Post by TheBo on Jun 25, 2011 9:46:35 GMT -5
Ep9:
Yeong-jo agrees that the charter really looks like San made it. Later, San accuses his faithful retainers who are, understandably, hugely upset. San orders them out and then mourns his powerlessness.
Lady Hyoeui (San’s wife) learns the scholars will petition about the charter (against San). She overhears Princess playing in the yard and they rush over to greet each other. The servants and Hyoeui are shocked, in light of the trouble in the palace, when Princess suggests they play a game in the yard together. Hyoeui makes an excuse for her to her servant and rushes off to meet Lady Hye (San’s mother).
The court fights about whether they should investigate the false charter, and whether the Minister of Justice Hong (San’s relative) should be allowed to make the investigation. Yeong-jo meets with San privately and practically accuses him of pulling the whole thing off. San denies it and seems depressed. Outside San meets Off Jeong and speaks to him bitterly; Jeong is all smoothness and smiles. Inside, Yeong-jo asks for Minister Hong.
Princess and Sir Choi talk about the situation. Princess makes derogatory remarks about the ministers. She knows that San’s relative, Minister Hong, is in her pocket because he knows San cannot be king. (Ed. Note: Justice Min. Hong is the one who pretended to be sick to his brother, who is San’s grandfather, so he could go to the conspirator meeting.) Choi can’t understand what Yeong-jo is thinking, using Hong to investigate in the first place, because he's San's great-uncle. Princess isn’t interested in the answer to this.
San receives a visit from Hyoeui, who presents him with the snacks and tells him about the damo who helped her. Off. Jeong wonders why San raided the compound using the police anyway, as he had other methods available, and sends a henchman to find out.
Song tries to find an escape from the sex slavers. A couple of the girls are dragged out from the barn, and she learns from one of the others that they keep them there without food for about two weeks so they become weak and give up; then they drag them to brothels. (Once they are “initiated,” of course, there is no escape open to them.) So Song has about 5 days.
Uncle, Nam and Dae-su are searching for the escapees and Song. Nam thinks they haven’t left town and says they’ll have to get the guys to come out on their own. They post ads for miner jobs in the crooks’ hometown, as the only boat they can take back there leaves in 5 days, and wait at the tavern for the targets to show. Uncle brings his collection of false beards for disguises.
The obscene art dealer, also apparently a brothel owner (makes sense), tells his steward that he needs a pretty girl for a special guest he’ll have tomorrow. (Ed Note: Some may recognize this steward as the man who bought Song.) Song despairs in her prison, while Dae-su wonders where she is. San feels he’s let them down.
At Dowahseo, Cho-bi is kicking Song out because she does not show up. After hearing Song’s sponsor say he “can’t live without her,” she also concludes that Song is the man’s mistress and is angry because girls like her give damos a bad name. The painters are all summoned to look over the false charter for signs of forgery; they’re pretty disturbed by this. In the yard, sponsor Lee asks another painter, who has a reputation for good copying, what he told Minister Hong. The man becomes huffy and runs off.
While Dae-su and Nam go out to look for the kidnappers, Uncle receives a visit from them in answer to the ad. Uncle tells them “all the other workers are at the harbor,” so they demand to run down there right away. Uncle’s false beard falls off, and they attack him, suspecting a trap. When they run away, Dae-su fortunately stops them, along with Mr. Nam. They learn Song has been sold to a brothel.
At a brothel, sponsor Lee anxiously awaits the girl he’s been promised by the art dealer. He has to pee, and takes a vase out in the yard to do so. The dealer calls for him, and in her barn, Song hears this. As he is led away by the dealer, he hears her calling him, but discounts it as an illusion. She finds her hands wet from the floor and investigates under the matting.
Eunuch Nam goes to the national police with his charter, but they won’t act on it. They tell him what happened with the other charter. Nam tells Uncle and Dae-su to wait, he has to go back to the palace to find out what’s going on. San is looking at the pile of petitions against him; he knows there must be many more. San and Nam meet. Nam explains about the brothel. Nam wants to stay and help, but San sends him back out to find Song.
In the meantime, Song has discovered hard water leaching into the shed, which rots wood. She urges the other girls to help her break through the floor and escape. Sponsor Lee leaves the tavern, satisfied with his deal (he painted and drank and caroused). The art dealer who runs the brothel is angry to learn that his minion paid so much for Song; he’s told she’s super pretty and to take a look. The girls have broken through the floor when the lookout says someone is coming; they cover and sit at their appointed places. As Song is dragged out, the man sees the break in the flooring.
Dae-su and Uncle aren’t having any luck searching brothels, and Uncle is constantly distracted by the loose women. Uncle drags Dae-su home to eat something before they keep searching. Sponsor Lee comes to speak with Song, and learns from Uncle that she was kidnapped and sold to a brothel. The sponsor remembers hearing her voice and the next thing we see is Dae-su running through the streets with Lee shouting in pursuit. Song is about to be beaten (in a blanket so she won’t scar--yuck); Dae-su rushes in and fights the men. Mr. Lee helps Song; the police come and raid the place, apparently due to Mr. Nam and Uncle.
They tell Song about the prince looking for them; she has trouble taking it all in. At home, Mr. Nam tells her she’ll have to wait to meet San; he’ll let them know when.
Yeong-jo learns from Minister Hong that “everyone” told him the handwriting looks like San’s, but “some” thought it could have been work by a master forger. As he leaves, Yeong-jo receives a visit from his queen, who serves him tea and tells him she believes in San. Yeong-jo says he does too, and once he has a certain piece of the puzzle, he’ll know who is lying. She looks mildly disturbed.
Song tells Dae-su she’s going to Dowahseo to do some cleaning so she won’t get into trouble with the inexpressible Cho-bi. While there, she finds the painting she created earlier. As she looks at it, San arrives. They have a tearful, happy, mutually apologetic reunion.
Yeong-jo agrees that the charter really looks like San made it. Later, San accuses his faithful retainers who are, understandably, hugely upset. San orders them out and then mourns his powerlessness.
Lady Hyoeui (San’s wife) learns the scholars will petition about the charter (against San). She overhears Princess playing in the yard and they rush over to greet each other. The servants and Hyoeui are shocked, in light of the trouble in the palace, when Princess suggests they play a game in the yard together. Hyoeui makes an excuse for her to her servant and rushes off to meet Lady Hye (San’s mother).
The court fights about whether they should investigate the false charter, and whether the Minister of Justice Hong (San’s relative) should be allowed to make the investigation. Yeong-jo meets with San privately and practically accuses him of pulling the whole thing off. San denies it and seems depressed. Outside San meets Off Jeong and speaks to him bitterly; Jeong is all smoothness and smiles. Inside, Yeong-jo asks for Minister Hong.
Princess and Sir Choi talk about the situation. Princess makes derogatory remarks about the ministers. She knows that San’s relative, Minister Hong, is in her pocket because he knows San cannot be king. (Ed. Note: Justice Min. Hong is the one who pretended to be sick to his brother, who is San’s grandfather, so he could go to the conspirator meeting.) Choi can’t understand what Yeong-jo is thinking, using Hong to investigate in the first place, because he's San's great-uncle. Princess isn’t interested in the answer to this.
San receives a visit from Hyoeui, who presents him with the snacks and tells him about the damo who helped her. Off. Jeong wonders why San raided the compound using the police anyway, as he had other methods available, and sends a henchman to find out.
Song tries to find an escape from the sex slavers. A couple of the girls are dragged out from the barn, and she learns from one of the others that they keep them there without food for about two weeks so they become weak and give up; then they drag them to brothels. (Once they are “initiated,” of course, there is no escape open to them.) So Song has about 5 days.
Uncle, Nam and Dae-su are searching for the escapees and Song. Nam thinks they haven’t left town and says they’ll have to get the guys to come out on their own. They post ads for miner jobs in the crooks’ hometown, as the only boat they can take back there leaves in 5 days, and wait at the tavern for the targets to show. Uncle brings his collection of false beards for disguises.
The obscene art dealer, also apparently a brothel owner (makes sense), tells his steward that he needs a pretty girl for a special guest he’ll have tomorrow. (Ed Note: Some may recognize this steward as the man who bought Song.) Song despairs in her prison, while Dae-su wonders where she is. San feels he’s let them down.
At Dowahseo, Cho-bi is kicking Song out because she does not show up. After hearing Song’s sponsor say he “can’t live without her,” she also concludes that Song is the man’s mistress and is angry because girls like her give damos a bad name. The painters are all summoned to look over the false charter for signs of forgery; they’re pretty disturbed by this. In the yard, sponsor Lee asks another painter, who has a reputation for good copying, what he told Minister Hong. The man becomes huffy and runs off.
While Dae-su and Nam go out to look for the kidnappers, Uncle receives a visit from them in answer to the ad. Uncle tells them “all the other workers are at the harbor,” so they demand to run down there right away. Uncle’s false beard falls off, and they attack him, suspecting a trap. When they run away, Dae-su fortunately stops them, along with Mr. Nam. They learn Song has been sold to a brothel.
At a brothel, sponsor Lee anxiously awaits the girl he’s been promised by the art dealer. He has to pee, and takes a vase out in the yard to do so. The dealer calls for him, and in her barn, Song hears this. As he is led away by the dealer, he hears her calling him, but discounts it as an illusion. She finds her hands wet from the floor and investigates under the matting.
Eunuch Nam goes to the national police with his charter, but they won’t act on it. They tell him what happened with the other charter. Nam tells Uncle and Dae-su to wait, he has to go back to the palace to find out what’s going on. San is looking at the pile of petitions against him; he knows there must be many more. San and Nam meet. Nam explains about the brothel. Nam wants to stay and help, but San sends him back out to find Song.
In the meantime, Song has discovered hard water leaching into the shed, which rots wood. She urges the other girls to help her break through the floor and escape. Sponsor Lee leaves the tavern, satisfied with his deal (he painted and drank and caroused). The art dealer who runs the brothel is angry to learn that his minion paid so much for Song; he’s told she’s super pretty and to take a look. The girls have broken through the floor when the lookout says someone is coming; they cover and sit at their appointed places. As Song is dragged out, the man sees the break in the flooring.
Dae-su and Uncle aren’t having any luck searching brothels, and Uncle is constantly distracted by the loose women. Uncle drags Dae-su home to eat something before they keep searching. Sponsor Lee comes to speak with Song, and learns from Uncle that she was kidnapped and sold to a brothel. The sponsor remembers hearing her voice and the next thing we see is Dae-su running through the streets with Lee shouting in pursuit. Song is about to be beaten (in a blanket so she won’t scar--yuck); Dae-su rushes in and fights the men. Mr. Lee helps Song; the police come and raid the place, apparently due to Mr. Nam and Uncle.
They tell Song about the prince looking for them; she has trouble taking it all in. At home, Mr. Nam tells her she’ll have to wait to meet San; he’ll let them know when.
Yeong-jo learns from Minister Hong that “everyone” told him the handwriting looks like San’s, but “some” thought it could have been work by a master forger. As he leaves, Yeong-jo receives a visit from his queen, who serves him tea and tells him she believes in San. Yeong-jo says he does too, and once he has a certain piece of the puzzle, he’ll know who is lying. She looks mildly disturbed.
Song tells Dae-su she’s going to Dowahseo to do some cleaning so she won’t get into trouble with the inexpressible Cho-bi. While there, she finds the painting she created earlier. As she looks at it, San arrives. They have a tearful, happy, mutually apologetic reunion.