Gu Am Heo Joon
You're certain?
[Episode 125] Yes, sir.
I definitely saw Doctor Heo meeting with the ministers.
Where are you going?
To see the Crown Prince.
What is it?
It's terrible.
Prince... Prince...
Well? Get Doctor Heo.
Sir.
Prince...
That was a long trip.
The work will be even more complete thanks to you.
I'm glad I could help.
Our funding has been restored, the good doctor has the Ming texts.
We may finish this yet.
Well done.
Very well indeed.
Doctor, the Prince is gravely ill.
Have you heard?
What is it?
Kwanghae is gravely ill.
Is Doctor Heo with him?
Yes.
This may work in our favor.
A pleasing turn of events.
Well?
Malaria.
Are you able to treat that?
It was missed in the first diagnosis.
It's gotten worse. With the chills and fever...
...it's quite serious.
You mean he may die?
You can't save him?
You saved Prince Yeong-chang like it was nothing.
And you can't bother to help the Crown Prince?
'Nothing I can do,' is that it?
My lord.
Easy now.
We'll leave you to your work.
I can't trust Kwanghe's safety to him.
I'm certain he meant for the symptoms to get worse.
He has a point.
If he was meeting with the ministers, who knows what he might do?
Not that. Not him.
I'm sorry, sir.
I missed it when I took his pulse the first time.
It wasn't you.
Malaria is difficult to diagnose from the pulse alone.
This is serious.
We can balance the Yang and Yin...
...by alternating between hot and cold medicines.
But simultaneous chills and fever?
He needs to be treated with strong medicine.
He barely has the will to live as it is.
Doctor.
How may I help you?
A word.
Your Highness.
I trust you.
Your Highness.
Come with me.
Doctor.
Go outside and collect the rain.
Rain water?
It's important. Hurry.
Well? You heard him.
Sir.
Why rain water, sir?
For the Prince's medicine.
C'mon, hurry it up.
You, c'mere.
Jong-hwa, c'mon, right here, good, good.
[Pisang]
Sir, isn't Pisang toxic?
[Pisang: arsenic, sulfur.. toxic poison]
Doctor, the rainwater you requested.
Put it down.
Now listen closely.
Follow my prescription exactly.
Yes, sir.
One and a half part Pisang to one part salt, simmered in a gallon of rainwater.
To make twelve ounces.
One and a half Pisang to one part salt, a gallon of rainwater?
In all my years, I've never made a medicine like this.
What is it?
Anti-toxin.
Anti-toxin?
To fight malaria.
But taking Pisang is dangerous.
It's my decision. Get to work.
Will this be all right?
You have your orders. Make the medicine.
Pisang...
You should turn in.
Doctor Heo isn't home yet.
He may not tonight.
Go on.
Yes'm.
If you'll pardon me.
The Crown Prince is gravely ill.
Try to get some sleep.
I can't, not for thinking of him looking after the royal house.
And working on that book.
Pisang.
My lord.
What?
Sir...
Is this true?
Yes, I've never seen the like.
Where is Doctor Heo?
The pharmacy.
Doctor.
What exactly is this anti-toxin?
You mean to give it to the Crown Prince?
I do.
And if it has adverse effects...
It's my decision. You needn't worry.
Prince, Prince...
...Prince...
Three days with no improvement. What should we do?
Your Highness, Doctor Heo.
Enter.
Your medicine.
Wait.
Has that been tested?
No.
You dare give it to him without a test?
With Doctor Heo there is no need.
There is.
You there.
Test the Prince's medicine.
No. I'll take it.
No, Your Highness.
This is a question of national security.
It is my duty to ensure nothing happens to you.
Well? Test it.
It's been poisoned.
Explain yourself.
It is to combat the malaria.
With poison?
It contains Pisang.
Pisang? What kind of medicine is that?
Anti-toxin.
In all my years with the pharmacy, I never heard of such a thing.
One and a half parts Pisang to one part salt simmered in rainwater.
The 12 ounces of anti-toxin are then mixed with 12 ounces of clear water.
It is particularly effective against malaria.
Your Highness, please trust me.
Your Highness, you can't.
It's poison, whatever he says.
Poison can be a cure.
Please. Trust me.
Please. Don't.
Please.
If we don't stop the malaria you may die.
Please.
Never!
Poison? What kind of doctor are you?
Your Highness.
I'll take it.
No!
I trust you.
I'll take it.
Your Highness.
Well?
The test rod changed color.
Meaning it was poisoned?
Yes. With Pisang.
And the Crown Prince drank it?
Yes.
He did our work for us.
Doctor Heo's medicine was laced with Pisang?
Yes, I made it myself.
How much Pisang?
One and a half parts.
I never...
Pisang has medicinal uses.
To induce sweating or vomiting.
Most of us use other ingredients, even in the worst cases.
Simply because of the insidious nature of Pisang.
To use it as an ingredient...
One and a half parts?
And in the Crown Prince's condition?
Doctor Heo will pay if it goes wrong. As will you.
Huh? Why me?
I just followed orders.
Lunchtime.
I could've eaten out.
Yong-su, you too.
Missus.
Is On-nyeon's dad gone?
He's meeting her husband.
I introduced them. I feel bad.
How could you know?
Forget it.
Running away from a fight, uh-huh.
'Uh-huh, Nuh-uh,' knock it off.
I'm just reading.
Hush, you.
Where are they?
They'll be here.
Mom. Dad.
They're here.
Mother, Father, doing well?
I look well to you?
Nothing a good smack can't fix.
At least I would feel better.
Daddy.
There's something we wanted to talk about.
Oh, me, too.
What?
He says the civil exam isn't the only way to get into the royal pharmacy.
Without sitting for the exam?
How? In the back way?
Not at all. By nomination.
Nomination? What's that?
If I'm nominated by the right guy, I'm in.
Nomination, huh? Sure, sure.
A letch, a gambler, a wife-beater, everyone wants to nominate YOU.
Let me be first.
Dad.
Sir, I'm referring to Chief Physican Heo.
With him behind me, I'm as good as in.
Sir, please.
Is this true? You can be a doctor just because he nominates you?
Yes.
Enough. Doctor Heo would never nominate this loser.
Less scheming, more studying, huh?
No, no, listen.
It can't hurt to ask.
For On-nyon.
Please. Ask him. For me.
Get out.
Seeing you makes me want to lay down a beatin'. Out!
Jeh-lyeong.
You know what you did?
Ma'am, please forgive me.
Silence. The palace has rules.
Your flirting and carrying on...
...reflects poorly on all of us.
Ma'am.
Teach her a lesson.
Ma'am.
Lift your skirt.
Hong-choon! Hong-choon!
Hong-choon... Hong-choon... Hong-choon... Hong-choon
Ma'am, may I have a word?
What was that?
You know how it makes me look when you do that?
Sorry. I wasn't thinking.
Death will do that.
Death? How do you mean?
- Hong-choon. - Darling.
These two hands put Pisang in the Prince's medicine.
If he takes it and dies I'll go the same way.
What will happen to you? My little flower?
Tell me everything.
Pisang? Why exactly?
Sire, stop Doctor Heo.
Sire, Doctor Heo.
Enter.
Yes, Sire?
Is it true you put Pisang in Kwanghae's medicine?
Yes, Sire.
You are relieved of duty.
The Crown Prince will die of poison.
And Doctor Heo will pay for it.
He's gotten worse since the treatment started.
What are you saying?
We'll take care of you, don't you worry.