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This is the pouch I gave Byeo Lim...

Why did you kill her?

Just serve the new magistrate.

What in heaven's name are you wearing?

We seek postponement of Hong's chignon event until the 49 day mourning period is over.

You collected my abalone just the other day!

Tax-in-kind paid to the King is being pocketed by the corrupted...

Hong tried to send a letter to the Royal court.

You dare petition the King to investigate the local government?

Proceed with the chignon ceremony as planned.

They're taking the top gisaeng of Jeju to her chignon ceremony.

Who does this room belong to?

Her name?

Her name is Hong.

Hong, no!

Granny!

I can't believe you've become a gisaeng.

So you saved her life and made her a gisaeng?

I want her off the gisaeng guild register.

What if her parents are middle class citizens?

Eun Hong? Handoogi diver master should know.

I heard she was sent to the quarantine camp.

Eun Hong is the woman the old hag is looking for.

I want you to meet someone.

This is Inspector Jung Hong Soo.

You mean Myo Hyang is the one that caused Eun Hong's death?

Do you know a diver named Eun Hong?

She was a friend of mine.

Then you must remember killing her as well.

The diver master must die.

You said too much to the inspector.

You've killed the diver master to shut her up, and now she cannot expose you.

Are you sure this party is big enough?

Get this wench out of here this instant!

This is the proof you've been looking for.

Put the Assistant Magistrate away.

I am the one that embezzled the tribute goods!

Hong, that wench...

Granny!

Hong, we must get out of here!

Mistress Myo Hyang tricked us both to kill us!

Hong!

Granny!

Why are you doing this?

You know your own crime.

How dare you attempt to escape this island!

Mother!

Don't call me mother.

I fed you, clothed you, and made you who you are, and you dare attempt to escape?

Guards, take this girl to the quarantine camp!

Yes, sir!

Come!

What happened to Granny? At least tell me if she's still alive.

Be quiet!

Dong Ah, where have you been?

I was on Mt. Halla gathering medicinal herbs.

It's trouble!

Hong and Granny got caught trying to escape

and the town is turned upside down!

What are you talking about?

They took your granny to jail, and Hong...

Hong what? What about Hong?

No one knows what's happened to Hong.

Whether she escaped by herself or if she's dead...

No. That's impossible.

She's the one that caused the diver master's death.

You have the nerve to come back here after killing a woman?

It's just as well.

We're all going to die anyway. Let's get revenge for the master diver before we die!

Stop.

Get revenge for whom? You fools can't even get revenge for yourselves.

Stop this commotion and go to sleep!

Foreman, Assistant Magistrate Choi pulled some strings.

Let's get you out of here.

Assistant Magistrate Choi?

You mean he's been released?

Well...

His clerk took the blame for everything!

Choi Nam Gu is released... Choi Nam Gu...

Then...!

You're burning up.

Guards! Guards! We need a doctor!

Be quiet.

This man is dying.

Yes.

This is where people are placed to die.

So be quiet.

Please! A man is dying!

Guards!

Where is Hong?

You just got out of jail and the first thing you want is a girl?

Tell me what you did with Hong now, or I'll make you regret it for the rest of your life.

Hong has left the island to find the inspector.

What? Hong left to find Jung Hong Soo?

There's no way she got off this land!

That's why we're hush-hushed about this.

Hong is now a fugitive since

she violated the no departure order.

This is a lie!

Hong has no reason to do this.

Go back home now. I can't help you if you cause anymore problems.

I'm desperately searching for Hong as well.

I will alert you as soon as I hear anything, so please go home.

Searching?

Huh?

Um, if she should get caught by the state guards when she's broken the law...

And I don't know if she can reach Hanyang safely since she's traveling alone...

Oh, yes, Hanyang... Hanyang...

That juvenile...

This is the pharmacy?

Yes, that's what I said!

I don't understand. Look, there's no medicine at all!

This is a quarantine camp, not an infirmary. Why would we have medicine?

Even if Granny was a thorn in her side,

Hong and the mistress have been mother and daughter for the past seven years.

How could she...? I don't believe it.

Granny must've dug up something on her that's

big enough to sever the seven-year ties for.

I know that Choi Nam Gu harbored ill will against Hong for revealing his corruption,

but what reason did the mistress have to hurt her?

There was something Granny was investigating in secrecy.

I don't know the details, but I'm sure that's what turned Myo Hyang against Hong.

What do I have to do to find Hong and save Granny?

This could be dangerous, but there is someone that might be able to help.

Who?

Kang Yoo Ji.

Are you really going to Hanyang, sir?

Foreman Kang!

I've come to discuss something with you.

I'm busy. Some other time.

It's about Hong.

About Hong?

I'm sure you heard Granny was captured trying to escape the island with Hong.

Get to the point.

Why would Hong and Granny want to go to Hanyang? They have no reason.

Hong... has gone after Jung Hong Soo.

Reason or no reason, they're gone! Myo Hyang said they escaped!

I think Myo Hyang is the one who put them in this trap.

Pardon?

What did you say?

I think Myo Hyang and Choi set them up and made it look like they were trying to escape.

Do you have a death wish?

I don't know what kind of game you're trying to play,

but I won't tolerate it no matter who you are.

If you don't believe me, check for yourself.

Hong was taken by the state guards. And there were no outbound ships last night.

But Myo Hyang loves Hong. Why would she hurt her?

I'm sure that answer will reveal itself once we find Hong.

Are you absolutely certain that Hong is still in Jeju?

I bet my life on it.

Then do you have an idea where she might be?

Choi Nam Gu charged Granny of attempted escape and put her in confinement.

I'm sure Hong was sent somewhere worse.

I'm glad I found you.

I'm on my way to see Hong's grandmother. Won't you join me?

She is not allowed visitors by the magistrate's order.

But I must see her.

There's a limit to my favors.

If you keep causing trouble, I can't protect West Gate Brokers anymore.

Is that what you want?

Something smells fishy just as I thought it would.

Let's see how well you can hide her.

If she's here on this island, I'll find her.

You'll see.

Look here, Foreman Kang!

Assistant Magistrate Choi.

What is the commotion?

There's no commotion, sir.

I was just asking Foreman Kang to be a bit more circumspect.

What do you mean?

Foreman Kang and Assistant Magistrate Choi arguing in front of the magistrate?

Foreman wanted to see Hong's granny, but Assistant Magistrate Choi wouldn't let him.

Foreman Kang was trying to see the old hag?

He backed off because the magistrate showed up, but he'll see her one way or another.

What is it now?

I can't find any medicinal herbs around here.

Please let me go into the forest.

You're not going anywhere!

Are you trying to turn this entire

island into a quarantine camp?

I'm not ill.

And I won't take very long.

Get away from us!

You're getting punished for causing the diver master's death.

No, I'm not going to die.

I'm not doing to die in here.

Ha! Let's see if you get that wish.

Breakfast!

Why are you keeping that old woman alive?

If you don't kill her now, you will regret it!

You must kill her.

What damage can an old hag behind bars cause?

Our priority right now is stopping Kang Yoo Ji from finding Hong.

Even if Foreman Kang finds Hong, we can reason with him.

Hong doesn't know the secret.

But the old woman does. She knows everything!

So who told you to do something so stupid?

When will you stop blaming me?

What if the old woman tell the magistrate everything about us?

You're a man of high position.

Are you here on a lowly gisaeng mistress's order to kill an old woman?

You're a psychic. You must know you're your death is near as well.

You seem to know my fate, but you're blind to the advent of your own demise.

The evidence that Captain Jeong took back

will put Daebang Kang away for embezzlement.

What do you think Jeong Dong will do then?

He will dispose of you to cut off any ties with Kang Kye Man.

Silence! How dare you utter the minister of justice's eminent name!

You just wait and see.

Once Kang Kye Man goes down, it'll be your turn.

The guards are refusing the bribe?

Are you telling me they're defying me?

They must have a strict order from the top.

From Choi Nam Gu, you mean.

Do you have any idea about the secret that the old woman presumably knows?

No one can get a word out of the old woman.

Foreman!

What's the matter with you?

Daebang in Hanyang is...

What about the old man? Is he threatening to kick me out again?

He's passed away.

What? Who passed away?

He's gone. Daebang is gone...

It's... got to be mistake.

How could the old man be dead?

Sir, you don't have any time to waste.

I'm going to Hanyang. Get ready.

You just wait and see.

Once Kang Kye Man goes down, it'll be your turn.

Assistant Magistrate!

Enter.

I have bad news. Daebang Kang of Hanyang has passed away.

What? Kang Kye Man is dead?

Yes.

Why? How did he die so suddenly?

We don't know the details, but he died a sudden death.

A sudden death?

Then I guess Foreman Kang is going to Hanyang.

Yes, he must observe a period of mourning, so he will be leaving soon.

I'm asking you if he will fall heir to Daebang's business in Hanyang, you fool!

Oh, that. Actually, Daebang's young wife will take over the silk store.

Daebang's young wife?

How did this happen?

Uncle, people are watching.

Make sure every detail of the funeral is thoroughly attended to.

Don't worry.

By the way, Yoo Ji will be coming soon. Can you handle it?

What do you mean?

Kang Yoo Ji is Daebang's one and only son.

I am the owner of the silk store.

Only son? Kang Kye Man's child is in my womb.

He is nothing but a profligate forsaken by his father.

It's good to see you're well, sir. I've returned from Jeju.

This is the evidence I mentioned in my letter.

What is it, sir? Is there something wrong?

Kang Kye Man is dead.

Does this mean you're stopping the investigation?

It means the case has wrapped up.

Jeju Magistrate has been ordered to thoroughly investigate the details.

Kang Kye Man may be dead but his backer is still out there.

But this evidence is not enough to lead us to that backer.

I cannot give up like this.

If we dig deeper, I'm certain that...

Stop.

Sir, do you know how many sacrifices have been made to acquire this ledger?

I do, but that doesn't change anything.

This is as far as we go.

Move on to other cases.

It's an order.

It's good to be back, Mother and Father. Have you fared well?

Don't even ask. Your father was almost interrogated in your absence.

It was truly awful.

Interrogated?

It's just one of those things that righteous politicians are sometimes made to suffer.

You must be exhausted. Get some rest.

Young Master, the rumor is all over town.

Remember that young vixen that Daebang Kang married?

Mak Soon?

Yes. They say she's the one that did him in.

But of course there is no evidence.

That's ridiculous. It seems people enjoy too much gossip.

Why are you defending the wench?

Jeju Government Office

You look like you've received Kang Kye Man's death notice.

My guess must be right.

I always feared his life would be cut short...

I wonder how Jeong Dong managed to get rid of him.

What makes you think Minister Jeong has anything to do with Kang Kye Man's death?

I know Minister of Justice Jeong Dong very well.

Kang Kye Man became dispensable

when he exhausted his use.

I would hate to die with all that

money piled up in my barn...

I heard that his young new wife became heir to the silk store.

Do you know also know who that is?

His young new wife?

If that child got the silk store, you should be even more afraid.

What do you mean?

Kang Yoo Ji is no match for Mak Soon.

And Kang Yoo Ji is your connection into all this.

He is no doubt a thorn in the side for Mak Soon,

so that makes your fate as vulnerable as a candle in the wind.

Do you really think I'd be afraid of some merchant dame?

Then just wait. Wait to hear what happens in Hanyang.

Is there a way out of this predicament? I can't go down like this.

Are you suggesting we make a deal?

It's a deal for your life, so you can't lose.

Kang Kye Man has died a sudden death?

Yes.

Heaven is giving us a golden opportunity.

First Jung Hong Soo is arrested for embezzlement

and now the actual owner of West Gate Kang Kye Man is dead.

Assistant Foreman is right.

We have to get back commercial supremacy from West Gate while Kang Yoo Ji is away in

Hanyang for the mourning.

Are you suggesting that I go to Foreman Kang and spy on him?

Why not?

Yes, you can say you want to help him in his absence while he is in Hanyang, or...

Swindle a man who just lost his father?

What do you take me for?

Sir, we can't look at this that way.

We're just seizing the opportunity to get back what was ours in the first place.

Never mind. I must talk to Dong Ah, so leave us.

I'm sorry for causing you concern when you're busy as it is, sir.

Lives are far more important than money.

If Kang Yoo Ji leaves for Hanyang, our chance of saving Granny and Hong will get slimmer.

We have to find out where Hong is before he leaves.

How?

My lord!

What happened to what you promised?

What did I promise?

I'm not the only one who will die if truth about Eun Hong is exposed.

Something more important came up, so set that aside for now.

Our lives are at stake.

What could be more important?

Set it aside for now, I said.

How did it go? How did it go?

Did you guys work out a plan to crush West Gate Market Brokers?

A plan? No, we just got chewed out.

Why? This kind of opportunity will never come again!

He should be worried about running this business for heaven sakes!

But all he cares about is a jailed old woman and a missing gisaeng.

Who knows what's going to become of this business?

Hong was once our family, so he's naturally concerned about her.

After all, what's more important? Money or lives?

Money! Money is more important than human lives!

Please don't get upset, Assistant Foreman. This kid is an idiot.

Right, Eun?

Yes, Assistant Foreman. Deok Pal doesn't know what he's talking about.

I do know what I'm talking about! Hong's life is more important than money!

Be quiet, boy!

What would you know when you haven't had to beg for a cup of water in your life?

Just get out of here!

Ouch! What did I do? Stop it, Mom!

What could that old hag have said to coax Choi Nam Gu?

Something's got to be done!

What brings the gisaeng mistress

Myo Hyang to this treacherous place?

Why are you trying to kill that girl?

Who's trying to kill whom?

That's ridiculous. Get out of my way!

Why? Don't you just love sending perfectly

healthy people to the quarantine camp to die?

If you want her dead, stab her with

a knife or something. Don't just leave!

Myo Hyang was here to see you.

How are you related?

Just tell me. You're going to die anyway.

She's my foster mother.

Foster mother?

She had always treated me like a real daughter,

but then she set me up and sent me here.

I still don't understand why.

Now I remember.

You're the girl that got tricked

into becoming her foster

daughter seven years ago!

And you're...

You must've done something to

irk the West Gate Market Brokers, too,

You still don't get it, do you?

The no departure order didn't apply to

you because you were from the mainland.

Myo Hyang had set you

up to make you a gisaeng.

No, you're wrong. You're wrong.

Mother would never...

What is this? How dare you barge in here!

I found Hong. She's at the quarantine camp.

What?

But why?

Why would Hong be in the quarantine camp?

I don't know. But she could die if you don't act quickly.

There's no time to waste. You have to act now, Foreman Kang!

Drink it.

You're drinking like a fish. How do you

know if I didn't put poison in here?

I trust you.

Fool. Why would you trust me

when you don't even know me?

Myo Hyang did this to you

because you're so naive.

Yeah, sleep. Your body will just

have to fight the blight on its own.

Is the boat ready?

Yes, sir.

Listen up.

We have one objective.

To find Hong no matter what it takes.

Is that clear?

Aye!

Dong Joo! Dong Joo! Where are you all going?

We're going to the dreadful quarantine camp.

Seo Joo, you can keep this horse if I die.

Then am I supposed to wish that he dies?

Granny...

Granny...

Granny...

Now tell me. Where did Foreman Kang go with his men?

The quarantine camp.

Where are you going?

What is she in such a hurry for?

Anyway, I guess I don't have to wish for Dong Joo's death now.

If Foreman Kang finds her, the situation will get out of control.

What if Foreman Kang gets her to Granny and she learns about the past?

Don't worry. I'll put an end to this once and for all.

Are you going to kill them?

If they resist the authorities, I'll have no choice.

Let's go.

I told you to come quietly, but you didn't listen.

Hold them back, and I'll overlook your arrogance this time.

Help him.

Thank you. I owe you my life.

Who is Granny?

You were calling out for her all night.

She's the woman who raised me.

But you said Myo Hyang was your foster mother.

Yes. Granny raised me in the early

years before I met my mother.

How did you end up here anyway?

Myo Hyang did this to you, didn't she?

What happened?

Granny said my birth mother was a middle class commoner,

and was trying to get me removed from the gisaeng register.

But my mother, she...

Old habits die hard...

She'd rather get rid of you than give you away.

So what's the story with your birth mother?

She died after giving birth to me.

Do you know a diver named Eun Hong by chance?

Eun Hong? Did you just say Eun Hong?

You mean you're Eun Hong's daughter?

The heck with them! I'm going to the camp!

Do you know my mother?

Talk about twist of fate!

Twist of fate? What do you mean?

Your birth mother Eun Hong died because of Myo Hyang.

What... do you mean?

No, you're making a mistake.

I swear to you. Eun Hong died because of Myo Hyang.

Breathe. Breathe!

Breathe! Breathe!

Hong!

Hong! Hong, where are you?

Hong, answer me! Where are you?

Hong!

Hong...!

Hong!

Mother... Mother...

Hong! Hong!

Hong, wake up. Wake up, Hong!

Hong...

You, where is Gisaeng Hong?

Did you ask me for permission

before you put her in here?

Why are you asking me that question?

Sir, Foreman Kang just

took the wench out of here.

What? On whose authority did you release a diseased from quarantine?

Well, it was the foreman of West Gate Market Brokers, so...

Which way did they go?

Toward the harbor...

We're going to the harbor. Arrest Foreman Kang as well!

Aye!

Stand aside.

There isn't a place on this island that's safe for you right now. You have to leave.

No, I can't leave.

Don't be stubborn. You always wanted to get out of here when you were young.

There's something I must do here.

If it's about Granny, don't worry. I'll send her to you. I promise.

No. I don't need anything from you. Just let me go!

Sir, the state guards are here!

Let go! Those who killed my mother are on this island.

What?

Those who killed my birth mother are here on Jeju.

I'm not going anywhere!

You'll die, too, if you don't leave!

Let go!

This is the only way to I can save you.

Get aboard!

Yes, sir!

Search every inch of this boat.

Yes, sir!

Turn Hong over.

Hong?

I'm on my way to Hanyang for my father's funeral.

I've let you get away with many things, but not this.

I suggest you stop this offensive behavior and get off this ship.

I guess there is no reasoning with you. Continue the search!

Get off this boat at once!

Stand aside! I'm carrying out the magistrate's order!

No!

You leave me no choice.

Arrest this man!

Aye!

Where did you hide her?

Please leave my boat if you're done with your business.

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It's trouble! That punk is here!

I'll go to Jeju and take care of this myself.

Jeju is a rough place. Be careful.

Kang Kye Man's wife will be coming from Hanyang.

Kang Kye Man's wife...

An inspector is here from Hanyang.

What did you gain by turning my mother in?

I gained money and everything I have now!

You've just severed our seven-year ties.

Hong asked me to remove you from the seat of the headmistress if her innocence is proven.

She seeks to prove her own innocence.

Perhaps you can give her some time before the hearing.

Acquire testimony from the ship captains?

Would you help me so I can research my birth records?

Do you also know that Hong's father is Kim Eung Ryeol?

A man serving a banishment sentence violated the law and slept with a local woman?

This is the census register with records of

your mother and your maternal grandfather.

I'll give this to you, so be with me.