The Last Empress (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 19 - Episode #1.19 - full transcript
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(This drama is a fictional depiction of a constitutional monarchy.)
(Episode 19)
No one is in here.
Where did she go?
Only Ma Pil Joo, you, and I know about the secret passage.
Ma Pil Joo is already dead.
There's one more person. Chun Woo Bin knows too.
Chun Woo Bin?
Where is Mr. Chun now?
He's probably searching outside the palace.
I think I know where he is.
Go to the garage at the West Gate immediately.
If a suspicious man brings out the Empress,
catch him.
- A suspicious man? - You'll know once you get there.
We don't have much time.
Your Majesty,
where are you running away to?
Come on out now.
You little rat.
How dare you harbor the Empress?
So? Did you find the Empress?
I saw a suspicious man flee carrying the Empress.
I think it was Chun Woo Bin.
That's absurd.
He's my man. There's no way.
I'm positive.
Woo Bin was the one who helped the Empress and is fleeing...
Your Majesty, are you all right?
You punk.
Where were you?
I was chasing the Empress.
And?
Did you catch her?
I was chasing her, but I was told to return immediately.
Don't lie.
You were with the Empress.
She was in the south side of Seonyugak garden.
She dropped this, so I brought it.
These are the glasses the security cameras caught.
What is the chief guard thinking?
If you have time to suspect one of our own,
focus on palace security!
That's not it. I'm sure he...
Your Majesty.
There's a way to confirm my suspicion.
I don't want to hear your excuses!
What are you doing?
It is not his fault.
I should've kept chasing her. I made a poor judgment call.
How could you protect him?
Go and get that treated.
My apologies, Your Majesty.
Still, you should check...
No.
I appointed someone inadequate as the chief guard.
I'm sorry.
I will not make any more excuses.
I won't hear them anyway.
See this? The poison will spread through your body in five minutes.
You took your own life to take responsibility for this mess.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
You lost her?
What were the guards going?
The chief guard took responsibility and killed himself in his room.
What? He killed himself?
He couldn't even protect the palace.
What right does he have to take his own life?
It is not only his fault.
I think Ms. Hong helped from behind the scenes.
That wicked thing.
I will bring her here and rip out her mouth.
There's no need.
If she is working with the Empress,
we should tail her quietly in order to catch the Empress.
Furthermore, now that the Empress is a fugitive,
it may be even easier.
If we have clear evidence that she was the killer,
it will be impossible for her to recuperate.
She fled without admitting the crime.
Where will we find evidence?
You taught me before, didn't you?
You said if there is no evidence, you fabricate it.
Please leave this to me, Your Highness.
If you plan to do something impossible...
just to win me over, then...
In exchange,
please get rid of Seo Kang Hee and Princess Ari.
What?
Please promise never to bring them near the Emperor again.
If you do,
I will serve you with my entire being until the day I die.
Are you trying to make a deal with me?
Dream on.
I am the most senior member of the Imperial Family now.
Why would I make a deal with the likes of you?
Get out of my sight.
I only brought it up since you'd have nothing to lose.
You need not agree if it displeases you.
Okay, then.
She'll be back if she wants it more desperately.
This way.
Your Majesty.
What brings you here?
I was concerned.
Why are you treating yourself instead of going to the clinic?
Call Dr. Song.
No, Your Majesty. I am fine.
The Emperor is willing to get you the Imperial Family's physician.
Why are you refusing?
It's nothing serious. You do not need to worry.
Then may I treat it?
No, I'll do it, Your Majesty.
You got hurt because of me, so it makes me feel bad!
Get over here.
You have a wound here too.
That is from a previous accident.
Really? How?
I fell on a rock, that's all.
Did you reinjure a wound?
Go to the clinic tomorrow and get it treated properly.
Yes, Your Majesty. I will.
Your hands are dirty now because of me.
It's fine. I can just wash them.
What medicine is this?
It's an anti-inflammatory.
The Grand Empress Dowager, who received the nation's respect,
was poisoned to death,
and the suspect fled.
I am so angry, that I cannot stop the tears.
The Imperial Family...
will offer a million dollars...
for anyone who catches Oh Sunny.
If anyone has seen or knows where she is,
please call the Imperial Family...
as soon as possible.
Do you really think the Empress is the killer?
Maybe someone else put poison in the food container.
Doesn't that totally sound reasonable?
Ms. Choi. The manhunt began hours ago.
Why haven't they found her yet?
Put guards on the Empress' family and watch them closely.
The police are already keeping a close watch.
I'm right, Your Majesty.
Even if she is bold, would she have put poison in her own container?
It's like announcing she's the killer.
Why did she come to the palace after escaping police custody?
She came to get something very important.
I checked your chamber,
but nothing was missing.
No. There's something we don't know about.
To whom am I speaking?
Am I speaking nonsense? Why do you always ignore me?
I'm nervous about what the Empress is up to.
I called the Police Commissioner,
so get as many people on it as possible.
There are roadblocks all over the nation.
The transportation department is closely monitoring the CCTVs.
I'm sure we'll get news soon.
Ms. Hong and Byun Baek Ho are helping the Empress.
We must catch her before they do something.
What happened?
Are you awake, Your Majesty?
Did you help me again?
Just who are you?
I'm...
Empress So Hyun's father.
Empress So Hyun?
I'll explain the details later.
Change into this.
The police are looking for you.
They must be checking the cars.
What are you doing? Turn around.
What are they doing?
- What are they doing? - Get over there!
- Go after them. - Stop right there!
(Chinese Restaurant)
(Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Emperor Lee Hyuk,)
Who are these people?
They will analyze the wiretap for you.
You can trust them. Let them help you.
Who is this boy?
Your Majesty,
please accompany me somewhere.
To where?
To the place where all of this had begun.
To the place that will explain why this boy...
is sleeping right here.
Grandmother.
Because you looked down on me,
the Emperor, Mother,
and even that little brat, Ari are looking down on me too.
Look at me.
Even when I'm gone,
no one is looking for me.
I'm an outcast.
I've been looking for you.
Mr. Chun.
I've been looking for you all this time.
I was worried when you didn't come back to your chamber this morning.
But did you drink a lot?
No. I only had a little bit.
It must be hard for you.
Please hang in there, Your Highness.
Look!
What... What are you doing?
Why do you keep making me fall for you?
Who do you think you are? What do you take me for?
I don't follow.
I've met a lot of men like you.
Why are you nice to me when you don't even like me?
Don't confuse me.
That's how I ended up getting divorced twice.
How is that your fault?
The men who betrayed you are the jerks.
In my eyes, you are beautiful. You deserve to be loved.
Why are you saying that to me?
You're driving me crazy. Seriously.
When an opportunity arises,
win over Princess So Jin to your side.
She may look dense.
I received a tip that the Empress Dowager...
put aside a large slush fund under her name.
She let Princess So Jin hold onto the money?
Her ex-husband worked at a foreign financial firm.
I'm sure she made use of that.
Let us go.
They plan to reveal the Grand Empress Dowager's will.
Everyone is gathered together.
Let me escort you there.
Why did you come all the way to Bichido?
Do you remember the day Lee Hyuk came to see...
your musical?
Of course.
I was surprised to see him at the theater out of the blue.
That day, someone died right here.
Lee Hyuk ran over the victim.
The victim is dead?
He ran over a woman here.
He moved the body to somewhere else with Min Yu Ra.
He let the woman get run over again by a truck.
He murdered...
an innocent woman twice and thrice.
How could he do such a monstrous thing?
In order to ditch the witness,
not only did he remove all the surveillance footage,
but he also fabricated an alibi.
That alibi was you, Your Majesty.
No way.
He came to see the musical because...
May I get an autograph?
What did you think about Sunny's acting?
I was moved by every scene.
Her acting was great, befitting of the lead.
Lead? I was the lead.
Sunny's role was minor.
She was a crow without any lines.
When did you walk in?
There were only two people in the theater.
Then it was all an act to make an alibi?
That's the kind of man he is.
Scumbag.
That day,
there is one more victim who was hurt by Lee Hyuk.
There's more?
Mr. Kim, we all know the content of her will.
- Let us finish this quickly. - As you wish.
I will reveal...
Grand Empress Dowager's will now.
I, Jo Tae Ja, declare the following to be my will.
I leave behind all of my assets...
to Oh Sunny, the Empress.
What... What?
What?
I will now tell you the list of assets she left behind.
40 percent of the Empire of Korea Shopping Complex's shares.
All of the money and bonds in the main branch of Bank of Korea.
The Imperial Building in Apgujeong.
495,867m² of land in Hanam.
An Imperial vacation island, Chungeum Island.
Wait.
She even left the island for her?
Yes.
And she left behind this painting to you.
I can't believe this.
Are you telling me that this painting is all I got from her?
Mr. Kim, it had been promised that her assets were to be...
divided in accordance with our legal shares.
Recently, her will had been amended.
It had been amended?
Is that even possible without our knowledge?
It had been amended through a lawful process.
Here. I even recorded it.
I declare this void.
I offered her my greetings every morning for 35 years.
It was I, who had done it, not the Empress.
Besides, I really wanted to have the island.
I can't believe she gave that precious island to the Empress.
I cannot accept this!
You cannot give her shares of the shopping mall.
The shopping mall is the matrix of Imperial businesses.
The symbolic value is too great.
With 40 percent of its shares, she will become the CEO.
Grandmother is giving us the finger to her end.
She's giving us the finger!
Be quiet. It's not the place for you to act drunk.
Be quiet. It's not a place for you to act drunk.
However, she attached a condition to the will.
A condition?
The Empress must keep her position for me to execute her will.
If she is ousted from her position or gets a divorce,
she will not be able to inherit the assets.
Of course, there was a condition. I knew that it was weird.
Of course.
The murderer who killed Grandmother cannot inherit her assets.
I must have gotten worked up for no reason.
The will must stay completely confidential.
Mr. Kim, you must pay extra attention to the security.
Even if so, she's still giving us the finger.
The finger!
She's giving us the finger.
It means the Empress is the richest.
She will be my mother soon.
Are you sure you can make the Empress take the fall?
Please let me.
I am confident I can make her rot in prison for the rest of her life.
Fine.
I will trust you this time.
We will search the Empress' chambers thoroughly.
Find anything that may provide a lead.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
I've found it!
I found a bottle in the bathroom.
Send it to the lab for analysis.
Yes, sir.
(Closed)
This is...
the restaurant where the hit-and-run victim worked.
Wangshik's Seafood Kalguksu.
Wangshik...
I've heard that name before.
Was this the man who saved me?
They said he wasn't from the palace. How will I return this?
Na Wang Shik's.
Na Wang Shik. During that attack in the palace,
I almost drowned in the pond, and he saved me.
Do you remember what he looked like?
Of course, I do.
I have a necklace with his picture.
That Na Wang Shik is the son of the late victim.
What?
He was chased out of Bichido by men Lee Hyuk sent.
He couldn't even bury his mom.
It was during your happiest times with Lee Hyuk.
Whether or not you wanted to,
you covered up...
Wang Shik's mom's hit-and-run accident.
My marriage was used to destroy someone's family.
I was being used from the start, but I had no idea, and...
I thought really liked me.
I was excited and happy every day...
and got married like some moron.
Oh no...
Oh no...
Lee Hyuk, you scumbag!
Na Wang Shik.
What happened to him?
He was shot in the head and fell into the sea.
Then...
did he die?
Hello?
Okay.
Your Majesty.
They finished analyzing the recording.
Whereas the Empress has not been located,
a poison was found...
in the Empress' chambers this morning.
The analysis of the poison proved it was the same...
as that which was used to kill the Grand Empress Dowager.
Thus, the police consider it a crucial piece of evidence.
While searching the Empress' belongings,
the police have found...
Yu Ra.
She's more useful than I thought.
Now,
all we need to do is catch the Empress.
You are laughing too loudly during a time of mourning!
What are you up to?
The Empress murdered Grandmother?
Why did you frame her of something so outrageous?
They even found proof. Why are you suspecting me?
I pretended to fall for it for Empress So Hyun,
but not this time.
How many empresses to you plan to murder to keep your throne?
Why is that throne so important?
What do you know?
I'm not 20 anymore.
Investigate Grandmother's death properly.
If not, you will lose the Emperor's chamber.
Because when I return to the palace,
it will not be as a prince, but as the owner of the throne!
You rude punk.
You've never beaten me once.
Do you think you can become the emperor...
just because you're smarter than I am?
Father wanted me to become the emperor as well.
You didn't forget, did you?
Just... Die!
- No, Your Majesty. - Let go!
I will kill you right here and now!
I swear I will dethrone you as Crown Prince.
Even if Father were to come back from the dead,
he couldn't make you the emperor. Got that?
You seem upset. I'll come back another time.
I hope the Empress will be back in the palace...
when I do.
Get back here! Don't be a coward!
Kill him. That's an order.
Will you disobey the Emperor's order?
Are you looking down on me too?
You're mocking me too, aren't you?
Yoon!
Do you know what you did wrong?
Yes. I failed my test.
Wrong.
The greater wrong...
was humiliating me in front of the teachers.
Why must I be embarrassed...
because of your poor grades?
Why? I'm the Emperor!
From now on, you may not make a sound or cry.
You realize that, correct?
Yes, Father.
Are you all right, Your Majesty?
- Woo Bin. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Hit me.
What do you mean?
My body...
must still remember the whipping.
Please hit me. Please.
I can't breathe.
It's killing me.
How could I possibly...
Please. Please save me, Woo Bin.
Please hit me just once!
Is that all you can do?
Don't go easy on me. Hit me for real.
Here. One more time!
One more time!
Your Highness.
How could you leave us like this?
Whom will I turn to now?
No.
You cannot leave like this!
You are making me tear up.
Since when were you close to her, that you're causing a scene?
You're not in the Imperial Family, so why are you in mourning clothes?
I am here today as Princess Ari's mother.
When the Grand Empress Dowager was alive,
she acknowledged that Princess Ari was the Emperor's child.
Shut it. Her mother?
Do you think I don't know what you're up to?
I swear I do not want anything.
If Ari would become the Emperor's daughter,
that is nothing more I would want.
Do you think making Ari the Emperor's child...
would make you part of the Imperial Family?
Even if you wear silk and heavy makeup,
you will be Ari's nanny until the day you die.
Nothing will change as long as I am guarding the Imperial Family.
What are you doing, Ms. Choi? Remove her at once.
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
I have something to give you.
Please look at this first and then decide whether or not...
you will kick me out.
(Autopsy Report, Byun Hyun Jin)
(Death due to drowning)
How do you have this?
Ms. Hong was trying to give it to the Prime Minister,
and I brought it to you.
I wanted to demonstrate my devotion to you, Your Highness.
Is this all?
It may be, or it may not be.
I need to survive as well.
Please accept Ari, Your Highness.
Say that again! What did you call me?
I referred to you as Princess So Jin's daughter.
I am not the Princess' daughter!
How many times must I tell you that I am the Emperor's daughter?
Say it again.
But...
you are not the Emperor's daughter.
If I say I am, you say I am.
Why are you giving me lip?
Must I raise a whip...
and show you the authority of the Imperial Family?
Get to work.
Ms. Min.
I am disciplining them.
Why are you interrupting me?
I said to go.
It is my job to discipline palace workers.
If they need scolding, I will do it.
Wait!
Have you lost your mind?
How could you wear something so colorful while in mourning?
I know you aren't her blood,
but how are you so disrespectful to Great-grandmother?
I went to the imperial shopping mall,
which is why I dressed up,
Miss Ari.
Did you just call me "Miss"?
I'm a princess!
Get on your knees and apologize at once!
Who's a princess?
Your name is Song Ari.
Your last name is Song, not Lee.
The daughter of a divorced princess has no right...
mooching off the palace.
What? Mooching off?
Why is it mooching off, when I'm living in the palace...
where my father lives?
The Emperor says he never once considered you his child.
Didn't you know that?
Watch your mouth. You cannot speak to her that way.
How dare a mere nanny strike the Chief Assistant?
How dare a tramp act up?
Stop being imprudent, and get back to work.
You've been acting humble as the nanny for seven years.
Why are you suddenly so arrogant?
You must have a fantasy to move into the Empress' chambers...
Between the woman who gave birth to the Emperor's only child...
and his plaything of an assistant,
who's the one wasting her time fantasizing?
If you are rude to Princess Ari again,
I will not forgive you.
And what will you do?
Princess.
What are you doing?
Ms. Min, do you hate...
having me in the palace that much?
It's not my fault...
that I do not have a father.
If you hate me that much,
I will make sure to stay out of your sight.
Your Majesty, that is not it. She was being rude...
That is none of your concern.
Stand her up at once.
Please get up, Princess.
Your Majesty, I am fine.
Please do not get upset.
This isn't the first time.
It doesn't bother me anymore.
I only scraped my knee a little, that's all.
Bring her to the clinic and get that treated.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Can you walk, Princess Ari?
I think I sprained my ankle.
Your Majesty, she is a sly one.
You cannot believe her.
Watch your mouth!
This is not the time to take out your frustrations on a child.
Just locate the Empress.
Hello? It's me.
- It's her. - Sunny. Where are you?
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
I'll go to you. Where are you?
Sunny, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Is everything okay with Dad?
Why are you worrying about us?
You're a murder suspect! What are you thinking?
(Cheonho-dong)
We've got her location.
Could that recording save me?
Would people believe that I didn't kill...
Grandmother?
We'll have to make them believe.
I'm scared...
I'll never be able to return to my family.
You will return.
You'll get sick if you eat while you're crying.
I'll get some water.
Oh Sunny,
you are under arrest for the murder of Grand Empress Dowager.
Get her!
She's here.
Zoom in.
- Slowly. - Slowly.
Do you admit your crime?
Why did you kill the Grand Empress Dowager?
Where did you get the poison?
Don't you feel sorry toward the Grand Empress Dowager?
You murderer!
I...
I... I didn't kill Grandmother.
Please believe me.
All the evidence was fabricated,
and I am being framed.
I killed the Grand Empress Dowager!
I served the Grand Empress Dowager as the Chief Assistant Director.
I killed the Grand Empress Dowager.
I pinned everything on the Empress.
- Then who instigated you? - Did you act on your own?
- How was your relationship? - Please give us a comment.
- Does the Imperial Family know? - Please answer our questions.
- Was there bad blood between them? - Is that true?
I was struggling financially.
I asked the Grand Empress Dowager for help.
She said no to me right away.
I was very disappointed in her, so I acted in the heat of the moment.
Why did you frame the Empress out of everyone?
I was jealous.
It was me who served her all this time.
I hated that she only adored the Empress.
That's not true.
Why on earth is she saying all this stuff?
Since the real culprit confessed, you may go.
Ms. Hong isn't the culprit. She's lying.
Let me talk to Ms. Hong. I have to tell her something.
She doesn't wish to see you.
Please go back for now.
Ms. Hong.
Ms. Hong!
It's not true.
The real culprit is someone else.
You would never do something like that.
Why did you tell him those lies?
Can we hurry?
Ms. Hong. Ms. Hong!
Ms. Hong killed Grandmother?
How does that make sense?
Exactly. It's as absurd as the Empress' killing Grandmother.
Ms. Min, how could you let this...
The Empress probably pinned it on her.
She's more cunning than she looks.
Luckily, most of the people don't seem to believe it.
This might backfire at her. Let us wait.
Waiting won't solve it.
Go visit Ms. Hong right now.
Don't let her sleep.
Do whatever it takes to make her recant her confession...
even if you have to rip her into pieces.
I will send someone suitable for the job.
Your Majesty, please take a look.
(Two Faces of the Emperor Lee Hyuk)
"Two Faces of the Emperor Lee Hyuk".
What is this all about, Your Majesty?
Princess Ari is your child?
Who said that?
Stay out of it.
How can I stay out of it?
She's your daughter!
I never once considered her to by my daughter.
Does denying it stop it from being so?
She is your only child.
Is that why you've kept Kang Hee by your side all this time?
Did you keep the woman...
who had your child in the palace by making her the nanny? Did you?
It's all in the past.
She and Ari have nothing to do with me.
Then kick her out right now.
It's offensive and it is dirty.
Who did this? Who did this to me?
It's the Empress.
She was the one who bugged your chamber.
She must have come to the Emperor's chamber to retrieve this.
Remove the recording.
Lock up anyone who is spreading the recording.
Calm down, Your Majesty.
If we aren't careful, the public might disapprove even more.
You should have quit while you were ahead.
You said you weren't his concubine. And you were still jealous?
Don't you know you were supposed to watch your words here?
If we don't do anything, the Imperial Family will get hurt.
We must handle this by all means.
I had no idea that the Empress would take it this far.
Where is she?
- Ms. Oh! - Ms. Oh!
- Ms. Oh! - Please give us a comment!
- A comment, please! - Is it true?
- Ms. Oh! - Just a comment, please.
Ms. Oh, did you know about the Emperor?
Ms. Oh!
Hel Ro, how did you get here?
The reporters are everywhere including our house.
- Let's get out of here first. Go! - Dad, that way.
Mr. Lee got a house for us to stay in for a couple of days.
Let's go there for the time being.
Oh, right. Who uploaded that awesome recording?
What? Did you know already?
Wait. Was that you?
This is just the beginning.
I will expose what kind of place the Imperial Palace is to everyone.
- What are you doing? - Don't step out.
- Girls! - No!
Dad! What are you doing?
- Dad! - Let go! Hey!
Dad!
Where are we?
Untie me right now!
What are you doing, you scumbags?
Whose minions are you?
Girls, be quiet.
Don't provoke them. Just don't say anything.
It was you?
What are you doing?
You're going after my family now?
Did you bug the Emperor's chamber?
Why? Is he scared?
People should know what kind of a monster he is.
Start.
- Come here. - What are you doing?
- Hold on. Wait. - Let go. No!
- Let go of me. - No. Don't come near me.
Hel Ro. Dad!
- Dad! - What is this?
- Hey, hey. - Dad!
- Dad. Hel Ro! - Dad.
- Are you all right? - Dad.
What are you doing?
Stop it. I told you to stop!
Dad.
These are the divorce papers. Please sign them.
And give me the original recording of the bug.
This is the only way you can save your family.
No. I won't.
I will reveal everything...
what Lee Hyuk did to me and to Empress So Hyun.
No! No, no. Don't. No!
Dad! Hel Ro.
No!
Hey, save us. Save us!
- No! - Sunny!
- Sunny! - Why are you doing this?
- Stop. Stop it! - Let them go.
I'm dizzy.
Please.
- No. - Save us.
- Sunny. - Okay.
I'll sign it. I'll do it.
Why would I want to be married to him?
I'll divorce him 100 or 1,000 times.
What about the original recording?
I'll give it to you. You can have it.
So, please. Don't kill my dad and my sister.
Then sign the papers.
And you will go abroad with your family.
I'll do as you say.
But tell him to get Ms. Hong out.
She's not the culprit.
I'll sign the papers and give you the bug.
Don't do this. Please don't.
Stop.
Dad. Hel Ro.
Your Majesty, are you all right?
No, I'm not.
Did you bring the bug?
Please let me have it.
I'm going to divorce Lee Hyuk.
I'm going to go as far as I can get from the palace...
and live in hiding with my family.
Your Majesty.
Grandmother is gone.
Ms. Hong is locked up too.
My family was in danger too.
Don't expect anything from me, sir.
I'm going far away.
Thank you so much for everything.
It is only fair to let her go.
We must have given her a big burden.
Knowing that she would be in greater danger,
I cannot turn a blind eye on her anymore.
Okay. You're right.
Well done.
We can do this our way.
The Emperor must explain his affair!
- Explain it! - Explain it!
The Emperor must explain to the people!
- Explain to the people! - Explain to the people!
The Emperor...
I admit...
that I have brought everything upon myself.
From a mistake from my past,
I have committed an unpardonable crime to my wife.
I was not able to foresee that my mistake from the past...
could hurt someone deeply.
Whatever burdens and impediments she has,
I can forgive the Empress.
I planned to spend the rest of my life with her.
That might be imposing on her.
I decided to accept her decision.
To comply with the Empress' demand,
I agreed to get a divorce.
From these distasteful incidents,
I am deeply sorry to have caused trouble on the public.
To the Empress who must have had a hard time to adjust to the palace,
I would like to offer my words of consolation.
Lastly, the Empress will return to her life as a civilian.
I would like to ask that you kindly embrace her...
from the bottom of my heart.
How are they reacting to the press conference?
The public sentiment isn't favorable.
People criticized that it was just an excuse...
and are deeply disappointed in the Empress.
This is awful.
All of the official events are getting canceled.
We must create another incident...
to attract their attention.
How about...
filming a documentary?
The documentary can focus on the pain of a man, not your title.
We might have a shot.
I don't want to. I'm sick of TV shows.
No.
That actually might work out.
A man, who can't forget about his wife,
is reflecting on his wrongdoing. If that documentary airs,
it will be well-received more than the press conference.
Ms. Min, check on this.
Yes.
I just heard that Ms. Hong So Mae committed suicide in prison.
- What? - She has gone mad!
She can't commit suicide after making a false confession?
Then it is concluded that the culprit was Ms. Hong.
Now, we don't even have a chance to frame the Empress as a culprit.
How should I proceed with her funeral?
She walked in there on her own and took the blame.
Why would we care?
No one from the Imperial Family will go to her funeral.
Whoever goes to her funeral will be expelled.
When will Sunny's family leave Korea?
Haven't they left yet?
They are scheduled to depart tonight.
At the airport, I am to receive the divorce papers...
and the original recording of the bug.
Make sure you get them to end this all.
I must end things with that woman today.
What are you still doing here, Ms. Min? I gave you a job.
We will start filming today.
(Eastern Detention Center)
Wait.
No! No!
No, Ms. Hong.
Ms. Hong, why are you dead? No!
No!
Don't leave me. Please don't.
What's taking her so long?
Try calling her again.
The person you have reached is not available.
- She's not answering. - The date was already settled.
Why is she doing this again? Come on.
- Seriously? - He's really here.
We should start with the theater where you proposed to her.
You must behave in a manner where people will empathize you.
I kept drawing your image as I wandered the streets
But what do I do when I miss you uncontrollably?
Whose name must I call out?
I have no regrets
Even if this is the end
- It's the Empress. - It's her.
- It's the Empress. - It's really her!
- Isn't that the Empress? - What? Seriously?
It's the Empress!
Your Majesty.
After getting married into the Imperial Family,
I was hurt a lot.
And I was sad for many days.
The thought of bidding farewell to you...
is the saddest thought to me.
What... What are you doing?
That is why I have decided.
I want us to start again.
We can't be family only on good days.
When we are sad or distressed,
keeping each other secrets...
and being with each other is what families do.
I will do my best...
to raise Ari.
- She's so nice. - Gosh, how nice of her.
Are you kidding me? This isn't what we promised upon.
Stop it.
Ms. Oh. No, My Empress.
It's...
I love you.
Your Majesty.
Congratulations!
- You make a nice couple. - Good for you!
That's great, Your Majesty!
---
(This drama is a fictional depiction of a constitutional monarchy.)
(Episode 19)
No one is in here.
Where did she go?
Only Ma Pil Joo, you, and I know about the secret passage.
Ma Pil Joo is already dead.
There's one more person. Chun Woo Bin knows too.
Chun Woo Bin?
Where is Mr. Chun now?
He's probably searching outside the palace.
I think I know where he is.
Go to the garage at the West Gate immediately.
If a suspicious man brings out the Empress,
catch him.
- A suspicious man? - You'll know once you get there.
We don't have much time.
Your Majesty,
where are you running away to?
Come on out now.
You little rat.
How dare you harbor the Empress?
So? Did you find the Empress?
I saw a suspicious man flee carrying the Empress.
I think it was Chun Woo Bin.
That's absurd.
He's my man. There's no way.
I'm positive.
Woo Bin was the one who helped the Empress and is fleeing...
Your Majesty, are you all right?
You punk.
Where were you?
I was chasing the Empress.
And?
Did you catch her?
I was chasing her, but I was told to return immediately.
Don't lie.
You were with the Empress.
She was in the south side of Seonyugak garden.
She dropped this, so I brought it.
These are the glasses the security cameras caught.
What is the chief guard thinking?
If you have time to suspect one of our own,
focus on palace security!
That's not it. I'm sure he...
Your Majesty.
There's a way to confirm my suspicion.
I don't want to hear your excuses!
What are you doing?
It is not his fault.
I should've kept chasing her. I made a poor judgment call.
How could you protect him?
Go and get that treated.
My apologies, Your Majesty.
Still, you should check...
No.
I appointed someone inadequate as the chief guard.
I'm sorry.
I will not make any more excuses.
I won't hear them anyway.
See this? The poison will spread through your body in five minutes.
You took your own life to take responsibility for this mess.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
You lost her?
What were the guards going?
The chief guard took responsibility and killed himself in his room.
What? He killed himself?
He couldn't even protect the palace.
What right does he have to take his own life?
It is not only his fault.
I think Ms. Hong helped from behind the scenes.
That wicked thing.
I will bring her here and rip out her mouth.
There's no need.
If she is working with the Empress,
we should tail her quietly in order to catch the Empress.
Furthermore, now that the Empress is a fugitive,
it may be even easier.
If we have clear evidence that she was the killer,
it will be impossible for her to recuperate.
She fled without admitting the crime.
Where will we find evidence?
You taught me before, didn't you?
You said if there is no evidence, you fabricate it.
Please leave this to me, Your Highness.
If you plan to do something impossible...
just to win me over, then...
In exchange,
please get rid of Seo Kang Hee and Princess Ari.
What?
Please promise never to bring them near the Emperor again.
If you do,
I will serve you with my entire being until the day I die.
Are you trying to make a deal with me?
Dream on.
I am the most senior member of the Imperial Family now.
Why would I make a deal with the likes of you?
Get out of my sight.
I only brought it up since you'd have nothing to lose.
You need not agree if it displeases you.
Okay, then.
She'll be back if she wants it more desperately.
This way.
Your Majesty.
What brings you here?
I was concerned.
Why are you treating yourself instead of going to the clinic?
Call Dr. Song.
No, Your Majesty. I am fine.
The Emperor is willing to get you the Imperial Family's physician.
Why are you refusing?
It's nothing serious. You do not need to worry.
Then may I treat it?
No, I'll do it, Your Majesty.
You got hurt because of me, so it makes me feel bad!
Get over here.
You have a wound here too.
That is from a previous accident.
Really? How?
I fell on a rock, that's all.
Did you reinjure a wound?
Go to the clinic tomorrow and get it treated properly.
Yes, Your Majesty. I will.
Your hands are dirty now because of me.
It's fine. I can just wash them.
What medicine is this?
It's an anti-inflammatory.
The Grand Empress Dowager, who received the nation's respect,
was poisoned to death,
and the suspect fled.
I am so angry, that I cannot stop the tears.
The Imperial Family...
will offer a million dollars...
for anyone who catches Oh Sunny.
If anyone has seen or knows where she is,
please call the Imperial Family...
as soon as possible.
Do you really think the Empress is the killer?
Maybe someone else put poison in the food container.
Doesn't that totally sound reasonable?
Ms. Choi. The manhunt began hours ago.
Why haven't they found her yet?
Put guards on the Empress' family and watch them closely.
The police are already keeping a close watch.
I'm right, Your Majesty.
Even if she is bold, would she have put poison in her own container?
It's like announcing she's the killer.
Why did she come to the palace after escaping police custody?
She came to get something very important.
I checked your chamber,
but nothing was missing.
No. There's something we don't know about.
To whom am I speaking?
Am I speaking nonsense? Why do you always ignore me?
I'm nervous about what the Empress is up to.
I called the Police Commissioner,
so get as many people on it as possible.
There are roadblocks all over the nation.
The transportation department is closely monitoring the CCTVs.
I'm sure we'll get news soon.
Ms. Hong and Byun Baek Ho are helping the Empress.
We must catch her before they do something.
What happened?
Are you awake, Your Majesty?
Did you help me again?
Just who are you?
I'm...
Empress So Hyun's father.
Empress So Hyun?
I'll explain the details later.
Change into this.
The police are looking for you.
They must be checking the cars.
What are you doing? Turn around.
What are they doing?
- What are they doing? - Get over there!
- Go after them. - Stop right there!
(Chinese Restaurant)
(Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Emperor Lee Hyuk,)
Who are these people?
They will analyze the wiretap for you.
You can trust them. Let them help you.
Who is this boy?
Your Majesty,
please accompany me somewhere.
To where?
To the place where all of this had begun.
To the place that will explain why this boy...
is sleeping right here.
Grandmother.
Because you looked down on me,
the Emperor, Mother,
and even that little brat, Ari are looking down on me too.
Look at me.
Even when I'm gone,
no one is looking for me.
I'm an outcast.
I've been looking for you.
Mr. Chun.
I've been looking for you all this time.
I was worried when you didn't come back to your chamber this morning.
But did you drink a lot?
No. I only had a little bit.
It must be hard for you.
Please hang in there, Your Highness.
Look!
What... What are you doing?
Why do you keep making me fall for you?
Who do you think you are? What do you take me for?
I don't follow.
I've met a lot of men like you.
Why are you nice to me when you don't even like me?
Don't confuse me.
That's how I ended up getting divorced twice.
How is that your fault?
The men who betrayed you are the jerks.
In my eyes, you are beautiful. You deserve to be loved.
Why are you saying that to me?
You're driving me crazy. Seriously.
When an opportunity arises,
win over Princess So Jin to your side.
She may look dense.
I received a tip that the Empress Dowager...
put aside a large slush fund under her name.
She let Princess So Jin hold onto the money?
Her ex-husband worked at a foreign financial firm.
I'm sure she made use of that.
Let us go.
They plan to reveal the Grand Empress Dowager's will.
Everyone is gathered together.
Let me escort you there.
Why did you come all the way to Bichido?
Do you remember the day Lee Hyuk came to see...
your musical?
Of course.
I was surprised to see him at the theater out of the blue.
That day, someone died right here.
Lee Hyuk ran over the victim.
The victim is dead?
He ran over a woman here.
He moved the body to somewhere else with Min Yu Ra.
He let the woman get run over again by a truck.
He murdered...
an innocent woman twice and thrice.
How could he do such a monstrous thing?
In order to ditch the witness,
not only did he remove all the surveillance footage,
but he also fabricated an alibi.
That alibi was you, Your Majesty.
No way.
He came to see the musical because...
May I get an autograph?
What did you think about Sunny's acting?
I was moved by every scene.
Her acting was great, befitting of the lead.
Lead? I was the lead.
Sunny's role was minor.
She was a crow without any lines.
When did you walk in?
There were only two people in the theater.
Then it was all an act to make an alibi?
That's the kind of man he is.
Scumbag.
That day,
there is one more victim who was hurt by Lee Hyuk.
There's more?
Mr. Kim, we all know the content of her will.
- Let us finish this quickly. - As you wish.
I will reveal...
Grand Empress Dowager's will now.
I, Jo Tae Ja, declare the following to be my will.
I leave behind all of my assets...
to Oh Sunny, the Empress.
What... What?
What?
I will now tell you the list of assets she left behind.
40 percent of the Empire of Korea Shopping Complex's shares.
All of the money and bonds in the main branch of Bank of Korea.
The Imperial Building in Apgujeong.
495,867m² of land in Hanam.
An Imperial vacation island, Chungeum Island.
Wait.
She even left the island for her?
Yes.
And she left behind this painting to you.
I can't believe this.
Are you telling me that this painting is all I got from her?
Mr. Kim, it had been promised that her assets were to be...
divided in accordance with our legal shares.
Recently, her will had been amended.
It had been amended?
Is that even possible without our knowledge?
It had been amended through a lawful process.
Here. I even recorded it.
I declare this void.
I offered her my greetings every morning for 35 years.
It was I, who had done it, not the Empress.
Besides, I really wanted to have the island.
I can't believe she gave that precious island to the Empress.
I cannot accept this!
You cannot give her shares of the shopping mall.
The shopping mall is the matrix of Imperial businesses.
The symbolic value is too great.
With 40 percent of its shares, she will become the CEO.
Grandmother is giving us the finger to her end.
She's giving us the finger!
Be quiet. It's not the place for you to act drunk.
Be quiet. It's not a place for you to act drunk.
However, she attached a condition to the will.
A condition?
The Empress must keep her position for me to execute her will.
If she is ousted from her position or gets a divorce,
she will not be able to inherit the assets.
Of course, there was a condition. I knew that it was weird.
Of course.
The murderer who killed Grandmother cannot inherit her assets.
I must have gotten worked up for no reason.
The will must stay completely confidential.
Mr. Kim, you must pay extra attention to the security.
Even if so, she's still giving us the finger.
The finger!
She's giving us the finger.
It means the Empress is the richest.
She will be my mother soon.
Are you sure you can make the Empress take the fall?
Please let me.
I am confident I can make her rot in prison for the rest of her life.
Fine.
I will trust you this time.
We will search the Empress' chambers thoroughly.
Find anything that may provide a lead.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
I've found it!
I found a bottle in the bathroom.
Send it to the lab for analysis.
Yes, sir.
(Closed)
This is...
the restaurant where the hit-and-run victim worked.
Wangshik's Seafood Kalguksu.
Wangshik...
I've heard that name before.
Was this the man who saved me?
They said he wasn't from the palace. How will I return this?
Na Wang Shik's.
Na Wang Shik. During that attack in the palace,
I almost drowned in the pond, and he saved me.
Do you remember what he looked like?
Of course, I do.
I have a necklace with his picture.
That Na Wang Shik is the son of the late victim.
What?
He was chased out of Bichido by men Lee Hyuk sent.
He couldn't even bury his mom.
It was during your happiest times with Lee Hyuk.
Whether or not you wanted to,
you covered up...
Wang Shik's mom's hit-and-run accident.
My marriage was used to destroy someone's family.
I was being used from the start, but I had no idea, and...
I thought really liked me.
I was excited and happy every day...
and got married like some moron.
Oh no...
Oh no...
Lee Hyuk, you scumbag!
Na Wang Shik.
What happened to him?
He was shot in the head and fell into the sea.
Then...
did he die?
Hello?
Okay.
Your Majesty.
They finished analyzing the recording.
Whereas the Empress has not been located,
a poison was found...
in the Empress' chambers this morning.
The analysis of the poison proved it was the same...
as that which was used to kill the Grand Empress Dowager.
Thus, the police consider it a crucial piece of evidence.
While searching the Empress' belongings,
the police have found...
Yu Ra.
She's more useful than I thought.
Now,
all we need to do is catch the Empress.
You are laughing too loudly during a time of mourning!
What are you up to?
The Empress murdered Grandmother?
Why did you frame her of something so outrageous?
They even found proof. Why are you suspecting me?
I pretended to fall for it for Empress So Hyun,
but not this time.
How many empresses to you plan to murder to keep your throne?
Why is that throne so important?
What do you know?
I'm not 20 anymore.
Investigate Grandmother's death properly.
If not, you will lose the Emperor's chamber.
Because when I return to the palace,
it will not be as a prince, but as the owner of the throne!
You rude punk.
You've never beaten me once.
Do you think you can become the emperor...
just because you're smarter than I am?
Father wanted me to become the emperor as well.
You didn't forget, did you?
Just... Die!
- No, Your Majesty. - Let go!
I will kill you right here and now!
I swear I will dethrone you as Crown Prince.
Even if Father were to come back from the dead,
he couldn't make you the emperor. Got that?
You seem upset. I'll come back another time.
I hope the Empress will be back in the palace...
when I do.
Get back here! Don't be a coward!
Kill him. That's an order.
Will you disobey the Emperor's order?
Are you looking down on me too?
You're mocking me too, aren't you?
Yoon!
Do you know what you did wrong?
Yes. I failed my test.
Wrong.
The greater wrong...
was humiliating me in front of the teachers.
Why must I be embarrassed...
because of your poor grades?
Why? I'm the Emperor!
From now on, you may not make a sound or cry.
You realize that, correct?
Yes, Father.
Are you all right, Your Majesty?
- Woo Bin. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Hit me.
What do you mean?
My body...
must still remember the whipping.
Please hit me. Please.
I can't breathe.
It's killing me.
How could I possibly...
Please. Please save me, Woo Bin.
Please hit me just once!
Is that all you can do?
Don't go easy on me. Hit me for real.
Here. One more time!
One more time!
Your Highness.
How could you leave us like this?
Whom will I turn to now?
No.
You cannot leave like this!
You are making me tear up.
Since when were you close to her, that you're causing a scene?
You're not in the Imperial Family, so why are you in mourning clothes?
I am here today as Princess Ari's mother.
When the Grand Empress Dowager was alive,
she acknowledged that Princess Ari was the Emperor's child.
Shut it. Her mother?
Do you think I don't know what you're up to?
I swear I do not want anything.
If Ari would become the Emperor's daughter,
that is nothing more I would want.
Do you think making Ari the Emperor's child...
would make you part of the Imperial Family?
Even if you wear silk and heavy makeup,
you will be Ari's nanny until the day you die.
Nothing will change as long as I am guarding the Imperial Family.
What are you doing, Ms. Choi? Remove her at once.
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
I have something to give you.
Please look at this first and then decide whether or not...
you will kick me out.
(Autopsy Report, Byun Hyun Jin)
(Death due to drowning)
How do you have this?
Ms. Hong was trying to give it to the Prime Minister,
and I brought it to you.
I wanted to demonstrate my devotion to you, Your Highness.
Is this all?
It may be, or it may not be.
I need to survive as well.
Please accept Ari, Your Highness.
Say that again! What did you call me?
I referred to you as Princess So Jin's daughter.
I am not the Princess' daughter!
How many times must I tell you that I am the Emperor's daughter?
Say it again.
But...
you are not the Emperor's daughter.
If I say I am, you say I am.
Why are you giving me lip?
Must I raise a whip...
and show you the authority of the Imperial Family?
Get to work.
Ms. Min.
I am disciplining them.
Why are you interrupting me?
I said to go.
It is my job to discipline palace workers.
If they need scolding, I will do it.
Wait!
Have you lost your mind?
How could you wear something so colorful while in mourning?
I know you aren't her blood,
but how are you so disrespectful to Great-grandmother?
I went to the imperial shopping mall,
which is why I dressed up,
Miss Ari.
Did you just call me "Miss"?
I'm a princess!
Get on your knees and apologize at once!
Who's a princess?
Your name is Song Ari.
Your last name is Song, not Lee.
The daughter of a divorced princess has no right...
mooching off the palace.
What? Mooching off?
Why is it mooching off, when I'm living in the palace...
where my father lives?
The Emperor says he never once considered you his child.
Didn't you know that?
Watch your mouth. You cannot speak to her that way.
How dare a mere nanny strike the Chief Assistant?
How dare a tramp act up?
Stop being imprudent, and get back to work.
You've been acting humble as the nanny for seven years.
Why are you suddenly so arrogant?
You must have a fantasy to move into the Empress' chambers...
Between the woman who gave birth to the Emperor's only child...
and his plaything of an assistant,
who's the one wasting her time fantasizing?
If you are rude to Princess Ari again,
I will not forgive you.
And what will you do?
Princess.
What are you doing?
Ms. Min, do you hate...
having me in the palace that much?
It's not my fault...
that I do not have a father.
If you hate me that much,
I will make sure to stay out of your sight.
Your Majesty, that is not it. She was being rude...
That is none of your concern.
Stand her up at once.
Please get up, Princess.
Your Majesty, I am fine.
Please do not get upset.
This isn't the first time.
It doesn't bother me anymore.
I only scraped my knee a little, that's all.
Bring her to the clinic and get that treated.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Can you walk, Princess Ari?
I think I sprained my ankle.
Your Majesty, she is a sly one.
You cannot believe her.
Watch your mouth!
This is not the time to take out your frustrations on a child.
Just locate the Empress.
Hello? It's me.
- It's her. - Sunny. Where are you?
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
I'll go to you. Where are you?
Sunny, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Is everything okay with Dad?
Why are you worrying about us?
You're a murder suspect! What are you thinking?
(Cheonho-dong)
We've got her location.
Could that recording save me?
Would people believe that I didn't kill...
Grandmother?
We'll have to make them believe.
I'm scared...
I'll never be able to return to my family.
You will return.
You'll get sick if you eat while you're crying.
I'll get some water.
Oh Sunny,
you are under arrest for the murder of Grand Empress Dowager.
Get her!
She's here.
Zoom in.
- Slowly. - Slowly.
Do you admit your crime?
Why did you kill the Grand Empress Dowager?
Where did you get the poison?
Don't you feel sorry toward the Grand Empress Dowager?
You murderer!
I...
I... I didn't kill Grandmother.
Please believe me.
All the evidence was fabricated,
and I am being framed.
I killed the Grand Empress Dowager!
I served the Grand Empress Dowager as the Chief Assistant Director.
I killed the Grand Empress Dowager.
I pinned everything on the Empress.
- Then who instigated you? - Did you act on your own?
- How was your relationship? - Please give us a comment.
- Does the Imperial Family know? - Please answer our questions.
- Was there bad blood between them? - Is that true?
I was struggling financially.
I asked the Grand Empress Dowager for help.
She said no to me right away.
I was very disappointed in her, so I acted in the heat of the moment.
Why did you frame the Empress out of everyone?
I was jealous.
It was me who served her all this time.
I hated that she only adored the Empress.
That's not true.
Why on earth is she saying all this stuff?
Since the real culprit confessed, you may go.
Ms. Hong isn't the culprit. She's lying.
Let me talk to Ms. Hong. I have to tell her something.
She doesn't wish to see you.
Please go back for now.
Ms. Hong.
Ms. Hong!
It's not true.
The real culprit is someone else.
You would never do something like that.
Why did you tell him those lies?
Can we hurry?
Ms. Hong. Ms. Hong!
Ms. Hong killed Grandmother?
How does that make sense?
Exactly. It's as absurd as the Empress' killing Grandmother.
Ms. Min, how could you let this...
The Empress probably pinned it on her.
She's more cunning than she looks.
Luckily, most of the people don't seem to believe it.
This might backfire at her. Let us wait.
Waiting won't solve it.
Go visit Ms. Hong right now.
Don't let her sleep.
Do whatever it takes to make her recant her confession...
even if you have to rip her into pieces.
I will send someone suitable for the job.
Your Majesty, please take a look.
(Two Faces of the Emperor Lee Hyuk)
"Two Faces of the Emperor Lee Hyuk".
What is this all about, Your Majesty?
Princess Ari is your child?
Who said that?
Stay out of it.
How can I stay out of it?
She's your daughter!
I never once considered her to by my daughter.
Does denying it stop it from being so?
She is your only child.
Is that why you've kept Kang Hee by your side all this time?
Did you keep the woman...
who had your child in the palace by making her the nanny? Did you?
It's all in the past.
She and Ari have nothing to do with me.
Then kick her out right now.
It's offensive and it is dirty.
Who did this? Who did this to me?
It's the Empress.
She was the one who bugged your chamber.
She must have come to the Emperor's chamber to retrieve this.
Remove the recording.
Lock up anyone who is spreading the recording.
Calm down, Your Majesty.
If we aren't careful, the public might disapprove even more.
You should have quit while you were ahead.
You said you weren't his concubine. And you were still jealous?
Don't you know you were supposed to watch your words here?
If we don't do anything, the Imperial Family will get hurt.
We must handle this by all means.
I had no idea that the Empress would take it this far.
Where is she?
- Ms. Oh! - Ms. Oh!
- Ms. Oh! - Please give us a comment!
- A comment, please! - Is it true?
- Ms. Oh! - Just a comment, please.
Ms. Oh, did you know about the Emperor?
Ms. Oh!
Hel Ro, how did you get here?
The reporters are everywhere including our house.
- Let's get out of here first. Go! - Dad, that way.
Mr. Lee got a house for us to stay in for a couple of days.
Let's go there for the time being.
Oh, right. Who uploaded that awesome recording?
What? Did you know already?
Wait. Was that you?
This is just the beginning.
I will expose what kind of place the Imperial Palace is to everyone.
- What are you doing? - Don't step out.
- Girls! - No!
Dad! What are you doing?
- Dad! - Let go! Hey!
Dad!
Where are we?
Untie me right now!
What are you doing, you scumbags?
Whose minions are you?
Girls, be quiet.
Don't provoke them. Just don't say anything.
It was you?
What are you doing?
You're going after my family now?
Did you bug the Emperor's chamber?
Why? Is he scared?
People should know what kind of a monster he is.
Start.
- Come here. - What are you doing?
- Hold on. Wait. - Let go. No!
- Let go of me. - No. Don't come near me.
Hel Ro. Dad!
- Dad! - What is this?
- Hey, hey. - Dad!
- Dad. Hel Ro! - Dad.
- Are you all right? - Dad.
What are you doing?
Stop it. I told you to stop!
Dad.
These are the divorce papers. Please sign them.
And give me the original recording of the bug.
This is the only way you can save your family.
No. I won't.
I will reveal everything...
what Lee Hyuk did to me and to Empress So Hyun.
No! No, no. Don't. No!
Dad! Hel Ro.
No!
Hey, save us. Save us!
- No! - Sunny!
- Sunny! - Why are you doing this?
- Stop. Stop it! - Let them go.
I'm dizzy.
Please.
- No. - Save us.
- Sunny. - Okay.
I'll sign it. I'll do it.
Why would I want to be married to him?
I'll divorce him 100 or 1,000 times.
What about the original recording?
I'll give it to you. You can have it.
So, please. Don't kill my dad and my sister.
Then sign the papers.
And you will go abroad with your family.
I'll do as you say.
But tell him to get Ms. Hong out.
She's not the culprit.
I'll sign the papers and give you the bug.
Don't do this. Please don't.
Stop.
Dad. Hel Ro.
Your Majesty, are you all right?
No, I'm not.
Did you bring the bug?
Please let me have it.
I'm going to divorce Lee Hyuk.
I'm going to go as far as I can get from the palace...
and live in hiding with my family.
Your Majesty.
Grandmother is gone.
Ms. Hong is locked up too.
My family was in danger too.
Don't expect anything from me, sir.
I'm going far away.
Thank you so much for everything.
It is only fair to let her go.
We must have given her a big burden.
Knowing that she would be in greater danger,
I cannot turn a blind eye on her anymore.
Okay. You're right.
Well done.
We can do this our way.
The Emperor must explain his affair!
- Explain it! - Explain it!
The Emperor must explain to the people!
- Explain to the people! - Explain to the people!
The Emperor...
I admit...
that I have brought everything upon myself.
From a mistake from my past,
I have committed an unpardonable crime to my wife.
I was not able to foresee that my mistake from the past...
could hurt someone deeply.
Whatever burdens and impediments she has,
I can forgive the Empress.
I planned to spend the rest of my life with her.
That might be imposing on her.
I decided to accept her decision.
To comply with the Empress' demand,
I agreed to get a divorce.
From these distasteful incidents,
I am deeply sorry to have caused trouble on the public.
To the Empress who must have had a hard time to adjust to the palace,
I would like to offer my words of consolation.
Lastly, the Empress will return to her life as a civilian.
I would like to ask that you kindly embrace her...
from the bottom of my heart.
How are they reacting to the press conference?
The public sentiment isn't favorable.
People criticized that it was just an excuse...
and are deeply disappointed in the Empress.
This is awful.
All of the official events are getting canceled.
We must create another incident...
to attract their attention.
How about...
filming a documentary?
The documentary can focus on the pain of a man, not your title.
We might have a shot.
I don't want to. I'm sick of TV shows.
No.
That actually might work out.
A man, who can't forget about his wife,
is reflecting on his wrongdoing. If that documentary airs,
it will be well-received more than the press conference.
Ms. Min, check on this.
Yes.
I just heard that Ms. Hong So Mae committed suicide in prison.
- What? - She has gone mad!
She can't commit suicide after making a false confession?
Then it is concluded that the culprit was Ms. Hong.
Now, we don't even have a chance to frame the Empress as a culprit.
How should I proceed with her funeral?
She walked in there on her own and took the blame.
Why would we care?
No one from the Imperial Family will go to her funeral.
Whoever goes to her funeral will be expelled.
When will Sunny's family leave Korea?
Haven't they left yet?
They are scheduled to depart tonight.
At the airport, I am to receive the divorce papers...
and the original recording of the bug.
Make sure you get them to end this all.
I must end things with that woman today.
What are you still doing here, Ms. Min? I gave you a job.
We will start filming today.
(Eastern Detention Center)
Wait.
No! No!
No, Ms. Hong.
Ms. Hong, why are you dead? No!
No!
Don't leave me. Please don't.
What's taking her so long?
Try calling her again.
The person you have reached is not available.
- She's not answering. - The date was already settled.
Why is she doing this again? Come on.
- Seriously? - He's really here.
We should start with the theater where you proposed to her.
You must behave in a manner where people will empathize you.
I kept drawing your image as I wandered the streets
But what do I do when I miss you uncontrollably?
Whose name must I call out?
I have no regrets
Even if this is the end
- It's the Empress. - It's her.
- It's the Empress. - It's really her!
- Isn't that the Empress? - What? Seriously?
It's the Empress!
Your Majesty.
After getting married into the Imperial Family,
I was hurt a lot.
And I was sad for many days.
The thought of bidding farewell to you...
is the saddest thought to me.
What... What are you doing?
That is why I have decided.
I want us to start again.
We can't be family only on good days.
When we are sad or distressed,
keeping each other secrets...
and being with each other is what families do.
I will do my best...
to raise Ari.
- She's so nice. - Gosh, how nice of her.
Are you kidding me? This isn't what we promised upon.
Stop it.
Ms. Oh. No, My Empress.
It's...
I love you.
Your Majesty.
Congratulations!
- You make a nice couple. - Good for you!
That's great, Your Majesty!