Damo (2003) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
Jang Chae-Ohk Do you want to leave the Police Bureau? My lord I do not know what I have done wrong You don't know what you have done wrong Counterfeit money can always be retrieved but a lost life cannot be returned You were almost killed by those gangsters Before you find your mother and brother You will die first If you want to keep doing as you wish you don't need to stay with me Leave My lady He's just worried you'll get hurt Tell him you're sorry and ask for forgiveness The two of you should get married soon That way, I can put my heart at ease and leave the Police Bureau Chae-Ohk (Episode 3) I heard that there is an organization that is buying a lot of expensive stocks and that we will have a lead soon I labeled him as a vulgar man but sometimes Jang-Gak can be useful My lord! We found Jang-Gak's dead body on a mountain in Ae-oh-gae There are no traces of stab wounds, blood, or broken bones Seeing as there was no internal bleeding he was not beaten to death either From his temperature, I assume he died late at night but I have not been able to determine a definite cause yet Was there food in his mouth? Yes, some grains of rice Open it I brought it He was poisoned There is no need for further investigation It was definitely poisoning If it does this to a chicken then a man would surely die too This kind of poison cannot be easily obtained on the streets Those jerks They must have seen through him I was able to settle in Chilpae with a gang of thieves as you ordered me to Have you notified the family? Pull out everyone involved in the counterfeit money investigation My lord! We can't let them get hurt because of us I'll have to get involved personally Call in the elite troops Bring them to the station Oh my baby After all the camphoric ginseng I've had this is the first time in my life I've found a genuine wild ginseng OK, I'll make your prison time easy Park Bo from now on, you better behave! No, not like this Father What's that? That looks like ginseng What are you mumbling about ginseng? The people at the Police Bureau are collecting money to send to Jang-Gak's funeral You're not contributing anything? What?! After working as a clerk for 20 years my one month salary is about 54 liters of barley What spare money do I have? I don't have enough money to eat But I put in some barley under your name What did you say? You idiot! Brother, they said that father wore this Hold on When did your father wear it? They say he was wearing it when he passed away I'll burn it Go inside and rest your eyes What are you doing over here? Don't you know funeral house etiquette? Where did they say the corpse was found? On a mountain in Ae-oh-gae There's a fish odor and salty taste on his shoes He was poisoned in some place with fish and then disposed on the mountain What? The nearest port to Mt.
Ae-oh-gae My lord Did you give a notice to Magistrate Choi? Yes, he is in the inner shrine What is the hat for? I think it would be better to change our disguises It's still on my mind that many people saw us yesterday These aren't Chinese bellflowers, right? What are you saying? This is true mountain ginseng The wild ginseng that's hard to get It was such a hassle for me to get these Since each of these roots goes for ten nyangs please handle them very carefully What's this thread? I can take it off, right? No! You can't Use it as it is and return it the same way Yes, young master, I will But where were you able to obtain this precious ginseng? This? From my father's drawer Well umm From an herbalist my father knows Thanks for getting them for me so quickly It was nothing no need to thank me If it's for you, Chae-Ohk I'll not only get wild ginseng but one of those beautiful stars in your eyes Chae-Ohk, are you ready? Yes, let's go Man, and we were just getting into the mood He can't even feel the mood Good grief! What did you say? You must greet elder when you see him! Why are you hitting me? Why am I hitting? You idiot You're saying this is truly mountain ginseng that's grown for 100 years? This is the first time in my life I've ever found ginseng like this Just spread the word for me I'll pay you no small amount for your service How much will you sell it at? Well now We should receive 100 nyangs for one root Right? Yes, of course 100 nyangs?! I can't believe it! For 100 nyangs, you can get a decent house Isn't that too expensive? That's why it's ginseng aged for 100 years If this were as common as a Chinese bellflower, one coin would suffice That's true but I've searched for ginseng for a long time but I've never seen ginseng like this But It's possible that something as high quality as this is camphoric How dare you say that?! If you don't have the cash to buy it then stand aside! Don't ruin it for others No, I didn't mean I told you not to touch it! Oh! Welcome! What a pity, you can't see My stick is just the same as my eyes What would you like? Please give us one bowl of hot soup I'm so hungry Please hurry and serve us Yes, sir.
Just one moment please I heard it was 100 nyangs for a root of wild mountain ginseng It is Sir! What's the matter? My mother no longer has strength in her legs so she cannot walk well Medicine doesn't help things and we're on our way back from seeing a renowned doctor However He said that the only method to save her is to use wild ginseng I only have ten nyangs right now I I'll work and pay back the rest so please just one root Please sell me one root What a sad story Yeah, it is Sir No matter how unfortunate your situation well, you only have ten nyangs I'm sorry but that's not enough This person has helped me since Song-pah OK, OK, we'll try this business again I just can't trust you Five years ago, I was swindled so I suffered because of it for so long How could you say that? I know a thing or two about ginseng Good grief! You can't even see, so how can you know about ginseng? Camphoric ginseng grows well in the shade of birch trees or under moist spots of varnish trees Though I can't see anything in front of me now I was an herbalist before I went blind I can distinguish between wild and camphoric ginseng just by touching them What are you waiting for? Is something bothering you? Well It's real wild ginseng whether or not he touches it So hurry and give it here Here Wild ginseng has a lumpy body with strong thin and long roots like a tree But camphoric ginseng has a long body with roots soft as yarn However, this This seems like wild ginseng but it also seems like it is not May I lightly touch my tongue to it? Go ahead Why you fool! This is genuine wild ginseng! Not only that, this is the best wild ginseng I've ever seen! Wow! The best?! You can get more than just 100 nyangs Of course! I'll buy it! Oh, that root I gave him Where did he go? Why that thieving! I knew he was up to no good I knew there was something strange about him.
Thief! I'll reconsider this, OK? Sorry! Boy, return it to her Mother Come on What is the meaning of this? Some man gave it to us as he passed by so I I told you to give it back Mother Do it Take it That's fine Just give me five nyangs Pardon? It's the same person as the man we saw at the dock yesterday Was it fake wild ginseng? It was genuine Then how For five nyangs Not only is she chivalrous in spirit but she has a gentle heart If only we had met her first Yesterday, she was disguised as a man at the dock but today, she's wearing a skirt and selling ginseng I can't figure out what she does She's a damo for the Police Bureau What? How did it go? I lost them Dang All the merchants are gone now Is this ruined now? At least we're lucky that we weren't exposed by that swindler for having camphoric ginseng What should we do now? We have two roots left so let's wait a little more That's 100 nyangs My goodness, a new customer Chae-Ohk, what are you doing? Hurry and give this man a root We'll take only one root for now If we verify it to be real wild ginseng, we'll buy the rest Go ahead Where will you stay for tonight? We will stay here Please come whenever All right then We'll see you later Let's go inside OK Please go inside first Sweep it clean! Yes, sir! It's snowing in March This weather is really strange Did you trade twelve rolls of silk in Chilpae? Yes, sir! I have returned Pil-Bong, how did it go? I received it in cash OK, good work Go unpack your things and rest Yes, sir To Yookju market in Jong-ro, send 10 sets of nine piece plates 20 sets of seven piece plates 12 rolls of satin 10 rolls of Chinese silk, silk, and velvet Hurry! Yes, sir! Is anyone here? What is this? Hey Who let these people in here? Send them away immediately! Yes, sir! Please leave now! We have come to sell herbs Please leave! Back off What did you say? Please tell Magistrate Choi that the herbalist from So-yoh mountain in Yeon-chun has arrived When were you last in Hansung? Seven years ago Have many things changed? The surroundings are just the same but the people's hearts have changed Isn't that because of all these bureaucrats who only help themselves? It's only natural that the people have become more bitter How much has come in? Three days ago, we moved from Ma-san port to the mountains And the quantity? All the guns and explosives are there How is Gak-Chool doing? For a country man who's used to using his fists, he's doing well When we exchange the counterfeits for real money we handle the rest of it at our market The time is not far off I will meet our lord soon and go up to the mountain hideout myself Go ahead The police aren't moving like they normally do I'm aware of that I've taken care of a spy named Jang-Gak who got in very deep with the thieves They say that the royal court is concerned with the counterfeit money You better be extremely careful Don't worry The police see the markets as victims The mountain hideout must be more careful than us here This is giving me a headache No matter how much I look at these, nothing seems strange Chae-Ohk They all look the same to me It seems like we picked the wrong ones What's all this? Are you washing your face? What are you doing? This is money we just received and this is money made by the government I know that A coin is made out of copper and tin But you probably know that most copper is shipped from China since we don't have much here I know that too! If the counterfeiters put in the right amount of copper then it may cost more to make a single coin If you were making a counterfeit coin would you put in the same amount of copper as the government does? Well let's see I probably would only put Look! But why isn't this one sinking? Because it's a fake Copper is heavier than tin so the real coin would sink first We caught them We need to tell the commander! My lord! Wait until we get to the bottom of this Chae-Ohk Do you want to get punished by the commander again? Those men are watching us already If we take a wrong step everything will be ruined Watching? Hey, I don't see anyone suspicious Two guys are already hiding and keeping watch Those fools! I dare those jerks to come If it were you, would you leave without planting men to keep watch? Chae-Ohk Well then What do we do until those guys come? Are you really going to do it? Then what do you want me to do? How are we going to live after we leave Hansung? They said the herbalists aren't very bright We'll do this just one more time and get out of here For some reason, I'm nervous What happens if we get caught by that damo again, honey? You're ruining things before they've even begun That damo is at the police station Is there any reason she'd be drinking at some inn? Is there?! I get it What do you get?! About the damo My lord, please stop drinking How can you handle them when you are drunk? This is only my third drink Back in my youth I could fight all the gangs even after a whole bottle of booze Don't worry about it They're not just a typical gang They kill for amusement That's what I'm saying Even if they have guns instead of knives, I'm not afraid Don't you know my nick name? I'm the monster-catching Baek Ju-Wan! Monster catcher! And we never lost anyone while working undercover together, right? Though that was mostly you Yeah, I like it Come soon, you scum Come so we can catch you guys and go home to see my Man-Seok Man-Seok Chae-Ohk You've seen my son, right? He's just over a year old He's so smart! I read the first thousand Chinese characters to him and he started to move his mouth I listened and I think he started to memorize them! He's going to grow up to be someone big don't you think? My lord Would you pour me a cup too? You can't We don't know when they're going to come My lord About my mother and my brother Would you please try to find them again? I shouldn't have said those things I searched as much as I could Forget them now Didn't I tell you? Too hard.
Your mother's been isolated because of her deadly disease And your brother ran away branded as a traitor Would he be listed under servant class or nobleman class? He must be hiding in the mountains and can't come back He may no longer be in this world either All I mean is If he were alive he would be pursued for his whole life It would be too painful I shouldn't have said anything Inn keeper, bring us some more alcohol Father, does a man who is sincere in everything smell like ink? No matter what happens always be with your sister Jae-Hui! Jae-Hui! Honey! Be careful! Be quiet! Just watch my back! What the Hey You Should I bite my fingertip and write in blood? Who is this guy? Do you know him? This guy I told him that if I ever caught him again, I'd cut off his hand I was just I wasn't stealing I was leaving town and wanted to warm myself You treacherous scum! I'm not with them How dare you fraud us with fakes?! Were your eyes bigger than your stomachs?! I'm not with them! I was just here to rest my back If you can't believe me, ask my wife! Honey, I'm saying the truth, right? Yeah That man talks too much Honey honey! You probably don't have any explanations So you'll never lie again I'll cut out your tongue Why wouldn't we have run away when we knew the truth? Even if you were watching us from outside, we could have escaped Then are you saying you were waiting for us intentionally? Yes, I am When there are so many swindlers who would give real roots? If you want to make a deal for our hidden ten best roots let my brother go Did you say ten best roots? I did How can we trust this girl? You can hold me while my brother comes back with the roots If it's still a lie then cut my tongue or cut off my head.
Do as you please Is she telling the truth? She is All right then Come to the pavilion near Kwang-tong bridge at sunrise If you're even a little late she will be on her way to hell I understand Take her away Yes Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk! What about that man and woman? Take them away I'm not with them! Commander! Commander! Commander! Commander Wait What if I only get yelled at after reporting? What should I do? I'll find the roots first Hey hey! Yes, sir? Put two officers on alert standby immediately! Include a few snipers as well What's going on? We're catching some thieves, what else? Move it! Yes, sir! You too! You too, fool! Yes, sir! Clerk Ahn! Clerk Ahn! Come out, Clerk Ahn! Clerk Ahn! Come out! What is it at this hour of the night?! A person can't sleep! Don't you even sleep? This is very urgent Please just get me ten more roots of camphoric ginseng At least make a decent request to someone you woke up Where would I get ten roots of camphoric ginseng? Don't be like this Please just get me ten more roots Chae-Ohk's life is on the line Chae-Ohk is That's what I said! In the morning Byung-Taek gave us three roots he got from your herbalist friend Let's hurry and go to that herbalist I said it's urgent! Three roots? Camphoric ginseng? It can't be! Oh my! Where is that scoundrel, Byung-Taek?! Where are you?! You fool! Byung-Taek! You fool! About the camphoric ginseng Let go! Byung-Taek, you fool! Brother If it's the ten best roots, that's 1000 nyangs Isn't that too much at one time? Should we ask Brother Gak-Chool first? Work fast, settle fast! We'll deal quickly and get out Also I'm giving them 300 nyangs and I'm giving the rest as a money order Don't worry All right You idiot! We're playing amongst ourselves and you're using counterfeits? Bring out your other coins You have eyes like a demon Chae-Ohk, you idiot You should have reported this to the commander when I said so Why are you making things so difficult? Dang Let's hurry My lord! What the heck What the heck did you order Chae-Ohk to do?! What did you command that her life would be at stake? What are you saying? My lord! What's going on? Officer Baek took snipers and two officers If something happens to Chae-Ohk I don't care if you're a commander! I won't let you get away with this! Bring the elite troops immediately! Yes, sir! Are you asking me to untie you? Then after I untie you will you lose your hand as promised? Are you asking me not to untie you? Wait here for a moment I'm going to check it out first I don't even have the roots Darn Heaven help me Aren't you going in? The sun will rise soon Hold on, you idiot I'm catching my breath You wench! Not only do you try to sell fake ginseng roots but you try to steal real roots? It's almost time for sun rise and seeing as her brother has not returned Your life is at an end There's no mistake These two were planning on escaping and meeting somewhere Wench, where's your meeting location? Answer him now! What did you say? I have something to tell you What is it? Take this off If you set us free I'll tell you a really huge secret Secret? What is it? Tell me quickly You're so impatient First promise me that you'll free us A tied up man wants to make a deal? OK fine, I'll make you a deal If you don't tell me your secret immediately I'll cut your throat Tell me! I'll tell you The truth is I have to use the bathroom very badly OK, I'll tell you! The girl who tried to run away is a damo for the Police Bureau Is that true? Why would I lie with my life at stake? I brought them as promised Dang! Did they find out? Wicked girl It is almost sunrise He's not coming Get rid of her But it's a waste to just kill her Filthy man Do as you please Your skin is so soft Don't ask for death Don't make a fuss I'll untie you gently so just be quiet If you just do as I say I might even take you in Chae-Ohk Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk! Please, officer! Listen to my incredible story This idiot talks too much! Move it! Please stop hitting me! I get hit here and there everywhere! Am I some village drum anyone can beat? You fool! What did I say? I told you I thought we'd be caught by that damo again! What did you say? Why you! How could this happen? How could that damo be at that inn? Is she a damo or a bar girl? You must think you're an inn keeper! This way! My lord! These are counterfeits! They were hidden under a chest full of ginseng roots Those scumbags! We caught them! My lord! We found them! These are counterfeits! My lord! Who ordered you to do this? My lord I told you to report before you move in Did you not hear what I said? My lord that was I wanted to find the root of the problem first I said we should do it I had confidence Are you saying it was you again? Confidence? Did you say confidence? After telling you so many times You could have been raped And you still only believe in your confidence?! My lord! We found the counterfeits and we caught all the criminals It's not that I don't understand your intentions But someone was watching us and I was afraid that we'd blow our cover That's enough Get off of this case immediately Until further notice, go into confinement My lord I was just trying to do my job I wanted to get vengeance for Jang-Gak I wanted to work off your grudge as well Don't make me say this twice I understand If what I did was wrong then I'd rather leave the Police Bureau I'll stop getting in the way and pick up and leave You're really Chae-Ohk.
Chae-Ohk! My lord Go to the dock and capture the inn keeper Noh Gak-Chool! Why are you doing this? Who are you? Me? I'm Officer Lee Won-Hae of the Left Police Bureau You circulated counterfeits, didn't you? You know that's a capital crime, right? What are you talking about? What the heck are you doing?! Shut up and follow me quietly You scum! Lower him again! We could not find the molding plates or the forge associated with the counterfeits I checked bills and money orders in every market But there was nothing suspicious Were we mistaken? My lord, that is not so If half of the money they used to pay for the ginseng roots were fake we could suppose that the money was obtained through someone else But all of the coins were counterfeit They're clearly members of the counterfeiting organization For now, I think I should inform the Police Chief The Police Chief is at the Right Police Bureau to discuss security for the next royal visit Darn it Why can't police just do police work? Let's go together Where is Chae-Ohk now? She's in her room with both doors shut Please go and return I will punish her severely How could she talk to you like that? Give me Chae-Ohk's badge Please try to understand her a little Prepare to leave for the Right Police Bureau Who are you? My name is Jae-Hui She's a new servant girl Servant girl? This little one? I wish I could fly away Up to the sky I wish I could fly above that sky Do you wish that too, little one? Are you inside? Yes My mother was a mistress She would leave the room at dawn and return after I had fallen asleep She was the mistress to the local magistrate who always smelled like salt My mother gave birth to me at seventeen and everyone called me the child of a mistress When I was getting more used to being called that rather than my own name, Hwangbo Yoon My father passed away The first time I could call him "father" was when I was 24 years old He passed away right after that I had regrets for the first time in my life I was ashamed to see myself since I did not know my father's heart and since I could not look into my own heart Have you ever looked into your heart? What are you asking me? I do not understand since I am uneducated I was half noble blood and half commoner's blood I wasn't a human or a servant Though I wore human clothes spoke like a human, and ate the food of a human My father and I were not like family I'd rather have lived like a servant but no one granted me that wish A dog or a pig with human's clothes I was never any more or less than that My lord I'm as contemptible as a dog or a pig Chae-Ohk I just want to see you have a good life and protect you But when I want you to take only one step you take two steps Why can you not see that such a small step is the difference between life and death? Even in combat tactics, you must give yourself some extra room Why do you always fight with your back to the wall and force yourself into a corner? I didn't mean for you to turn in your badge I have no intention of sending you away Don't be hurt anymore I did not do it because I was hurt Then? I hate to always put you in distress If you value me that much then you just have to do as I say from now on My lord! No one has confined me as much as you have and no one has freed me as much as you have However, now I have become a large obstacle to you I am as light as a leaf and lowly as one can be I cannot become a burden to you, my lord So? It would be better if I left So then are you saying that you want to leave? Do you know that leaving the Police Bureau is also ending things with me? I'll ask you again Do you really want to end your relation with me? Tell me If that's for your sake That's enough! If you won't stop your stubbornness then I too am fine with it I heard the Police captured Gak-Chool What is the meaning of this? I told him to think three times before moving once.
Noh Gak-Chool, you fool He trusted in his physical strength before moving How could he get a greater enterprise than this? Is ginseng an ordinary thing? If you look at the situation, he wasn't moving carelessly Rather than seeing it as a mistake on our people we should see this as the police having greater initiative You too, Magistrate Choi should have dealt not only with the goods but should have been concerned with where they came from Are you telling me to take responsibility for this? I am only saying that a general must share praise and criticism with his followers And so? We must get him out as soon as possible We must not move thoughtlessly Everything could go wrong if we make a mistake Even if we miss the chance, we can redo everything Wouldn't it be better if Gak-Chool just kept quiet? A secret buried in the grave can't be dug out Right now What are you saying? Leave Gak-Chool to die Is that it?! A small sacrifice for the greater good Stay calm.
Think about it If we can succeed with Gak-Chool's sacrifice that sacrifice would have more meaning than anything else! Magistrate Choi Why are you so short-sighted? Gak-Chool is one of my brothers who has lived with us for ten years If we abandon a brother like that who would trust and follow us? Well then Are you proposing to break into prison? If that's what it takes! I will save him by all means I will save him with my own hands Boss Jang!
Ae-oh-gae My lord Did you give a notice to Magistrate Choi? Yes, he is in the inner shrine What is the hat for? I think it would be better to change our disguises It's still on my mind that many people saw us yesterday These aren't Chinese bellflowers, right? What are you saying? This is true mountain ginseng The wild ginseng that's hard to get It was such a hassle for me to get these Since each of these roots goes for ten nyangs please handle them very carefully What's this thread? I can take it off, right? No! You can't Use it as it is and return it the same way Yes, young master, I will But where were you able to obtain this precious ginseng? This? From my father's drawer Well umm From an herbalist my father knows Thanks for getting them for me so quickly It was nothing no need to thank me If it's for you, Chae-Ohk I'll not only get wild ginseng but one of those beautiful stars in your eyes Chae-Ohk, are you ready? Yes, let's go Man, and we were just getting into the mood He can't even feel the mood Good grief! What did you say? You must greet elder when you see him! Why are you hitting me? Why am I hitting? You idiot You're saying this is truly mountain ginseng that's grown for 100 years? This is the first time in my life I've ever found ginseng like this Just spread the word for me I'll pay you no small amount for your service How much will you sell it at? Well now We should receive 100 nyangs for one root Right? Yes, of course 100 nyangs?! I can't believe it! For 100 nyangs, you can get a decent house Isn't that too expensive? That's why it's ginseng aged for 100 years If this were as common as a Chinese bellflower, one coin would suffice That's true but I've searched for ginseng for a long time but I've never seen ginseng like this But It's possible that something as high quality as this is camphoric How dare you say that?! If you don't have the cash to buy it then stand aside! Don't ruin it for others No, I didn't mean I told you not to touch it! Oh! Welcome! What a pity, you can't see My stick is just the same as my eyes What would you like? Please give us one bowl of hot soup I'm so hungry Please hurry and serve us Yes, sir.
Just one moment please I heard it was 100 nyangs for a root of wild mountain ginseng It is Sir! What's the matter? My mother no longer has strength in her legs so she cannot walk well Medicine doesn't help things and we're on our way back from seeing a renowned doctor However He said that the only method to save her is to use wild ginseng I only have ten nyangs right now I I'll work and pay back the rest so please just one root Please sell me one root What a sad story Yeah, it is Sir No matter how unfortunate your situation well, you only have ten nyangs I'm sorry but that's not enough This person has helped me since Song-pah OK, OK, we'll try this business again I just can't trust you Five years ago, I was swindled so I suffered because of it for so long How could you say that? I know a thing or two about ginseng Good grief! You can't even see, so how can you know about ginseng? Camphoric ginseng grows well in the shade of birch trees or under moist spots of varnish trees Though I can't see anything in front of me now I was an herbalist before I went blind I can distinguish between wild and camphoric ginseng just by touching them What are you waiting for? Is something bothering you? Well It's real wild ginseng whether or not he touches it So hurry and give it here Here Wild ginseng has a lumpy body with strong thin and long roots like a tree But camphoric ginseng has a long body with roots soft as yarn However, this This seems like wild ginseng but it also seems like it is not May I lightly touch my tongue to it? Go ahead Why you fool! This is genuine wild ginseng! Not only that, this is the best wild ginseng I've ever seen! Wow! The best?! You can get more than just 100 nyangs Of course! I'll buy it! Oh, that root I gave him Where did he go? Why that thieving! I knew he was up to no good I knew there was something strange about him.
Thief! I'll reconsider this, OK? Sorry! Boy, return it to her Mother Come on What is the meaning of this? Some man gave it to us as he passed by so I I told you to give it back Mother Do it Take it That's fine Just give me five nyangs Pardon? It's the same person as the man we saw at the dock yesterday Was it fake wild ginseng? It was genuine Then how For five nyangs Not only is she chivalrous in spirit but she has a gentle heart If only we had met her first Yesterday, she was disguised as a man at the dock but today, she's wearing a skirt and selling ginseng I can't figure out what she does She's a damo for the Police Bureau What? How did it go? I lost them Dang All the merchants are gone now Is this ruined now? At least we're lucky that we weren't exposed by that swindler for having camphoric ginseng What should we do now? We have two roots left so let's wait a little more That's 100 nyangs My goodness, a new customer Chae-Ohk, what are you doing? Hurry and give this man a root We'll take only one root for now If we verify it to be real wild ginseng, we'll buy the rest Go ahead Where will you stay for tonight? We will stay here Please come whenever All right then We'll see you later Let's go inside OK Please go inside first Sweep it clean! Yes, sir! It's snowing in March This weather is really strange Did you trade twelve rolls of silk in Chilpae? Yes, sir! I have returned Pil-Bong, how did it go? I received it in cash OK, good work Go unpack your things and rest Yes, sir To Yookju market in Jong-ro, send 10 sets of nine piece plates 20 sets of seven piece plates 12 rolls of satin 10 rolls of Chinese silk, silk, and velvet Hurry! Yes, sir! Is anyone here? What is this? Hey Who let these people in here? Send them away immediately! Yes, sir! Please leave now! We have come to sell herbs Please leave! Back off What did you say? Please tell Magistrate Choi that the herbalist from So-yoh mountain in Yeon-chun has arrived When were you last in Hansung? Seven years ago Have many things changed? The surroundings are just the same but the people's hearts have changed Isn't that because of all these bureaucrats who only help themselves? It's only natural that the people have become more bitter How much has come in? Three days ago, we moved from Ma-san port to the mountains And the quantity? All the guns and explosives are there How is Gak-Chool doing? For a country man who's used to using his fists, he's doing well When we exchange the counterfeits for real money we handle the rest of it at our market The time is not far off I will meet our lord soon and go up to the mountain hideout myself Go ahead The police aren't moving like they normally do I'm aware of that I've taken care of a spy named Jang-Gak who got in very deep with the thieves They say that the royal court is concerned with the counterfeit money You better be extremely careful Don't worry The police see the markets as victims The mountain hideout must be more careful than us here This is giving me a headache No matter how much I look at these, nothing seems strange Chae-Ohk They all look the same to me It seems like we picked the wrong ones What's all this? Are you washing your face? What are you doing? This is money we just received and this is money made by the government I know that A coin is made out of copper and tin But you probably know that most copper is shipped from China since we don't have much here I know that too! If the counterfeiters put in the right amount of copper then it may cost more to make a single coin If you were making a counterfeit coin would you put in the same amount of copper as the government does? Well let's see I probably would only put Look! But why isn't this one sinking? Because it's a fake Copper is heavier than tin so the real coin would sink first We caught them We need to tell the commander! My lord! Wait until we get to the bottom of this Chae-Ohk Do you want to get punished by the commander again? Those men are watching us already If we take a wrong step everything will be ruined Watching? Hey, I don't see anyone suspicious Two guys are already hiding and keeping watch Those fools! I dare those jerks to come If it were you, would you leave without planting men to keep watch? Chae-Ohk Well then What do we do until those guys come? Are you really going to do it? Then what do you want me to do? How are we going to live after we leave Hansung? They said the herbalists aren't very bright We'll do this just one more time and get out of here For some reason, I'm nervous What happens if we get caught by that damo again, honey? You're ruining things before they've even begun That damo is at the police station Is there any reason she'd be drinking at some inn? Is there?! I get it What do you get?! About the damo My lord, please stop drinking How can you handle them when you are drunk? This is only my third drink Back in my youth I could fight all the gangs even after a whole bottle of booze Don't worry about it They're not just a typical gang They kill for amusement That's what I'm saying Even if they have guns instead of knives, I'm not afraid Don't you know my nick name? I'm the monster-catching Baek Ju-Wan! Monster catcher! And we never lost anyone while working undercover together, right? Though that was mostly you Yeah, I like it Come soon, you scum Come so we can catch you guys and go home to see my Man-Seok Man-Seok Chae-Ohk You've seen my son, right? He's just over a year old He's so smart! I read the first thousand Chinese characters to him and he started to move his mouth I listened and I think he started to memorize them! He's going to grow up to be someone big don't you think? My lord Would you pour me a cup too? You can't We don't know when they're going to come My lord About my mother and my brother Would you please try to find them again? I shouldn't have said those things I searched as much as I could Forget them now Didn't I tell you? Too hard.
Your mother's been isolated because of her deadly disease And your brother ran away branded as a traitor Would he be listed under servant class or nobleman class? He must be hiding in the mountains and can't come back He may no longer be in this world either All I mean is If he were alive he would be pursued for his whole life It would be too painful I shouldn't have said anything Inn keeper, bring us some more alcohol Father, does a man who is sincere in everything smell like ink? No matter what happens always be with your sister Jae-Hui! Jae-Hui! Honey! Be careful! Be quiet! Just watch my back! What the Hey You Should I bite my fingertip and write in blood? Who is this guy? Do you know him? This guy I told him that if I ever caught him again, I'd cut off his hand I was just I wasn't stealing I was leaving town and wanted to warm myself You treacherous scum! I'm not with them How dare you fraud us with fakes?! Were your eyes bigger than your stomachs?! I'm not with them! I was just here to rest my back If you can't believe me, ask my wife! Honey, I'm saying the truth, right? Yeah That man talks too much Honey honey! You probably don't have any explanations So you'll never lie again I'll cut out your tongue Why wouldn't we have run away when we knew the truth? Even if you were watching us from outside, we could have escaped Then are you saying you were waiting for us intentionally? Yes, I am When there are so many swindlers who would give real roots? If you want to make a deal for our hidden ten best roots let my brother go Did you say ten best roots? I did How can we trust this girl? You can hold me while my brother comes back with the roots If it's still a lie then cut my tongue or cut off my head.
Do as you please Is she telling the truth? She is All right then Come to the pavilion near Kwang-tong bridge at sunrise If you're even a little late she will be on her way to hell I understand Take her away Yes Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk! What about that man and woman? Take them away I'm not with them! Commander! Commander! Commander! Commander Wait What if I only get yelled at after reporting? What should I do? I'll find the roots first Hey hey! Yes, sir? Put two officers on alert standby immediately! Include a few snipers as well What's going on? We're catching some thieves, what else? Move it! Yes, sir! You too! You too, fool! Yes, sir! Clerk Ahn! Clerk Ahn! Come out, Clerk Ahn! Clerk Ahn! Come out! What is it at this hour of the night?! A person can't sleep! Don't you even sleep? This is very urgent Please just get me ten more roots of camphoric ginseng At least make a decent request to someone you woke up Where would I get ten roots of camphoric ginseng? Don't be like this Please just get me ten more roots Chae-Ohk's life is on the line Chae-Ohk is That's what I said! In the morning Byung-Taek gave us three roots he got from your herbalist friend Let's hurry and go to that herbalist I said it's urgent! Three roots? Camphoric ginseng? It can't be! Oh my! Where is that scoundrel, Byung-Taek?! Where are you?! You fool! Byung-Taek! You fool! About the camphoric ginseng Let go! Byung-Taek, you fool! Brother If it's the ten best roots, that's 1000 nyangs Isn't that too much at one time? Should we ask Brother Gak-Chool first? Work fast, settle fast! We'll deal quickly and get out Also I'm giving them 300 nyangs and I'm giving the rest as a money order Don't worry All right You idiot! We're playing amongst ourselves and you're using counterfeits? Bring out your other coins You have eyes like a demon Chae-Ohk, you idiot You should have reported this to the commander when I said so Why are you making things so difficult? Dang Let's hurry My lord! What the heck What the heck did you order Chae-Ohk to do?! What did you command that her life would be at stake? What are you saying? My lord! What's going on? Officer Baek took snipers and two officers If something happens to Chae-Ohk I don't care if you're a commander! I won't let you get away with this! Bring the elite troops immediately! Yes, sir! Are you asking me to untie you? Then after I untie you will you lose your hand as promised? Are you asking me not to untie you? Wait here for a moment I'm going to check it out first I don't even have the roots Darn Heaven help me Aren't you going in? The sun will rise soon Hold on, you idiot I'm catching my breath You wench! Not only do you try to sell fake ginseng roots but you try to steal real roots? It's almost time for sun rise and seeing as her brother has not returned Your life is at an end There's no mistake These two were planning on escaping and meeting somewhere Wench, where's your meeting location? Answer him now! What did you say? I have something to tell you What is it? Take this off If you set us free I'll tell you a really huge secret Secret? What is it? Tell me quickly You're so impatient First promise me that you'll free us A tied up man wants to make a deal? OK fine, I'll make you a deal If you don't tell me your secret immediately I'll cut your throat Tell me! I'll tell you The truth is I have to use the bathroom very badly OK, I'll tell you! The girl who tried to run away is a damo for the Police Bureau Is that true? Why would I lie with my life at stake? I brought them as promised Dang! Did they find out? Wicked girl It is almost sunrise He's not coming Get rid of her But it's a waste to just kill her Filthy man Do as you please Your skin is so soft Don't ask for death Don't make a fuss I'll untie you gently so just be quiet If you just do as I say I might even take you in Chae-Ohk Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk! Please, officer! Listen to my incredible story This idiot talks too much! Move it! Please stop hitting me! I get hit here and there everywhere! Am I some village drum anyone can beat? You fool! What did I say? I told you I thought we'd be caught by that damo again! What did you say? Why you! How could this happen? How could that damo be at that inn? Is she a damo or a bar girl? You must think you're an inn keeper! This way! My lord! These are counterfeits! They were hidden under a chest full of ginseng roots Those scumbags! We caught them! My lord! We found them! These are counterfeits! My lord! Who ordered you to do this? My lord I told you to report before you move in Did you not hear what I said? My lord that was I wanted to find the root of the problem first I said we should do it I had confidence Are you saying it was you again? Confidence? Did you say confidence? After telling you so many times You could have been raped And you still only believe in your confidence?! My lord! We found the counterfeits and we caught all the criminals It's not that I don't understand your intentions But someone was watching us and I was afraid that we'd blow our cover That's enough Get off of this case immediately Until further notice, go into confinement My lord I was just trying to do my job I wanted to get vengeance for Jang-Gak I wanted to work off your grudge as well Don't make me say this twice I understand If what I did was wrong then I'd rather leave the Police Bureau I'll stop getting in the way and pick up and leave You're really Chae-Ohk.
Chae-Ohk! My lord Go to the dock and capture the inn keeper Noh Gak-Chool! Why are you doing this? Who are you? Me? I'm Officer Lee Won-Hae of the Left Police Bureau You circulated counterfeits, didn't you? You know that's a capital crime, right? What are you talking about? What the heck are you doing?! Shut up and follow me quietly You scum! Lower him again! We could not find the molding plates or the forge associated with the counterfeits I checked bills and money orders in every market But there was nothing suspicious Were we mistaken? My lord, that is not so If half of the money they used to pay for the ginseng roots were fake we could suppose that the money was obtained through someone else But all of the coins were counterfeit They're clearly members of the counterfeiting organization For now, I think I should inform the Police Chief The Police Chief is at the Right Police Bureau to discuss security for the next royal visit Darn it Why can't police just do police work? Let's go together Where is Chae-Ohk now? She's in her room with both doors shut Please go and return I will punish her severely How could she talk to you like that? Give me Chae-Ohk's badge Please try to understand her a little Prepare to leave for the Right Police Bureau Who are you? My name is Jae-Hui She's a new servant girl Servant girl? This little one? I wish I could fly away Up to the sky I wish I could fly above that sky Do you wish that too, little one? Are you inside? Yes My mother was a mistress She would leave the room at dawn and return after I had fallen asleep She was the mistress to the local magistrate who always smelled like salt My mother gave birth to me at seventeen and everyone called me the child of a mistress When I was getting more used to being called that rather than my own name, Hwangbo Yoon My father passed away The first time I could call him "father" was when I was 24 years old He passed away right after that I had regrets for the first time in my life I was ashamed to see myself since I did not know my father's heart and since I could not look into my own heart Have you ever looked into your heart? What are you asking me? I do not understand since I am uneducated I was half noble blood and half commoner's blood I wasn't a human or a servant Though I wore human clothes spoke like a human, and ate the food of a human My father and I were not like family I'd rather have lived like a servant but no one granted me that wish A dog or a pig with human's clothes I was never any more or less than that My lord I'm as contemptible as a dog or a pig Chae-Ohk I just want to see you have a good life and protect you But when I want you to take only one step you take two steps Why can you not see that such a small step is the difference between life and death? Even in combat tactics, you must give yourself some extra room Why do you always fight with your back to the wall and force yourself into a corner? I didn't mean for you to turn in your badge I have no intention of sending you away Don't be hurt anymore I did not do it because I was hurt Then? I hate to always put you in distress If you value me that much then you just have to do as I say from now on My lord! No one has confined me as much as you have and no one has freed me as much as you have However, now I have become a large obstacle to you I am as light as a leaf and lowly as one can be I cannot become a burden to you, my lord So? It would be better if I left So then are you saying that you want to leave? Do you know that leaving the Police Bureau is also ending things with me? I'll ask you again Do you really want to end your relation with me? Tell me If that's for your sake That's enough! If you won't stop your stubbornness then I too am fine with it I heard the Police captured Gak-Chool What is the meaning of this? I told him to think three times before moving once.
Noh Gak-Chool, you fool He trusted in his physical strength before moving How could he get a greater enterprise than this? Is ginseng an ordinary thing? If you look at the situation, he wasn't moving carelessly Rather than seeing it as a mistake on our people we should see this as the police having greater initiative You too, Magistrate Choi should have dealt not only with the goods but should have been concerned with where they came from Are you telling me to take responsibility for this? I am only saying that a general must share praise and criticism with his followers And so? We must get him out as soon as possible We must not move thoughtlessly Everything could go wrong if we make a mistake Even if we miss the chance, we can redo everything Wouldn't it be better if Gak-Chool just kept quiet? A secret buried in the grave can't be dug out Right now What are you saying? Leave Gak-Chool to die Is that it?! A small sacrifice for the greater good Stay calm.
Think about it If we can succeed with Gak-Chool's sacrifice that sacrifice would have more meaning than anything else! Magistrate Choi Why are you so short-sighted? Gak-Chool is one of my brothers who has lived with us for ten years If we abandon a brother like that who would trust and follow us? Well then Are you proposing to break into prison? If that's what it takes! I will save him by all means I will save him with my own hands Boss Jang!