comrade?
If I do not even value my comrades...
how can I call myself a member of the police who value the people?
I do not think it is shameful to take the place of a wounded comrade
Who?! Who said a warrior's sword could be replaced by a kitchen knife?
You really want to die
Get on your knees and beg for forgiveness!
Commander, I made a mistake
This girl didn't do it because she wanted to...
Well then!
Did you tell her to do it?
No, I mean... I didn't tell her to... things just...
Will you not get on your knees?!
Chae-Ohk, beg for forgiveness. Beg!
I will not beg
My crime does not require me to beg for forgiveness on my knees
Why you little...!
Stop it!
It's also disgusting to draw a sword on a woman!
What?
How dare this pale faced idiot speak so rudely to me?
Stupid jerk!
Stop it!
Stop this immediately!
What the heck did you all just do?
Is this how...
police officers of...
the Left Police Bureau of Hansung look?!
Officer Baek!
Yes, my lord
Is this...
the leadership of a senior officer?
Well, rather than leadership...
Since I was the oldest...
How will you take responsibility for this?!
Huh? It was not me
The Right Police Bureau men provoked us first
Two of the officers of the Right Police Bureau broke an arm
The Right Police Bureau will report this to the military
if we do not pick someone to take responsibility
One person must take responsibility
and resign to settle this matter
My lord...
With my marriage last year, I have a son who just turned one
I will go
It was my fault for starting the brawl
I have no parents to support so I would not have
anything to worry about from being fired
I will go to the Right Police Bureau
You idiot, what are you saying? Do you want to be beaten to death?
They're just hoping for the chance
My lord, if you place all of the blame on one man
the rest of us officers will not be at ease
Please let all of us receive the punishment together
You idiots...
My lord!
How could men who can suffer together...
not be able to control themselves...
and come to this?
It was customary up to now for the commander to lead in gyukgoo
I also hold some of the blame...
for not finishing up my work ahead of time
As your commander...
I will take responsibility for this incident
Only...
I did not expect my career as an officer...
to come to an end like this
For the past few years, we ate from the same rice pot
And despite being overworked and underpaid
we encouraged each other keeping in mind our duty to protect the people
But...
This is the result
I will go to the Right Police Bureau
I'll place my honor on today's incident
and will take care of things without a hitch
For my successor, assist him well
so something like this does not happen again
You are dismissed
You can not!
You were not even there, my lord
If it is a commander's place to make orders
then it is also his place to take responsibility for them
You are dismissed!
Sir! Are you really going to send the commander away like that?
We were the ones who did it!
This is terrible
Sir! Are you really going to live like a coward?
OK, I get it, idiot
Who says I'm not gonna do anything?
Hey, Officer Seok, how long has it been since you joined the bureau?
This is my eleventh year
Eleven years?
Then how many has it been for me?
If you combine you, me, Officer Lee, and these guys...
we have over a hundred years of experience, right?
I'm saying that in the case that...
In the case that something happens to the commander, we'll all say we resign
If all of us who've served for over ten years quit...
we'll paralyze the public order and police force of Hansung!
So we'll push them with that strength
Yeah, that's it! OK?
My lord!
My lord, I have come to receive my punishment
I told him to send someone to take responsibility
And he ended up sending you instead?
My lord, everything happened because of me
Whatever punishment you give me, I will accept it
Well now, the girl who was so cocky and arrogant
finally comes and gets on her knees
You're really a contemptible wench
seeing as you change your mind back and forth without any pride
I ruined the officers' training...
I injured an officer of a noble house...
and I insulted you, my lord
I deserve to die. Please punish me
and forgive the Left Police Bureau commander and officers
You worthless girl!
You dare to take responsibility and settle this with yourself alone?!
I beseech you like this
My lord, please punish me!
I will take whatever punishment you give me
Tie a blade around my neck and beat me!
Burn onto my forehead that I'm a woman deserving death!
Put me into slavery in a mountain village and I won't complain
My lord! My lord!
Two of my officers broke their arms
Break my arm!
How could a warrior's arm compare to yours?
I don't know about cutting off one of your arms though...
Why? Did I choose a punishment you didn't want?
Though you can take responsibility
It's too much for you to give up one arm?
Cut it off
Will you truly...
give up one arm?
I... I will
What the heck is this?!
My lord!
What are you doing here?
Commander Hwangbo, you have a very remarkable tea servant Damo
Wouldn't you know that she's offered to give up an arm?
I was moved by her sincerity so I was about to cut off her arm as she wished
Who told you to take responsibility?!
My lord! It all happened because of me!
Commander Joh, did you learn to use your sword like this?
Commander, how can one who can't even control a tea servant be a commander?!
My lord, please cut my arm off!
You stay out of this!
You're only a tea servant
My lord, you were not even there
I will receive the punishment
What a pretty scene
Commander Hwangbo, you must really value this girl
She is my subordinate
More like your whore
Sheathe your sword
This girl is only a tea servant
I will take all of the responsibility
Tell me, what must I do?
If you want me to change my job, I will go far away
If you want me to resign...
I will resign
My my, this is really touching
Since you two keep quarrelling, I feel sorrowful and don't know what to do
However...
I can't turn back a sword already drawn, right?
Isn't that right, Commander Hwangbo?
I said I'd cut off this girl's arm so I must keep my word
In return, I will see that all blame for this incident is resolved
Stand aside! Commander!
I am begging you
Didn't I say I would take all responsibility?
What meaning would there be in cutting off the arm of a contemptible woman?
This girl insulted me!
Putting responsibility aside, I will cut off this girl's arm as payback
If that is what you truly intend... Do as you wish!
My lord, please do not do this
Cut it off!
Though I withdraw my sword today...
If she falls into my grasp again, I'll cut off her head
Does it hurt?
Yes
It hurts me as well
Although you are my subordinate...
you are no different from a younger sister
Don't hurt me
My lord
Since I was seven, I've been at your side
I would lay my life down for you, but I do not want to become an obstacle
I have served you for 15 years
I know the suffering you went through better than anyone else
I do not want to see your dream fall apart because of me
I have no intention of sacrificing you in order to achieve my dream
These are different from the fakes we saw before
Take a look at this
This is one new counterfeit coin
What do you think?
It's hard to tell just by glancing at it
Sir, I'm sorry for saying this but...
You want to say that you're already investigating this in Chilpae?
Did you know all along?
I've lived as a military officer ever since I came to the Bureau from abroad
Don't disregard this old man's sixth sense
I felt that it was strange that you were putting more than enough
energy into arresting gangs in Chilpae
I apologize
I didn't know that and...
I was curious when you'd expose them
There's already rumors around the royal court of counterfeit money
It will be difficult for any more covert actions now
On top of that...
This counterfeit money conspiracy isn't limited only to Hansung
In the south: Dong-rae, Jin-ju, Na-ju, Jeon-ju, Dan-yang, Choong-ju
Even in the north, they say counterfeit coins are circulating
In Jin-ju, two merchants using counterfeit coins were killed
Before there are more victims, we must find the roots
Other than small flaws or weight, it's hard to differentiate them
I will keep a watch and collect in Hansung
Officer Baek will go to Kyung-sang
Officer Lee will go to Jeon-rah Province
Chae-Ohk, check out Kyung-gi Province
This problem shakes the foundations of this nation, so move covertly
This tea tastes great
You should drink as well
Please have some
Are you headed out now?
There is an elegant joy in the lady's face when she pours tea
The tea's flavor is as deep as that
A tea servant like me can't follow after her
I'm not in a comfortable enough position to savor the tea's flavor
How is your arm feeling?
The medicine you gave me made it heal a lot
Then, I will leave now
Chae-Ohk...
Even if you find the counterfeiters...
don't move in alone... no matter what
Please do not worry...
Young Master
Young Master...
It's been a long time since I heard that
Hurry and come back safe
Hello! Good morning!
Thanks
Good morning!
Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk! It's me!
I'm here!
Chae-Ohk!
Chae-Ohk?
Where did she go? Her man's here!
Father!
Father?
I wouldn't say anything if you had a prostitute for your mistress
but I won't ever permit a servant class woman!
But father!
Also... Fool, I told you to study at your mother's house
Why did you come here?
What are you doing here at this time?
You didn't even file the death certificate for the Namsan incident yet
What?
Do you think handling documents is all an employee at the Police Bureau does?
Hey! Idiot!
What do you hope to become not studying and so intent on police records?
Well, I... I don't want to take the higher civil service exam
What?!
Then what?
I'm not saying I don't want to take an exam
Just not the civil service one
Then?
The military
I'm going to ace the military service exam and work at the Police Bureau!
Military service?
Hey idiot! Just lose some weight!
Father!
I got this figure because of all those herbs you gave me when I was young
I'll make this into a muscular body very soon
Why did you change your mind?
Well, I...
Since you worked here for your whole life...
of course, I want to follow what you want and...
You don't have to do what I want
And there's nothing that I want of you
It looks like you're doing this so you can be with Chae-Ohk...
but you'll die by my hand first
Go back immediately! I don't have any food for you!
Father, what about Chae-Ohk?
Where did she go?
Why you little...! She ran away
because she didn't want to see your pitiful face, fool!
Father!
Be careful
Please wait! Please wait!
Boat man! Please let us on your boat
It's all full with people
Please take the next boat
My child has been vomiting for the past few days
It looks like he's going to have to see the doctor across the river
Please spare us a little seat
If I seat more people, the boat may capsize
If someone is not busy, please give your seat to them
I'm sorry about your situation...
but nobody dies immediately from a little vomiting
And who here isn't busy?
The next boat is in two hours
Please save our child
Is this his funeral?
Stop crying now!
For heaven's sake
it's not just one person
but we need three seats
Please get on
Thank you! Thank you!
You can't. You can't
Please look at the circumstances!
Could you please help my child?
He's been like this for several days
I'm begging you
My lord, we have let too much time pass
If we just left...
would you feel comfortable about it?
Thank you
Take your child and go together
Thank you so much! Thank you!
Hurry and get on
What are you all staring at?
I have urgent business as well
Isn't only one person necessary to look after the child?
My lord, but those people did not give up their seats for you...
How dare you!
Didn't I tell you that I had urgent business?
And by law, a nobleman has authority over a commoner
so you would have had to give up a seat if there were none left
My lord, it will be very difficult to move around if there is a commotion
That's why I'm trying to get rid of the commotion
Who are you?
Please get up
Before you think about the law...
you should bring up your conscience
What?! Why you...
Don't you know how big a crime it is to insult a nobleman?
Do you think it's not a crime to insult the commoners?
Why you...!
Why are you doing this?
It is proper to give your seat to a nobleman
who cares for the royal court and commoners
My lord, it's perfectly fine that you took that seat
but you should be aware of that seat
A child urinated on that seat where I was sitting
What did you say?!
I thought it smelled funny!
Where is it? Where?
Help!
He is a spirited young man
Seeing how he kept his balance on the boat, he doesn't have typical skills
If we work together with a man like that...
It's not a man
It's a girl disguised as one
Huh?
My lord
You just returned?
It must have been tough
This counterfeiting problem is more serious than we thought
All of the districts I passed had at least one or two people arrested
No need to mention Song-sang, Kyung-sang, or Nae-sang
Even tiny little temples have been hit
These days, they need a professional to examine coins for transactions
How was Hansung?
One in ten coins is a fake
According to Jang-Gak, thousands of fake nyangs have been released
But where's Chae-Ohk?
That was delicious! Thank you, good bye!
What the... This is a fake!
Hey, stop right there!
You disgusting scoundrels!
I'm so out of luck
Did they have no one to swindle so they paid with fake coins to get booze?
You cheap and dirty scoundrels!
Long live and prosper!
See what happens if I ever catch them
Give it here!
I can't just take this by myself
I'm going to spend it somewhere!
If you spend a counterfeit, that's a large crime
Who doesn't know that?
If they enforced that, then one in every ten commoners would be arrested
Give it to me
Regardless of whether it's real or fake, why do you ask for my money?
Well then, will you buy a drink?
All right
Oh dear me
I'm so grateful
Hurry and take this unlucky coin
Please sit down for a moment, OK?
This is the first time that I've met a young man as handsome as you
OK, now put down your sack
It's fine, I'll put it down
Here, have a drink
Your sack looks very heavy
Do you carry around maybe a block of gold or something?
If I had gold, would I have become a wanderer like this?
Here you go
I'm so grateful!
My goodness
Hope you have more business
Where are you going?
You reimbursed the money I lost so I should buy you a drink
That's fine. I don't take alcohol very well
Then I'll feel sorry
You're hungry, right?
Why are you getting up in the middle of eating?
I'll feel so badly
Oh my!