[Episode 27]
Well?
What is it this time?
Kang Dojun.
You know that name?
Are you truly the last of Kang Dojun's line?
How...?
How did you...?
Then...
...it's you?
The Kang clan heir isn't Jinyong...
...it's you?
It can't be.
Keep an eye on him.
I need to go somewhere, understood?
Yes, sir.
My lord.
Are you all right?
I'll get Doctor Shin.
No, don't, I just fell.
But my lord...
Help me sit up.
My needles... can you get my needles?
Sir?
Don't mention this to anyone.
I'd hate for them to know I fell.
Yes, my lord.
Has it begun?
No... it can't be...
What's that?
Men? What men? Doing what?
No idea. I have no clue.
When I got back Kibae had been hurt.
It wasn't bad, thank goodness.
But Kwanghyon was gone.
Are you all right?
Jabong. Jabong!
Jabong...
Chef.
My lady.
What happened?
Men? Some men took Kwanghyon off?
Sir.
It's not about that, is it?
About what happened 8 years ago?
What?
Hm?
He wasn't really born and reared at the ranch?
He came to the capital? Eight years ago.
And before that, form an island, right?
Wait, how...
How did you..?
Oops.
If I take your hand...
if I asked you to run away with me...
what would you say?
Where no one can find us.
Where we can do as we like.
Would you come with me?
No, Kwanghyon...
Kwanghyon, no.
My lord, your orders?
A boy?
Dojun's child wasn't Jinyong...
It wasn't her...
My lord.
No... no... no...
Sir, you must make a decision.
If we leave this it will be over.
For you, for Jinyong...
everything.
Let me take care of it.
I'll slit his throat. No one need ever know.
I need the commissioner.
Get him for me.
Right now.
My lady.
I need to get out, one way or another.
Bring him out.
Sir.
It's time you were dealt with.
You've lived too long.
Is this Yi Myonghwan again?
Is this his doing?
He wants to kill me?
Like he did my father?
Silence.
How far? How far will he go?
If you kill me, do you think he'll leave any witnesses?
Silence. Or didn't you hear me?
Well? We have to do this before dawn.
Everything is ready.
Throw him into the river.
Where the body will never, ever be found.
Sir.
Move out.
Well? Get him!
I thought we could do this the easy way.
Fine, we'll do it your way if you want.
Stop them!
You all right?
Who are you? Who are..?
First, let's get out here. Come on.
Are you all right?
Who are they?
Sir, get away. We'll hold them.
Sonnuva..!
I warned you what would happen.
My lord.
My lady, it's dangerous here.
Please leave it to us.
No, I'm going with you.
I have to.
Kwanghyon.
Kwanghyon where are you?
Kwanghyon!
- Doubt time! - Sir.
Please let him be safe.
Please, please...
Here! We found it.
We're dealing with murder now.
- Spread out! - Sir!
No... no...
My lady.
My lady!
Apprentice Baek... Baek...
Where are you? Where did you go?
Answer me.
Please answer...
Where... Where are you, Kwanghyon...?
It's...
Yongdal...
I'm Yongdal...
Answer me...
Please... please!
Kwanghyon.
Nurse.
Kwanghyon.
Kwanghyon...
Is this?
Apprentice Baek...
Apprentice Baek!
Baek...
No... Baek...
. . . Nurse . . .
You're sure? They found Kwanghyon?
How is he? Is he all right?
Yes. They're taking him to the clinic now.
The clinic?
Yes. He's been hurt.
But he got away.
And? How bad is it?
I'm going. Jabong, help me up.
You can't. You've been hurt.
Jabong's right.
Let us do it. We'll go.
Chef.
What happened?
Call the head nurse. Hurry.
Right.
He's been cut.
I stopped the bleeding, but he's lost so much.
It's deep. He needs stitches.
Prepare mulberry root and bark.
Yes, ma'am.
He was attacked?
Yes, sir.
He was hurt escaping.
Jinyong brought him in.
Are you all right?
I'm fine. See to Apprentice Baek.
Yes, sir.
Right away, sir.
So this is how he wants it?
Myonghwan made his choice.
Songha.
I know Officer Kang kidnapped Apprentice Baek.
He tried to kill him and must answer to the police.
But before that...
I wanted a word with you.
Why did you do it?
How could you go this far?
That's what I need to know.
What does it matter now?
It's all over.
As you said, I let it get this far.
Now it's over.
Father.
But...
I'm not the only one that will be hurt.
Jinyong...
Jinyong will lose everything...
and be forced into slavery.
You see? He will take away...
everything she has.
What are you saying?
Slavery?
Baek will take everything from her?
Father?
Father!
Kwanghyon.
What now?
This just gets worse and worse.
- Your Highness. - Your Highness.
Are you all right?
A sw...sw...sword?
My Doctor Baek?
Yes, Your Highness, so I was told.
Let's go.
Huh?
Let's go. I have to see him.
Your Highness...
She can't...
My lady, what now?
Always something.
This Baek of hers, it's always something.
True. They should be trouble-free like me.
But, you don't have the looks like him.
Huh?
Go get her jacket.
She'll catch her death like that.
- Right. - Your Highness.
- Kwanghyon. - Kwanghyon.
Apprentice Baek.
You all right? You recognize me?
Jabong.
Yes, that's me. What happened to you?
Kwanghyon.
Master. How is he?
Kibae?
He's fine. He wasn't hurt too bad.
Jinyong will lose everything and be forced into slavery.
You see? He will take away everything she has.
Father.
She wasn't Dojun's child.
Jinyong isn't his daughter.
Baek Kwanghyon...
He's Dojun's son.
Him...
. . . him . . .
You mean to go? They said you shouldn't move.
I'm fine. I can move.
I have see Kibae.
And do something else.
Kwanghyon.
Before you go...
We should talk.
Pardon?
It's just that...
What?
What are you telling me?
Y-Yongdal?
Who...?
That's right. That Yongdal.
The Yongdal you've been looking for.
It's Jinyong.
Kwanghyong, Jinyong is Yongdal.
What?
Kwanghyon.
Kwanghyon...
Who says?
Who says the nurse is Yongdal?
Well...
- Kwanghyon. - Apprentice Baek.
We just heard. Are you all right?
The nurse...
Have you seen her?
Pardon?
Nurse Kang.
Where is she?
Where is Jinyong?
Doctor Baek.
Jinyong said so herself.
She's Yongdal. She remembers you.
Jinyong...? Is she in?
Yes, sir.
But she's acting strangely.
Strangely? How so?
She's packing. To go somewhere.
Clothes, too...
Ready?
My lady. At your convenience.
- Let's go. - My lady.
Jinyong.
Songha.
You're leaving?
Tell me. Where are you going?
I have to leave. I can't bear the sight of our father.
So I'm going away.
I'm sorry, Songha. You've been so...
Have you...
...heard anything?
Did Apprentice Baek say anything?
Like what?
If you mean what Father did, no.
He didn't say a thing.
I found out on my own.
I'm sorry about all this.
Talk to Father for me. Please.
No. Don't go, Jinyong.
Not him.
You'll... lose everything.
He'll take everything you have.
I don't mind.
I don't mind, Songha.
Jinyong.
No, you have no idea.
What's waiting for you.
Or how far you'll fall.
What?
He's coming here?
Yes, Sire.
Sire, Lord Ko is still recovering.
Why would he..?
She has a point.
Wear these.
What a dork. You as much as said it's my fault.
Wh-what are you?? I'm fine.
What's fine, girly? Your feet hurt.
Look, I'll get you another one tomorrow.
You're really fine?
Hm. Really really.
How...?
You're really...
Yongdal?
The girl that lived here...
...under the bridge?
That bum...
The girl that dressed like a boy.
The girl that tricked me.
The girl that nearly died?
That I swore I'd find again?
And never did.
That Yongdal?
You're her?
The girl I used to call doofus...
Kwanghyon...
. . . Yongdal . . .
. . . Kwanghyon . . .
I can't believe you still have this.
It was the best thing anyone ever gave me.
I'll keep it till the day I die.
And here you are.
How could... I not recognize you?
You said you were a slave,
so that's where I looked.
And to meet again...
...like this...
I never forgot your promise.
To go to your father.
And to find me again. And to wait.
You remember my father?
I remember what he said to me.
That we'd live together.
That I'm your friend...
...and I had a home now.
Even now I think how nice that would have been.
If we hadn't been parted...
...if we hadn't lost him...
if I had never been made a noble...
If only...
If only?
And if you and I, together...
...could make up for lost time...
...could find Father...
What then?
You and I...
...together?
Penniless, unknown to the world.
Just the two of us?
Your Highness.
Your Highness, what is it?
Is something wrong?
- Lady Kwak. - Your Highness.
What will I do?
What will I do now?
- Your Highness. - Your Highness.
Your Highness.
You and I...
together?
Penniless, unknown to the world.
Just the two of us?
What are you asking of me?
What is this?
Whatever happens to you, spare Apprentice Baek?
Sire.
Look here.
You're not yourself.
You're sweating, you look terrible...
It's...
...tetanus.
What?
Your servant is dying...
...of tetanus.
Of what?
Tetanus? Dying?
How can that be?
But it's not Apprentice Baek's fault.
He's not to blame.
Look here.
Please grant the last request...
...of your faithful servant.
Spare Apprentice Baek.
Don't let him die like his father.
Let him carry on...
...his father's work...
Sire...
Lord Ko... Lord Ko!
Lord Ko.
You there! Get a doctor.
Move, move!
Lord Ko, Lord Ko.
Lord Ko...
Who? Kwanghyon is who now?
Oh, dear.
The boy Jinyong lost when they were little...
is Baek Kwanghyon?
Wait. You knew about it?
Of course.
The way she carried on when he nearly died.
Oh, dear.
So that was HIM?
What if she runs away with him?
She's a noble. What if she leaves everything for him?
Listen to you. "Him," she says.
You think you would be happy for them after all these years.
"Happy," he says.
They're from different classes.
What's to be happy about?
Pardon me. Are you Apprentice Baek's old teacher?
Huh?
Yes, I am.
Where is he? Tell me.
Baek left the infirmary?
Yes. I don't know why.
But he was raving about finding Nurse Kang.
Nurse.
- Nurse, quickly - What is it?
We're in trouble.
Sir.
My lord.
Let's go.
Yes, let's.
What? Are you sure?
Lord Ko collapsed in the palace?
I just came from there.
It's all anyone's talking about.
I'm told it's quite serious.
What if the worst happens, Eunso?
Apprentice Baek...
What's that? What happened to Lord Ko?
He collapsed.
Right in front of His Majesty.
But why? Why was he in the palace?
- My lord. - My lord.
My lord.
What has happened to him?
Tetanus.
What?
Look at him. Convulsions, stiffness in his extremities.
It's clearly tetanus.
- My lord. - My lord.
My lord.
Tetanus?
My lord.
Where is everyone?
What will happen to Lord Ko?
Will he die?
What your mouth.
Die? Who?
Don't fuss at her.
You know what he's got? Tetanus.
From sloppy surgery.
Tetanus?
Migeum, what do we do now?
What did I say? Don't do it, I said.
It's not surgery, it's murder, I said.
But, still, he was recovering...
No. He's as good as dead.
If it's tetanus.
And at his age, well...
It's over.
What are you talking about?
Nurse.
Tetanus? Who? Who?
Nurse, what will happen to Lord Ko?
It looks like he's dying.
What?
This is terrible.
First acupuncture on the governing vessel and pulse medicine.
It's too late.
My lord.
We can't help him now.
We can't give up.
We can't...
...we can't lose Lord Ko like this.
My lord... My lord!
If he dies...
If Lord Ko dies like this...
Then...
My lord, my lord.
Don't leave us, my lord.
We still need you here.
Stay with us.
My lord.
Inju...
I'm sorry.
I don't have the strength...
No.
No, my lord.
Look after...
the boy.
Whatever... happens...
Kwanghyon...
My lord.
And, tell him.
It wasn't...
his fault.
Don't let him blame himself...
- ...or despair. - My lord.
Don't let him stop because of me.
Tell him... tell... him...
Look at you.
As ignorant as ever, I see.
All right, what is it you want?
What is it now?
Dojun's needles?
You think that's proof that you're his son?
No.
I don't need proof.
I don't want rank, I don't want a title.
I brought my father's needles...
...to show them to you...
...to remind you...
...of what you did.
What?
Rank? Title?
You can throw it in the sewer.
I care nothing for all that.
But you...
You, I cannot forgive.
To betray a friend, a man that trusted you...
To hound Lord Ko and myself...
To ruin Jinyong's life, my life...
That I do not forgive.
A doctor?
Filth like you?
A murderer like you?
No, I won't allow it.
Everything will come out.
I'll make sure of it.
Oh? Will you, indeed?
It's already over.
What was that again?
A murderer?
Murderer...
No, you're wrong.
It's not over for me.
It's over for you.
You...
are the murderer.
My lord, my lord!
My lord.
Lord Ko!
Leave it to me.
I'll take care of everything.
What? Kwanghyon and the Nurse got arrested?
His Majesty is going to act.
He might die.
I might never see him again.
What?
The question of the Kang heir.
No, you won't get away with it.
Fine. Then he dies.
I want to help him.
For your sake,
I'll help him.