Post by TheBo on Jun 3, 2011 10:55:53 GMT -5
Ep.4:
The evil, bad and reprehensible court ministers press for the persecution of a little boy and the torture of his innocent servants. The credulous Yeongjo agrees to this plan and all of San’s retainers are scooped up, stunning San and worrying his mother.
Song is unsuccessful in staying in the house of her sponsor. She meets Dae-su’s uncle, who tells her there’s a ruckus in the court over San. At the office of weapon manufacturing, Dae-su is some sort of lowly apprentice—this was the job offered him by the head eunuch last episode. He tries to get sent to the palace but is unsuccessful. When he drops a rifle, he learns they are marked with place of manufacture and date, but since he is illiterate, he can’t read them. Song comes to tell him of San’s problems.
San, his mother and minister grandfather worry and try to figure out what to do. Grandpa wants San to say the boxes belonged to Sado, and that San didn’t know what they contained. He thinks this is the only way San can survive, because one of the servants is bound to make a false confession under torture. San doesn’t want to betray his father and his mom later pleads with him to do it. San breaks down in tears and confesses his unhappiness in the palace and his fear of Yeongjo. Lady Hye-young comforts him.
San goes to Yeongjo, who has been told by the Minister of the Left (I don’t know if this is San’s grandfather or the other minister who is the king’s right hand and San’s tutor) that San has something to say. He demands a confession and “maybe” he’ll let San and Lady H-Y live. San says he won’t lie to save himself and Sado was never a traitor. Yeongjo asks if he can prove it. When San hesitates, Yeongjo pitches a fit at the boy.
Yeongjo’s pet minister brings in the head eunuch, who used to be a soldier (and was the man who jokingly attacked Dae-su and got him the job). Yeongjo tells him he has five days to investigate the armory. When the eunuch wonders whether Yeongjo believes San is being framed, Y says, nah, this is clear evidence, but there’s some weird aspects to this situation so I want a clear picture of what’s going on. The eunuch gathers three other eunuchs to help him track down info, including Dae-su’s uncle, who declares himself a “horrible fighter and a moron….the worst eunuch in the place.” But he has an important job to do…
Dae-su and Song wait for uncle, who is scared he’s going to die and angry that Dae-su is only interested in San’s fate. San kneels in petition outside Yeongjo’s quarters. Uncle remembers that the head eunuch told him his job was to track down the smugglers who sold the weapons. He wanted to back out of the mission, but was told if he disobeyed, he would have to die (for disobeying an order). He comes up with a plan to find a smuggler and get into a gambling game with him. Then Dae-su is supposed to fetch the police to make a raid. They do so, but Dae-su can’t get the police to come until he lies on the ground pitching a fit about his uncle’s “gambling problem.” At the game, uncle wins a lot of money and the others are disgruntled and insult him because he’s a eunuch. They fight, and the landlady runs in and tells them there’s a raid. Uncle helps the smuggler escape the cops, but is regarded with suspicion. What does he want? Uncle claims he wants a rifle to shoot the guy who insulted him and he won’t tell anyone where he got the gun if the smuggler helps in this vendetta. He goes home and tells the kids they were successful, but won’t tell them what he’s up to (it’s too secret).
The head eunuch and the minister discuss the urgency of the situation, someone might confess at any minute. Which is what happens—two people confess San’s guilt. The awful clacking opposition ministers demand that San be interrogated by the king, and many bureaucrats and scholars petition for this.
The head eunuch gets the info he requested from the other two eunuchs, who have turned up half a bill of sale at one of Sado’s missing bodyguard’s homes. Head eunuch and uncle go to the smuggler blacksmith’s storeroom, where they see him put a piece of paper into a box. He tries to run, but is assassinated before they can talk with him. They find the paper, which is another half of the signed bill of sale. Uncle goes home in a daze and cannot answer Dae-su’s questions.
The head eunuch turns the two parts of the bill of sale over to Yeongjo. It’s for 80 rifles, so Yeongjo concludes the false confessions are true. San is arrested. Song overhears Dae-su and uncle arguing over the rifles and tells uncle about the weapons she saw at her sponsor’s house. Uncle tears over to see the head eunuch with a painting by Song of the rifles she saw, and they are the same as the ones found in San’s house. The head eunuch runs to see the king.
The smugglers’ house is searched by officers as someone watches. San is brought before the inquisitors, and told he can escape “interrogation” if he confesses, but he won’t and is about to be tortured. Yeongjo arrives and stops the trial to investigate the rifles. He demands to see them, points out the manufacturing info stamped thereon and makes the head of the office of securities read the date. It’s the month after Sado’s death. Yeongjo declares that San was framed. He brings out the smuggler who stole the guns and says he’ll crush the guy to find the conspirators. He has the two men who head the office of securities (plainly stooges) arrested and interrogated, as well as anyone who is so foolish as to defend them. The king sees the head eunuch as he leaves the security bureau and nods gratefully at him. San stands in the midst of the rags of his “trial,” clearly stunned.
That evening, the head eunuch pretends to scold uncle for bringing the kids in on it. Then he thanks the kids. As Dae-su gets himself into trouble by talking too much, someone skulks around the front door. At the secret location, the court conspirators want the situation hushed up and tell “Sir Oh” (from DJG) to do it. The merchant who smuggled the rifles is murdered in his jail cell, and two of the eunuchs who investigated are murdered in the streets.
San learns from the head eunuch that his friends helped him out. San tells of his promise to them (to stay alive) and asks to meet them. Uncle and Dae-su are stalked by assassins, but uncle outsmarts them. Song, being watched as she hangs laundry, unwittingly evades an assassin’s strike, and she is pulled out of his way by uncle. Uncle and the children run for their lives. San then walks into the yard of their home with the head eunuch, only to find the place has been thoroughly tossed (by the assassins). It looks like Uncle and the kids are too late to catch the ferry boat (across the Han?), but they swim out to meet it as San expresses wishes for their safety at their house.
Uncle and the children discuss their future. Song is sad they didn’t even get to say goodbye to San, but Dae-su calls her a fool--they can still say goodbye. They shout their goodbyes, their future plans, their names, promises to return, and San’s title. (It seems the assassins, as well as the denizens of the ferryboat, are deaf--but San is not.)
As this scene concludes, a man, dressed in white, wakes up in a darkened room as from this dream of children shouting “cho-ah.” “I dreamt about them again,” quoth he. He starts, as though he heard something, then relaxes. In the moonlight, a shrouded someone sneaks about under the porches and close to the walls. A coin is dropped, causing some guards to leave their posts, allowing the masked intruder to go inside some spacious, rather spare quarters. He stabs the sleeping form, but it is merely a pillow under the coverings. The man in white steps out and demands, “Who sent you?” and the assassin replies, “Who are you?”
“Who else would be in this room? I am Yi San, the crown prince you came to kill.” The assassin looks shocked, and Yi San steps toward him…
The evil, bad and reprehensible court ministers press for the persecution of a little boy and the torture of his innocent servants. The credulous Yeongjo agrees to this plan and all of San’s retainers are scooped up, stunning San and worrying his mother.
Song is unsuccessful in staying in the house of her sponsor. She meets Dae-su’s uncle, who tells her there’s a ruckus in the court over San. At the office of weapon manufacturing, Dae-su is some sort of lowly apprentice—this was the job offered him by the head eunuch last episode. He tries to get sent to the palace but is unsuccessful. When he drops a rifle, he learns they are marked with place of manufacture and date, but since he is illiterate, he can’t read them. Song comes to tell him of San’s problems.
San, his mother and minister grandfather worry and try to figure out what to do. Grandpa wants San to say the boxes belonged to Sado, and that San didn’t know what they contained. He thinks this is the only way San can survive, because one of the servants is bound to make a false confession under torture. San doesn’t want to betray his father and his mom later pleads with him to do it. San breaks down in tears and confesses his unhappiness in the palace and his fear of Yeongjo. Lady Hye-young comforts him.
San goes to Yeongjo, who has been told by the Minister of the Left (I don’t know if this is San’s grandfather or the other minister who is the king’s right hand and San’s tutor) that San has something to say. He demands a confession and “maybe” he’ll let San and Lady H-Y live. San says he won’t lie to save himself and Sado was never a traitor. Yeongjo asks if he can prove it. When San hesitates, Yeongjo pitches a fit at the boy.
Yeongjo’s pet minister brings in the head eunuch, who used to be a soldier (and was the man who jokingly attacked Dae-su and got him the job). Yeongjo tells him he has five days to investigate the armory. When the eunuch wonders whether Yeongjo believes San is being framed, Y says, nah, this is clear evidence, but there’s some weird aspects to this situation so I want a clear picture of what’s going on. The eunuch gathers three other eunuchs to help him track down info, including Dae-su’s uncle, who declares himself a “horrible fighter and a moron….the worst eunuch in the place.” But he has an important job to do…
Dae-su and Song wait for uncle, who is scared he’s going to die and angry that Dae-su is only interested in San’s fate. San kneels in petition outside Yeongjo’s quarters. Uncle remembers that the head eunuch told him his job was to track down the smugglers who sold the weapons. He wanted to back out of the mission, but was told if he disobeyed, he would have to die (for disobeying an order). He comes up with a plan to find a smuggler and get into a gambling game with him. Then Dae-su is supposed to fetch the police to make a raid. They do so, but Dae-su can’t get the police to come until he lies on the ground pitching a fit about his uncle’s “gambling problem.” At the game, uncle wins a lot of money and the others are disgruntled and insult him because he’s a eunuch. They fight, and the landlady runs in and tells them there’s a raid. Uncle helps the smuggler escape the cops, but is regarded with suspicion. What does he want? Uncle claims he wants a rifle to shoot the guy who insulted him and he won’t tell anyone where he got the gun if the smuggler helps in this vendetta. He goes home and tells the kids they were successful, but won’t tell them what he’s up to (it’s too secret).
The head eunuch and the minister discuss the urgency of the situation, someone might confess at any minute. Which is what happens—two people confess San’s guilt. The awful clacking opposition ministers demand that San be interrogated by the king, and many bureaucrats and scholars petition for this.
The head eunuch gets the info he requested from the other two eunuchs, who have turned up half a bill of sale at one of Sado’s missing bodyguard’s homes. Head eunuch and uncle go to the smuggler blacksmith’s storeroom, where they see him put a piece of paper into a box. He tries to run, but is assassinated before they can talk with him. They find the paper, which is another half of the signed bill of sale. Uncle goes home in a daze and cannot answer Dae-su’s questions.
The head eunuch turns the two parts of the bill of sale over to Yeongjo. It’s for 80 rifles, so Yeongjo concludes the false confessions are true. San is arrested. Song overhears Dae-su and uncle arguing over the rifles and tells uncle about the weapons she saw at her sponsor’s house. Uncle tears over to see the head eunuch with a painting by Song of the rifles she saw, and they are the same as the ones found in San’s house. The head eunuch runs to see the king.
The smugglers’ house is searched by officers as someone watches. San is brought before the inquisitors, and told he can escape “interrogation” if he confesses, but he won’t and is about to be tortured. Yeongjo arrives and stops the trial to investigate the rifles. He demands to see them, points out the manufacturing info stamped thereon and makes the head of the office of securities read the date. It’s the month after Sado’s death. Yeongjo declares that San was framed. He brings out the smuggler who stole the guns and says he’ll crush the guy to find the conspirators. He has the two men who head the office of securities (plainly stooges) arrested and interrogated, as well as anyone who is so foolish as to defend them. The king sees the head eunuch as he leaves the security bureau and nods gratefully at him. San stands in the midst of the rags of his “trial,” clearly stunned.
That evening, the head eunuch pretends to scold uncle for bringing the kids in on it. Then he thanks the kids. As Dae-su gets himself into trouble by talking too much, someone skulks around the front door. At the secret location, the court conspirators want the situation hushed up and tell “Sir Oh” (from DJG) to do it. The merchant who smuggled the rifles is murdered in his jail cell, and two of the eunuchs who investigated are murdered in the streets.
San learns from the head eunuch that his friends helped him out. San tells of his promise to them (to stay alive) and asks to meet them. Uncle and Dae-su are stalked by assassins, but uncle outsmarts them. Song, being watched as she hangs laundry, unwittingly evades an assassin’s strike, and she is pulled out of his way by uncle. Uncle and the children run for their lives. San then walks into the yard of their home with the head eunuch, only to find the place has been thoroughly tossed (by the assassins). It looks like Uncle and the kids are too late to catch the ferry boat (across the Han?), but they swim out to meet it as San expresses wishes for their safety at their house.
Uncle and the children discuss their future. Song is sad they didn’t even get to say goodbye to San, but Dae-su calls her a fool--they can still say goodbye. They shout their goodbyes, their future plans, their names, promises to return, and San’s title. (It seems the assassins, as well as the denizens of the ferryboat, are deaf--but San is not.)
As this scene concludes, a man, dressed in white, wakes up in a darkened room as from this dream of children shouting “cho-ah.” “I dreamt about them again,” quoth he. He starts, as though he heard something, then relaxes. In the moonlight, a shrouded someone sneaks about under the porches and close to the walls. A coin is dropped, causing some guards to leave their posts, allowing the masked intruder to go inside some spacious, rather spare quarters. He stabs the sleeping form, but it is merely a pillow under the coverings. The man in white steps out and demands, “Who sent you?” and the assassin replies, “Who are you?”
“Who else would be in this room? I am Yi San, the crown prince you came to kill.” The assassin looks shocked, and Yi San steps toward him…