Secret Royal Inspector Joy (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript
ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCALES, AND EVENTS ARE USED
IN AN ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS MANNER
AND NOT BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS
This looks so good!
It's specially seasoned
with sesame seed oil and soy sauce…
It's even seasoned.
Her eating habits are rather rough.
By the way, how could you do that?
I get it was to fool them,
but how could you not tell us
about the crown prince's guards?
If I had told you in advance,
it would've been obvious.
Even so.
I was scared to death, you know.
I apologize.
Are you all right?
That's why I told you
to chew thoroughly and eat slowly.
Instead of that,
can you just stroke my back?
Stroke your back?
Yes.
In a downward motion.
Downward…
What are you doing? Are you even doing it?
Yes…
I am.
They say those who have
eaten meat before know how to.
You gobbled it up
as if you've never seen meat before.
Look at you now!
I worked so hard to cook it.
When would a commoner like me
ever have had a chance
to eat lean meat like this?
I've never seen this much meat in my bowl.
Even so!
How could you spit out
the food you chewed?
I can't eat any of my food
because it's everywhere!
You eat it.
What are these?
Taffy.
Taffy?
Has he gone insane?
Why did he put taffy on sticks?
He's not here.
Damn it.
Goodness.
Where's Hong Seok-gi?
Tell the Chief of Maritime Transport
to come out now.
The Chief is not here.
Did he leave for the day?
Where is his house then?
No, that's not it…
He was arrested and dragged away
by a secret royal inspector.
A royal inspector?
He's locked up at Soyang Trading Group.
Why didn't you tell me?
I've told you several times.
You have?
Let's go.
My lord, are you all right?
Shut it!
Guys.
Have you been well?
What are we going to do about this?
Our dear entertainers
came all the way to celebrate
the boss' birthday.
-That's right!
-But a stubborn scholar from Hanyang
used them as bait
for his boisterous scheme!
-That's right!
-That's right!
My goodness. If you succeed, you live.
If you don't, you're dead.
To see if we're meant to live or die,
we put on a show.
-That's right!
-That's right!
The birds sing in the morning
Because they're hungry
They sing in the evening
Because they miss their lovers
You must be a happy lady
You really must be a happy lady
Because the men are strong
-That's right.
-You must be a happy lady
-You and I
-You and I
-Bounce around and play
-Bounce around and play
-Day or night
-Day or night
-We'll always be in love
-We'll always be in love
-You and I
-You and I
Those bastards…
I hear they're having a party
at our mountain base.
They're having a wonderful time.
How dare they celebrate someone else's
birthday at someone else's house?
Let them enjoy themselves
while they still can.
I'll kill them soon enough.
Tae-seo, what are we going to do
about your arm?
There won't be a problem killing them.
Go fetch the mine.
I'll lay the fuse.
You're not going to use it here, are you?
Hey, punk.
You might end up
blowing up all of Baekgwiryeong.
I could blow up something even bigger
to catch the inspector.
Hurry.
Is there anything I can't do?
I wonder who will be
lucky enough to marry me.
My goodness.
Hang on.
She laughs at just about anything.
Do you see this?
Do you?
-My lord.
-Do you see this?
You need to learn how to have fun too.
What do you mean?
-What do you want me to do?
-Look at everyone.
Let's join them.
Come on now.
My lord, try doing it like this.
Come on. Wave your hands more.
Like this.
Are you all right?
Goodness. That was close.
These two pairs of lips almost met.
Seriously, what would you do without me?
-You must be relieved, right?
-Yes… Thank you.
Thanks.
As if you ever cared about me that much.
Goodness.
My lord.
My lord?
My lord.
My lord. I'm here too.
My lord?
Don't do anything stupid.
Do you even know how to use that?
Did I not mention
that I used to be a bandit?
A former outlaw
and a current scamming shaman,
you're really something else.
Not much different
from corrupt officials like you two.
You brat.
Sir, you shouldn't have…
This is Hong Seok-gi, right?
He needs to die
if my father is to sleep well.
I killed the right person, right?
Yes. You did.
The Chief of Maritime Transport.
Who are you?
I'm…
a nobody.
I don't know why,
but I'm locked up here as you can see.
I have no connection to them, whatsoever!
That brat tried to harm
the Chief of Maritime Transport.
She must hold a serious grudge!
Her?
Yes!
What are you doing?
Get her!
Damn it.
Get her now!
Hey.
Wait.
Take your time.
Let's have some fun.
There we go.
Ma'am.
Should we take the leftover backbones
and make a stew with some perilla leaves?
The kids will be hungry soon.
-What is it?
-Gokdu…
asked for a five-day payment extension.
Hunger leads to humiliation.
You shouldn't have to stoop
so low to make a living.
I'll come with you.
Feed the kids something for me.
You'd better not cross that line.
All right then.
What are you doing?
If you take the goods,
you either pay for them
or pay the consequences.
That is how we conduct our business.
Baekgwiryeong has issues.
So we asked for a five-day extension.
We'll pay.
Five days?
I don't live my life
thinking that far into the future.
You have until tomorrow to pay up.
If you don't,
I'll consider our deal off the table.
Are you going to sell
all that gunpowder out in the marketplace?
Or…
to the Ministry of War?
If that's not it,
you should show me some respect.
Besides Gokdu,
no merchant in Joseon
will buy gunpowder in bulk.
You shouldn't take me too lightly either.
The only one that can supply Gokdu
with the amount of gunpowder they desire
in all of Joseon is me.
I'll give you three more days.
Wait.
You destroyed our goods,
so you should compensate us!
I'm sure you learned a lesson
about how we do business.
That wasn't free, either.
Ma'am, the interpreter has sent a letter.
EAST INDIA TRADING CO.
PORTUGAL
A ship sailing from Portugal to Nagasaki
is loaded with rifles.
How many murder cases
have there been in just one month?
Maybe I should turn myself in now.
This is exactly why
you should live an honest life.
You must be tired.
Why don't you leave tomorrow?
Stepping in and bowing out
on a timely basis
is our way of life.
We had great fun,
so it's time to leave to find another one.
-Go on, Clown!
-Yes, sir.
My lord.
We shall take our leave.
So soon?
Once they hear
about the commotion in this region,
the local government
will send someone to investigate it.
We'll leave quietly before that happens.
You always save me when I'm in danger.
It's reassuring,
but I also feel bad.
I find it difficult to put into words.
The crown prince beseeched us
to protect you no matter what.
How are you living?
We manage to get by.
Please do not worry.
Why don't you…
return to the palace?
We won't.
We are alive when the crown prince isn't.
We don't deserve a government position.
As long as we're alive,
our final duty
is to protect you, my lord.
That is…
the very least we could do to atone
and show our devotion to His Highness.
And the royal medical records
you asked about last time…
Did you look into them?
The records from the time
around the Crown Prince's death
have all disappeared,
so we couldn't find out anything.
Luckily, we were able to obtain
his prescription through a court lady
who worked for him.
Ampelopsis radix and rhinoceros horn
should never be taken with aconite.
ACONITE
About six grams of aconite…
That's simply too much
to take with every meal.
Yes, so please get to the bottom
of this mystery, my lord.
I promise I will at all costs.
That is
the least I could do to show my devotion.
What is this?
Is it over already?
That's not fun.
Again.
Run.
Run!
Let's catch her again.
Go!
Why are you here alone? Where's Yook-chil?
I have no idea.
I haven't seen him in a while.
Why are you here alone?
Where's Gwang-soon?
I have no idea.
I haven't seen her in a while, either.
Gu-pal, you should go to bed.
I'm going to look through
these ledgers a bit more.
All right, then.
Geez. What a long day.
-Good night.
-Night.
Who's there?
Is someone out here?
Who is that?
Is it Gwang-soon?
Gwang-soon?
It's…
It's my mother-in-law.
You must be tired,
but you must stay alert through the night.
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
Where is she going?
Why is she…
Where is he going?
Where are you going?
There's no path that way!
No light, either.
What if she gets lost?
Stop right there!
Did you not hear me?
These are…
aconite.
Ampelopsis radix and rhinoceros horn
should never have been taken with aconite.
Mother!
-Mother?
-Mother! It's me, Jo-yi!
Jo-yi?
Don't step on that!
Mother!
Mother!
I told you not to step on them!
Got you.
Please spare me.
It's over now.
My goodness.
Talk about meeting your enemy
on a single log bridge…
That relentless brat.
How did she find me here?
My goodness.
Gosh.
Darn it.
Mother!
Got you!
Let go of me!
My goodness. It cracked because of you!
It cracked.
What happened?
Oh, no. What do I do?
It's all ruined.
Are you all right?
Oh, my…
You're the secret royal inspector.
Don't tell me you came
all this way for another inspection.
Inspection?
What are you doing here?
Why are you doing this?
You won't even let me
get my own child some food.
Why are you doing this?
Your child?
Tell me the truth.
Chu-han is here.
What is he doing here?
Mother.
Do you even know what this place is?
Do you know how dangerous--
We're in debt. What choice did we have?
Do you think Chu-han wanted to be dragged
to the middle of the mountains
and work like a slave?
Goodness.
Are you saying that
he's been working at the mountain base?
I wouldn't really call it work.
Anyway, I don't know anything.
I…
I heard that there are a lot of
leopards and foxes in this region.
Boars too!
We should get back.
Follow us.
I don't want to. I can't.
It's dangerous here!
My goodness, I can't.
It's pitch dark here.
What are you going to do
if you get attacked by a wild animal?
My Chu-han…
Be quiet!
Did you sleep well?
I'm sure I don't have to tell you
where you are.
Start talking now.
How do you know Chief Hong Seok-gi?
What were you doing there?
We don't know each other at all.
I really have nothing to do with this.
Then why were you guarding them?
The secret royal inspector
was the one who caught Hong Seok-gi…
Does that make you the inspector's minion?
The inspector's minion?
I don't know anything about that.
I've never even met an inspector.
Then why are you here when you don't know
the inspector or Hong Seok-gi?
So tell me.
Who are you?
Damn it.
Who are you?
You work for the inspector, right?
Do it.
It was an order from Lord Park Tae-seo!
Park Tae-seo is a lord
who has command over this whole region.
He caught the chief before
the inspector did and locked him up there.
And I was there on his orders.
Tae-seo did?
He should've just killed him
when he caught him.
I had to come here because he didn't.
He's useless.
Then…
you must know where the mountain base is.
Lead me there.
But Lord Yi-eon and Jo-yi
are at the mountain base right now.
You don't want to?
I will show you the way.
I know where Park Tae-seo's base
with the mine is.
Mine?
Yes.
I will lead you there.
There was a mine?
That's our Tae-seo…
Pull her up.
Goodness.
Why are they so dirty?
If I had known,
I would've washed them too.
Take them off.
If I wash and hang them now,
they should dry by tomorrow morning.
I don't think we're close enough
to reveal the smell
of each other's feet yet.
It's too early for that.
Let go of me, please!
Where are you taking me?
I'm talking right now. Who is that?
I can't go there.
Isn't that Lord Yi-eon and Jo-yi?
-What's going on?
-Let go!
In my experience,
the wisest thing to do in this situation
is to not check up on it.
They're probably
conducting official business.
He wouldn't kill her.
He is an educated lord, after all.
I guess he's killing her.
Kill her, as you wish.
-Take your socks off.
-I want to die right now.
-Hurry up and take them off.
-Wait…
Take them off.
I'm sorry, I pulled too hard.
My goodness.
Just kill me.
Goodness.
Goodness.
What does your son do
in the middle of the mountains?
Manual labor or chores,
everything he's told, I'm sure.
He was sold off
because of gambling debts, after all…
Then what about you?
Why were you dragged here with him?
Goodness. My Chu-han was being
dragged off by strange men.
I couldn't let him go alone.
I told them I'd help out in the kitchen.
I came here of my own will!
So you were secretly…
When is that fool
going to pull himself together
and stop making you suffer like this?
So,
what's up there?
I honestly don't know that much.
I hear there's a mine there
and they're digging something up.
But I'm not allowed to go up there.
No one can enter without permission.
I hide a ball of rice
around the middle of the mountain…
What Ji Maeng-su embezzled
with the base by colluding
with the officials are all there.
They sell all those goods
and the moonshine they make there
to the eight provinces.
I hear they make a lot of money from it
and use it to run Park Tae-seo's
smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong.
-A smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong?
-Yes.
I hear they dig up
the silver ores from the mines
and extract silver from them
in the smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong.
-A smelting plant…
-Then My Chu-han comes down
and takes it. That's all.
So that's why you were hiding there,
even when that mess was going on earlier?
But now he's going
to have to starve tonight.
My goodness.
My baby is probably waiting for me.
Your son is being held captive there,
so you must've heard
something from someone.
Tell me everything you know.
Well, Chu-han…
told me they make a fire.
They make a fire?
He told me they take the ores collected
from the mines and melt them with fire
at the smelting plant
in Baekgwiryeong all day long.
Let's go.
There's a guard post
overlooking the smelting plant,
and I heard the boss
of that place frequents there.
How many are stationed there?
The thugs that guard the place.
I doubt they even need
to guard that place.
The mountains around them
basically create a fortress.
Also,
I heard there's something
that explodes when you step on it.
What are they hiding that led them
to tribute embezzlement and even aconite?
What could their ultimate goal be?
Leave this place immediately.
Pardon?
Even with a gambling debt,
it's illegal to abduct and detain someone.
I'll take care of them.
Please save my Chu-han.
Yes.
I'm counting on you.
Goodness.
Mother.
Take this.
What about you?
Even if I want to,
I don't have a mother to provide for.
Get back safely.
The road is rough,
so walk slowly.
Why are you giving me more money?
You gave me more than enough last time.
Save it for later.
You should give it
to your mother when you meet her.
You take care of yourself, too.
Well, not that I need to tell you
since you're shrewd.
I feel so bad for my poor Chu-han.
I'm such a bad mother.
My goodness. This wretched fate of mine.
When March comes back around next year
The dead tree on the back hill
Will grow new leaves
And flowers will bloom
-My lord.
-Are you finally up?
Where are you going?
Morning has broken.
I must figure out where
the entrance to Baekgwiryeong is.
I must at least know where
the mine is if I'm to call soldiers over.
But it's so early…
We'll get ready quickly.
No.
It'll be faster if I go alone.
No, you shouldn't go alone.
What if there's a trap?
That's too dangerous.
A trap or whatever,
it's just what Jang Pat-soon overheard.
She didn't see it for herself.
It's highly likely
they're just baseless rumors.
No, you can't.
Where do you think you're going alone?
I'll run over to the provincial office
and ask for help.
Just write me a letter--
It's no use.
The officials are also in on it.
Then take Yook-chil and Gu-pal…
No. They'll just get in the way.
I'll be fine on my own.
Don't be like that.
Let's find a safer way--
Come on now.
Stop making a fuss.
I'll return once I find where it is.
What is it? Are you that worried about me?
Yes. No.
It's not that…
About me!
It's because I'm worried about myself.
Ever since I met you, I've gone
through a lot of dangerous things.
I almost died countless times.
That's why I'm going alone.
If you insist on going,
then I'll come with you.
No.
Stay here and look
for more ledgers with Gwang-soon.
That's helping me.
I told you, you can't!
My lord, then what about us?
I have something else for you two.
I need to submit a report
regarding this illegal enclosure soon.
-I need you…
-He wouldn't ask us to measure…
to measure the size of it.
From all the way over there
to that point.
This is nonsense.
I almost cursed just now.
-I did.
-What?
-What? What is it?
-Did you just speak down to me?
No, he just cursed you out.
You just spoke down to me, too,
didn't you?
No.
So…
what are we doing?
We need to measure the size of it.
Hey.
Are you sure we're going the right way?
We're almost there.
What is this?
If we go there,
we'll run into Lord Yi-eon.
This way.
Hey!
What are you doing?
Why did you suddenly change direction?
Is this really the way?
Yes, I must've gotten confused.
This is the side path.
This must be the way.
Let's go.
ALCOHOL
Goodness.
Wait…
Officer!
Pat-soon?
It is you!
My goodness. Officer!
What are you doing in this town?
My goodness…
You embrace me like this
every time you see me.
"Officer"?
What if someone hears you?
You shouldn't call me that!
Why not?
If I don't call you Officer,
-then what should I--
-Quiet.
What are you doing here?
I heard you and your son
were sold off due to debts.
This is where you ended up?
Don't even get me started on that.
I just got caught by that inspector,
so I got myself out first.
Inspector…
Which inspector?
The one who made my Chu-han a divorcee
and turned Gaehwa Valley upside down.
What…
Where…
is he right now?
Here?
Is he near here?
No, not here.
He's up in the mountains by the base…
We crossed paths again
because we stayed alive.
As long as we're alive,
we'll meet again someday, right?
When will that be?
The inspector is at the mountain base?
Then what do I do now?
The Chief of Maritime Transport is dead.
Why do I need to go this far
and risk my own life?
I might even end up
being framed for murder.
Should I…
just report it?
Men like him are the worst.
He's stubborn, doesn't listen to anyone,
and makes others worry.
Why are you huffing and puffing?
You sound like his wife or something.
Wife? Please.
I'm just…
Well…
Right.
I just want to catch the bad guys
that killed Bo-ri and punish them.
And to do that, I need the inspector.
That's why I'm just angry at him
because he doesn't listen!
Sure. Fine.
Let's find the ledgers first.
We need to find them if we want
to catch the culprit or whatever, right?
I simply hate that time is being wasted.
I hate being misunderstood
like this even more!
And the inspector acting like this
just makes me livid!
-I'm getting livid!
-Right?
He's just so stubborn!
Focus on the goods dealt with the most,
the locations of the transactions,
the ones involved, and an official seal.
And see if you recognize any of the names.
These are the deals
involving goods meant for the king.
This must be a tribute ledger.
This must be a slave trade ledger.
The kids' names are in it.
Those bastards.
They did every bad thing they could
by colluding with government officials.
It names all the officials
and the offices involved, right?
Yes.
With this, we could arrest Cha Mal-jong
and all those that colluded with him.
Can you look over
the ledgers written in Chinese?
I'll look over the ones in Korean.
How did you learn to read?
I couldn't even get my hands
on the Thousand Character Classic.
Right. Well…
Anyway, it's amazing you've mastered it.
Well, sure…
By the way, where are you from?
You don't sound like
you're from Chungcheong.
Well, I…
My hometown is in Gyeongsang Province,
but I lived in Hanyang before I came here.
Hanyang?
Then you must know well about Hanyang.
I've never been there in my whole life.
Is it true you get robbed
in the blink of an eye there?
Even if you keep your eyes open like this?
If you're from Gyeongsang Province,
how did you end up here after Hanyang?
Right…
Then again,
I don't even know
how I ended up here, either.
I was planning
on going to Hanyang after my divorce,
but after I met the inspector…
What am I doing
in the middle of the mountains?
But still, when I think of Bo-ri,
I can't just leave.
What can you do when
life is simply unpredictable?
Right?
-The grain tribute ledger.
-Yes, that.
We need that ledger
if we want to find Bo-ri's real killer,
but…
But…
I can't find any ledger
related to the grain tributes.
Did Cha Mal-jong manage
to snatch it away already?
No. It could be among the other ledgers.
Let's first go through everything here
and then search the base if we need to.
Right. Let's do that.
This is in Chinese. You look through it.
I have so much more
to look through, Jo-yi.
I know. This is in Chinese, too.
How far are we going?
Darn it.
Don't touch me!
Darn it.
There isn't even a path here.
Why are we setting a trap here?
The inspector is down there.
A path or not,
set a trap on every possible route up here
so that he can't set foot here.
We must buy time until the silver hardens.
You're so thorough.
I mean, it is better to bury it
than let someone else have it.
When I think about all the trouble
you went through
to dig up those silver ores…
You bastard!
It works pretty well.
Install as many as you can,
as tightly as possible.
So that as soon as
he sets foot in here from any direction,
he ends up looking like a hedgehog.
You…
I'll make you a hedgehog first. Come here.
I'll make you…
You come over here.
If you're busy, go do what you need to do.
I'll take care of this.
Maybe you could dip
the arrowheads in aconite.
Our Tae-seo…
is so sincere when
it comes to killing an inspector.
But wouldn't it be better to capture him?
It's not like we're inspector hunters.
Why are we killing people like this?
ALL SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS
WERE SAFELY STAGED
THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD ACTORS
IN THIS EPISODE WAS PROPERLY ENSURED
It's surprising.
There are so many people going
to the top of the mountain today.
Is this my fault? Is this really my fault?
You will regret this.
You should send someone to check.
Isn't that gunpowder?
They don't sound like your common thieves.
The wrong guests have arrived.
How do we receive
troubling news every day without fail?
How dare you!
How dare a filthy lowborn
like you talk to me?
This is what you get for coming after me.
My lord!
LOCALES, AND EVENTS ARE USED
IN AN ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS MANNER
AND NOT BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS
This looks so good!
It's specially seasoned
with sesame seed oil and soy sauce…
It's even seasoned.
Her eating habits are rather rough.
By the way, how could you do that?
I get it was to fool them,
but how could you not tell us
about the crown prince's guards?
If I had told you in advance,
it would've been obvious.
Even so.
I was scared to death, you know.
I apologize.
Are you all right?
That's why I told you
to chew thoroughly and eat slowly.
Instead of that,
can you just stroke my back?
Stroke your back?
Yes.
In a downward motion.
Downward…
What are you doing? Are you even doing it?
Yes…
I am.
They say those who have
eaten meat before know how to.
You gobbled it up
as if you've never seen meat before.
Look at you now!
I worked so hard to cook it.
When would a commoner like me
ever have had a chance
to eat lean meat like this?
I've never seen this much meat in my bowl.
Even so!
How could you spit out
the food you chewed?
I can't eat any of my food
because it's everywhere!
You eat it.
What are these?
Taffy.
Taffy?
Has he gone insane?
Why did he put taffy on sticks?
He's not here.
Damn it.
Goodness.
Where's Hong Seok-gi?
Tell the Chief of Maritime Transport
to come out now.
The Chief is not here.
Did he leave for the day?
Where is his house then?
No, that's not it…
He was arrested and dragged away
by a secret royal inspector.
A royal inspector?
He's locked up at Soyang Trading Group.
Why didn't you tell me?
I've told you several times.
You have?
Let's go.
My lord, are you all right?
Shut it!
Guys.
Have you been well?
What are we going to do about this?
Our dear entertainers
came all the way to celebrate
the boss' birthday.
-That's right!
-But a stubborn scholar from Hanyang
used them as bait
for his boisterous scheme!
-That's right!
-That's right!
My goodness. If you succeed, you live.
If you don't, you're dead.
To see if we're meant to live or die,
we put on a show.
-That's right!
-That's right!
The birds sing in the morning
Because they're hungry
They sing in the evening
Because they miss their lovers
You must be a happy lady
You really must be a happy lady
Because the men are strong
-That's right.
-You must be a happy lady
-You and I
-You and I
-Bounce around and play
-Bounce around and play
-Day or night
-Day or night
-We'll always be in love
-We'll always be in love
-You and I
-You and I
Those bastards…
I hear they're having a party
at our mountain base.
They're having a wonderful time.
How dare they celebrate someone else's
birthday at someone else's house?
Let them enjoy themselves
while they still can.
I'll kill them soon enough.
Tae-seo, what are we going to do
about your arm?
There won't be a problem killing them.
Go fetch the mine.
I'll lay the fuse.
You're not going to use it here, are you?
Hey, punk.
You might end up
blowing up all of Baekgwiryeong.
I could blow up something even bigger
to catch the inspector.
Hurry.
Is there anything I can't do?
I wonder who will be
lucky enough to marry me.
My goodness.
Hang on.
She laughs at just about anything.
Do you see this?
Do you?
-My lord.
-Do you see this?
You need to learn how to have fun too.
What do you mean?
-What do you want me to do?
-Look at everyone.
Let's join them.
Come on now.
My lord, try doing it like this.
Come on. Wave your hands more.
Like this.
Are you all right?
Goodness. That was close.
These two pairs of lips almost met.
Seriously, what would you do without me?
-You must be relieved, right?
-Yes… Thank you.
Thanks.
As if you ever cared about me that much.
Goodness.
My lord.
My lord?
My lord.
My lord. I'm here too.
My lord?
Don't do anything stupid.
Do you even know how to use that?
Did I not mention
that I used to be a bandit?
A former outlaw
and a current scamming shaman,
you're really something else.
Not much different
from corrupt officials like you two.
You brat.
Sir, you shouldn't have…
This is Hong Seok-gi, right?
He needs to die
if my father is to sleep well.
I killed the right person, right?
Yes. You did.
The Chief of Maritime Transport.
Who are you?
I'm…
a nobody.
I don't know why,
but I'm locked up here as you can see.
I have no connection to them, whatsoever!
That brat tried to harm
the Chief of Maritime Transport.
She must hold a serious grudge!
Her?
Yes!
What are you doing?
Get her!
Damn it.
Get her now!
Hey.
Wait.
Take your time.
Let's have some fun.
There we go.
Ma'am.
Should we take the leftover backbones
and make a stew with some perilla leaves?
The kids will be hungry soon.
-What is it?
-Gokdu…
asked for a five-day payment extension.
Hunger leads to humiliation.
You shouldn't have to stoop
so low to make a living.
I'll come with you.
Feed the kids something for me.
You'd better not cross that line.
All right then.
What are you doing?
If you take the goods,
you either pay for them
or pay the consequences.
That is how we conduct our business.
Baekgwiryeong has issues.
So we asked for a five-day extension.
We'll pay.
Five days?
I don't live my life
thinking that far into the future.
You have until tomorrow to pay up.
If you don't,
I'll consider our deal off the table.
Are you going to sell
all that gunpowder out in the marketplace?
Or…
to the Ministry of War?
If that's not it,
you should show me some respect.
Besides Gokdu,
no merchant in Joseon
will buy gunpowder in bulk.
You shouldn't take me too lightly either.
The only one that can supply Gokdu
with the amount of gunpowder they desire
in all of Joseon is me.
I'll give you three more days.
Wait.
You destroyed our goods,
so you should compensate us!
I'm sure you learned a lesson
about how we do business.
That wasn't free, either.
Ma'am, the interpreter has sent a letter.
EAST INDIA TRADING CO.
PORTUGAL
A ship sailing from Portugal to Nagasaki
is loaded with rifles.
How many murder cases
have there been in just one month?
Maybe I should turn myself in now.
This is exactly why
you should live an honest life.
You must be tired.
Why don't you leave tomorrow?
Stepping in and bowing out
on a timely basis
is our way of life.
We had great fun,
so it's time to leave to find another one.
-Go on, Clown!
-Yes, sir.
My lord.
We shall take our leave.
So soon?
Once they hear
about the commotion in this region,
the local government
will send someone to investigate it.
We'll leave quietly before that happens.
You always save me when I'm in danger.
It's reassuring,
but I also feel bad.
I find it difficult to put into words.
The crown prince beseeched us
to protect you no matter what.
How are you living?
We manage to get by.
Please do not worry.
Why don't you…
return to the palace?
We won't.
We are alive when the crown prince isn't.
We don't deserve a government position.
As long as we're alive,
our final duty
is to protect you, my lord.
That is…
the very least we could do to atone
and show our devotion to His Highness.
And the royal medical records
you asked about last time…
Did you look into them?
The records from the time
around the Crown Prince's death
have all disappeared,
so we couldn't find out anything.
Luckily, we were able to obtain
his prescription through a court lady
who worked for him.
Ampelopsis radix and rhinoceros horn
should never be taken with aconite.
ACONITE
About six grams of aconite…
That's simply too much
to take with every meal.
Yes, so please get to the bottom
of this mystery, my lord.
I promise I will at all costs.
That is
the least I could do to show my devotion.
What is this?
Is it over already?
That's not fun.
Again.
Run.
Run!
Let's catch her again.
Go!
Why are you here alone? Where's Yook-chil?
I have no idea.
I haven't seen him in a while.
Why are you here alone?
Where's Gwang-soon?
I have no idea.
I haven't seen her in a while, either.
Gu-pal, you should go to bed.
I'm going to look through
these ledgers a bit more.
All right, then.
Geez. What a long day.
-Good night.
-Night.
Who's there?
Is someone out here?
Who is that?
Is it Gwang-soon?
Gwang-soon?
It's…
It's my mother-in-law.
You must be tired,
but you must stay alert through the night.
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
Where is she going?
Why is she…
Where is he going?
Where are you going?
There's no path that way!
No light, either.
What if she gets lost?
Stop right there!
Did you not hear me?
These are…
aconite.
Ampelopsis radix and rhinoceros horn
should never have been taken with aconite.
Mother!
-Mother?
-Mother! It's me, Jo-yi!
Jo-yi?
Don't step on that!
Mother!
Mother!
I told you not to step on them!
Got you.
Please spare me.
It's over now.
My goodness.
Talk about meeting your enemy
on a single log bridge…
That relentless brat.
How did she find me here?
My goodness.
Gosh.
Darn it.
Mother!
Got you!
Let go of me!
My goodness. It cracked because of you!
It cracked.
What happened?
Oh, no. What do I do?
It's all ruined.
Are you all right?
Oh, my…
You're the secret royal inspector.
Don't tell me you came
all this way for another inspection.
Inspection?
What are you doing here?
Why are you doing this?
You won't even let me
get my own child some food.
Why are you doing this?
Your child?
Tell me the truth.
Chu-han is here.
What is he doing here?
Mother.
Do you even know what this place is?
Do you know how dangerous--
We're in debt. What choice did we have?
Do you think Chu-han wanted to be dragged
to the middle of the mountains
and work like a slave?
Goodness.
Are you saying that
he's been working at the mountain base?
I wouldn't really call it work.
Anyway, I don't know anything.
I…
I heard that there are a lot of
leopards and foxes in this region.
Boars too!
We should get back.
Follow us.
I don't want to. I can't.
It's dangerous here!
My goodness, I can't.
It's pitch dark here.
What are you going to do
if you get attacked by a wild animal?
My Chu-han…
Be quiet!
Did you sleep well?
I'm sure I don't have to tell you
where you are.
Start talking now.
How do you know Chief Hong Seok-gi?
What were you doing there?
We don't know each other at all.
I really have nothing to do with this.
Then why were you guarding them?
The secret royal inspector
was the one who caught Hong Seok-gi…
Does that make you the inspector's minion?
The inspector's minion?
I don't know anything about that.
I've never even met an inspector.
Then why are you here when you don't know
the inspector or Hong Seok-gi?
So tell me.
Who are you?
Damn it.
Who are you?
You work for the inspector, right?
Do it.
It was an order from Lord Park Tae-seo!
Park Tae-seo is a lord
who has command over this whole region.
He caught the chief before
the inspector did and locked him up there.
And I was there on his orders.
Tae-seo did?
He should've just killed him
when he caught him.
I had to come here because he didn't.
He's useless.
Then…
you must know where the mountain base is.
Lead me there.
But Lord Yi-eon and Jo-yi
are at the mountain base right now.
You don't want to?
I will show you the way.
I know where Park Tae-seo's base
with the mine is.
Mine?
Yes.
I will lead you there.
There was a mine?
That's our Tae-seo…
Pull her up.
Goodness.
Why are they so dirty?
If I had known,
I would've washed them too.
Take them off.
If I wash and hang them now,
they should dry by tomorrow morning.
I don't think we're close enough
to reveal the smell
of each other's feet yet.
It's too early for that.
Let go of me, please!
Where are you taking me?
I'm talking right now. Who is that?
I can't go there.
Isn't that Lord Yi-eon and Jo-yi?
-What's going on?
-Let go!
In my experience,
the wisest thing to do in this situation
is to not check up on it.
They're probably
conducting official business.
He wouldn't kill her.
He is an educated lord, after all.
I guess he's killing her.
Kill her, as you wish.
-Take your socks off.
-I want to die right now.
-Hurry up and take them off.
-Wait…
Take them off.
I'm sorry, I pulled too hard.
My goodness.
Just kill me.
Goodness.
Goodness.
What does your son do
in the middle of the mountains?
Manual labor or chores,
everything he's told, I'm sure.
He was sold off
because of gambling debts, after all…
Then what about you?
Why were you dragged here with him?
Goodness. My Chu-han was being
dragged off by strange men.
I couldn't let him go alone.
I told them I'd help out in the kitchen.
I came here of my own will!
So you were secretly…
When is that fool
going to pull himself together
and stop making you suffer like this?
So,
what's up there?
I honestly don't know that much.
I hear there's a mine there
and they're digging something up.
But I'm not allowed to go up there.
No one can enter without permission.
I hide a ball of rice
around the middle of the mountain…
What Ji Maeng-su embezzled
with the base by colluding
with the officials are all there.
They sell all those goods
and the moonshine they make there
to the eight provinces.
I hear they make a lot of money from it
and use it to run Park Tae-seo's
smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong.
-A smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong?
-Yes.
I hear they dig up
the silver ores from the mines
and extract silver from them
in the smelting plant in Baekgwiryeong.
-A smelting plant…
-Then My Chu-han comes down
and takes it. That's all.
So that's why you were hiding there,
even when that mess was going on earlier?
But now he's going
to have to starve tonight.
My goodness.
My baby is probably waiting for me.
Your son is being held captive there,
so you must've heard
something from someone.
Tell me everything you know.
Well, Chu-han…
told me they make a fire.
They make a fire?
He told me they take the ores collected
from the mines and melt them with fire
at the smelting plant
in Baekgwiryeong all day long.
Let's go.
There's a guard post
overlooking the smelting plant,
and I heard the boss
of that place frequents there.
How many are stationed there?
The thugs that guard the place.
I doubt they even need
to guard that place.
The mountains around them
basically create a fortress.
Also,
I heard there's something
that explodes when you step on it.
What are they hiding that led them
to tribute embezzlement and even aconite?
What could their ultimate goal be?
Leave this place immediately.
Pardon?
Even with a gambling debt,
it's illegal to abduct and detain someone.
I'll take care of them.
Please save my Chu-han.
Yes.
I'm counting on you.
Goodness.
Mother.
Take this.
What about you?
Even if I want to,
I don't have a mother to provide for.
Get back safely.
The road is rough,
so walk slowly.
Why are you giving me more money?
You gave me more than enough last time.
Save it for later.
You should give it
to your mother when you meet her.
You take care of yourself, too.
Well, not that I need to tell you
since you're shrewd.
I feel so bad for my poor Chu-han.
I'm such a bad mother.
My goodness. This wretched fate of mine.
When March comes back around next year
The dead tree on the back hill
Will grow new leaves
And flowers will bloom
-My lord.
-Are you finally up?
Where are you going?
Morning has broken.
I must figure out where
the entrance to Baekgwiryeong is.
I must at least know where
the mine is if I'm to call soldiers over.
But it's so early…
We'll get ready quickly.
No.
It'll be faster if I go alone.
No, you shouldn't go alone.
What if there's a trap?
That's too dangerous.
A trap or whatever,
it's just what Jang Pat-soon overheard.
She didn't see it for herself.
It's highly likely
they're just baseless rumors.
No, you can't.
Where do you think you're going alone?
I'll run over to the provincial office
and ask for help.
Just write me a letter--
It's no use.
The officials are also in on it.
Then take Yook-chil and Gu-pal…
No. They'll just get in the way.
I'll be fine on my own.
Don't be like that.
Let's find a safer way--
Come on now.
Stop making a fuss.
I'll return once I find where it is.
What is it? Are you that worried about me?
Yes. No.
It's not that…
About me!
It's because I'm worried about myself.
Ever since I met you, I've gone
through a lot of dangerous things.
I almost died countless times.
That's why I'm going alone.
If you insist on going,
then I'll come with you.
No.
Stay here and look
for more ledgers with Gwang-soon.
That's helping me.
I told you, you can't!
My lord, then what about us?
I have something else for you two.
I need to submit a report
regarding this illegal enclosure soon.
-I need you…
-He wouldn't ask us to measure…
to measure the size of it.
From all the way over there
to that point.
This is nonsense.
I almost cursed just now.
-I did.
-What?
-What? What is it?
-Did you just speak down to me?
No, he just cursed you out.
You just spoke down to me, too,
didn't you?
No.
So…
what are we doing?
We need to measure the size of it.
Hey.
Are you sure we're going the right way?
We're almost there.
What is this?
If we go there,
we'll run into Lord Yi-eon.
This way.
Hey!
What are you doing?
Why did you suddenly change direction?
Is this really the way?
Yes, I must've gotten confused.
This is the side path.
This must be the way.
Let's go.
ALCOHOL
Goodness.
Wait…
Officer!
Pat-soon?
It is you!
My goodness. Officer!
What are you doing in this town?
My goodness…
You embrace me like this
every time you see me.
"Officer"?
What if someone hears you?
You shouldn't call me that!
Why not?
If I don't call you Officer,
-then what should I--
-Quiet.
What are you doing here?
I heard you and your son
were sold off due to debts.
This is where you ended up?
Don't even get me started on that.
I just got caught by that inspector,
so I got myself out first.
Inspector…
Which inspector?
The one who made my Chu-han a divorcee
and turned Gaehwa Valley upside down.
What…
Where…
is he right now?
Here?
Is he near here?
No, not here.
He's up in the mountains by the base…
We crossed paths again
because we stayed alive.
As long as we're alive,
we'll meet again someday, right?
When will that be?
The inspector is at the mountain base?
Then what do I do now?
The Chief of Maritime Transport is dead.
Why do I need to go this far
and risk my own life?
I might even end up
being framed for murder.
Should I…
just report it?
Men like him are the worst.
He's stubborn, doesn't listen to anyone,
and makes others worry.
Why are you huffing and puffing?
You sound like his wife or something.
Wife? Please.
I'm just…
Well…
Right.
I just want to catch the bad guys
that killed Bo-ri and punish them.
And to do that, I need the inspector.
That's why I'm just angry at him
because he doesn't listen!
Sure. Fine.
Let's find the ledgers first.
We need to find them if we want
to catch the culprit or whatever, right?
I simply hate that time is being wasted.
I hate being misunderstood
like this even more!
And the inspector acting like this
just makes me livid!
-I'm getting livid!
-Right?
He's just so stubborn!
Focus on the goods dealt with the most,
the locations of the transactions,
the ones involved, and an official seal.
And see if you recognize any of the names.
These are the deals
involving goods meant for the king.
This must be a tribute ledger.
This must be a slave trade ledger.
The kids' names are in it.
Those bastards.
They did every bad thing they could
by colluding with government officials.
It names all the officials
and the offices involved, right?
Yes.
With this, we could arrest Cha Mal-jong
and all those that colluded with him.
Can you look over
the ledgers written in Chinese?
I'll look over the ones in Korean.
How did you learn to read?
I couldn't even get my hands
on the Thousand Character Classic.
Right. Well…
Anyway, it's amazing you've mastered it.
Well, sure…
By the way, where are you from?
You don't sound like
you're from Chungcheong.
Well, I…
My hometown is in Gyeongsang Province,
but I lived in Hanyang before I came here.
Hanyang?
Then you must know well about Hanyang.
I've never been there in my whole life.
Is it true you get robbed
in the blink of an eye there?
Even if you keep your eyes open like this?
If you're from Gyeongsang Province,
how did you end up here after Hanyang?
Right…
Then again,
I don't even know
how I ended up here, either.
I was planning
on going to Hanyang after my divorce,
but after I met the inspector…
What am I doing
in the middle of the mountains?
But still, when I think of Bo-ri,
I can't just leave.
What can you do when
life is simply unpredictable?
Right?
-The grain tribute ledger.
-Yes, that.
We need that ledger
if we want to find Bo-ri's real killer,
but…
But…
I can't find any ledger
related to the grain tributes.
Did Cha Mal-jong manage
to snatch it away already?
No. It could be among the other ledgers.
Let's first go through everything here
and then search the base if we need to.
Right. Let's do that.
This is in Chinese. You look through it.
I have so much more
to look through, Jo-yi.
I know. This is in Chinese, too.
How far are we going?
Darn it.
Don't touch me!
Darn it.
There isn't even a path here.
Why are we setting a trap here?
The inspector is down there.
A path or not,
set a trap on every possible route up here
so that he can't set foot here.
We must buy time until the silver hardens.
You're so thorough.
I mean, it is better to bury it
than let someone else have it.
When I think about all the trouble
you went through
to dig up those silver ores…
You bastard!
It works pretty well.
Install as many as you can,
as tightly as possible.
So that as soon as
he sets foot in here from any direction,
he ends up looking like a hedgehog.
You…
I'll make you a hedgehog first. Come here.
I'll make you…
You come over here.
If you're busy, go do what you need to do.
I'll take care of this.
Maybe you could dip
the arrowheads in aconite.
Our Tae-seo…
is so sincere when
it comes to killing an inspector.
But wouldn't it be better to capture him?
It's not like we're inspector hunters.
Why are we killing people like this?
ALL SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS
WERE SAFELY STAGED
THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD ACTORS
IN THIS EPISODE WAS PROPERLY ENSURED
It's surprising.
There are so many people going
to the top of the mountain today.
Is this my fault? Is this really my fault?
You will regret this.
You should send someone to check.
Isn't that gunpowder?
They don't sound like your common thieves.
The wrong guests have arrived.
How do we receive
troubling news every day without fail?
How dare you!
How dare a filthy lowborn
like you talk to me?
This is what you get for coming after me.
My lord!