01x02 - A Prelude to Revenge

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(Characters, incidents, and
period depicted are purely fictional.)

There was a time when I was poor yet happy.

My mother felt sorry
for our insufficient meals.

She cut off her precious
hair she got from her parents...

in exchange for dried fish.

You should eat some too.

My father felt sorry for his wife.

Here.

- Thank you.
- Goodbye.

He sold his cherished books...

to buy Mother a present.
Those were the days.

Father.

Hello, Han Soo.

What is this?

You mean, this?

Take it.

Tell her that you bought it for her.

What is this?

Oh, my.

This is silk.

Did you buy this?

Well, I would never steal.

Why did you pay for
something we cannot even eat?

By the way,

what is this?

What am I thinking?

Someone wanted to use the toilet,
and she left it there for a moment.

Cut it out. That belongs to someone else.

We need to see what it is...

to know if someone
forgot this or threw this out.

Goodness.

What is this?

My goodness.

This is...

Arrest all of his family...

and search every nook and cranny!

- Yes!
- Yes!

No, Han Soo!

What are you doing?

- We did not do anything!
- What are you doing?

Han Soo, no!

No! Stop it!

Back then,

I realized anger, hatred,

grief, bitterness, and pain...

all come together...

to form resentment.

Han Soo!

- I will get my revenge.
- Mother!

My deep-rooted resentment and pain...

shall be made known to the world.

That is...

why I became an attorney.

(Episode 2: A Prelude to Revenge)

(Joseon Attorney: A Morality)

How about a deal with me?

We can work together.

I am saying I will spare your life.

A deal is something you make...

when both parties have
something for each other.

What can a mere attorney
offer to a guild master like me?

All right.

Well...

You recently failed...

to secure a supply deal with the palace.

That supply deal with the palace...

you failed to get.

I will make it happen.

There is no way you can do that.

Hey.

Wait!

You little...

Hey!

Wait!

Give me a moment.

Well...

The officer in charge is looking
everywhere for a painting, right?

I will get that for you.

I searched the entire
country as a guild master...

and still could not find it.

How can you get it?

Come on out.

I know...

that man, Pyo,

who owns the painting.

(About a month ago)

There are so many of them.

All right.

Come for some Taffy!

I want one!

- Have some Taffy.
- Please give me one.

- I would like one.
- I want one.

- Eat more.
- This is sweet.

- Eat up.
- Okay.

This is delicious.

I do not know what is happening,

but he is locked up in
prison in Hanseongbu.

I will use my talent as an
attorney to free that man,

then take the painting
instead of my legal fees.

What do you think?

Will you trust me and do this with me?

Do you expect me to trust
you over one trial you won...

with some wordplay you made?

- Not a chance.
- Well, it is...

That sounds more than reasonable.

What?

So instead of looking
for that non existent trust,

you should establish security.

What? This is...

She must be half-asleep.

In that case...

Hey, who is that girl?

You brought her for nothing!

Either put a gag on her or get rid of her!

Three hundred nyang.

Does 300 nyang sound enough...

as security?

That attorney has suspiciously
much information on us.

Do not let him go for such money.

Fine.

However,

I will decide on the security.

Once we polish her up,

she should be quite useful.

She is definitely worth 300 nyang.

Do not say...

she will be worth 300 nyang,
because I do not see it...

You should find another security...

Fine.

She is fine with it.

Will you give us a moment of privacy?

It will only take a moment.

Do not look away, and
keep a watch at all times.

Yes, Master Jang.

What were you...

Thinking? No, I was not thinking.

My head did not make that decision,

but my heart did.

I wanted to give you my trust.

Wait, why?

I do not remember giving you that trust.

But you did make me curious.

I became curious to find out...

what you were about to do and
what you were capable of doing.

But I cannot tell him that.

What are you talking about?

You need to tell me so
that I can understand!

Well, you know. This is it.

Yes?

- It is...
- Yes?

- It is...
- What?

I fell in love at first sight with you.

I wanted to go this far to pay you back...

and help you.

That would be the proper attitude...

of someone in love, would it not?

What?

So, I hope you achieve your goal.

I will buy you some time.

- You are out of your mind.
- Yes.

Wait. Pardon?

You can still be sick without a fever.

You are ill.

So, forget about everything that
happened and be on your way.

Wait. I am not that disloyal.

I am a woman of my word.

I do not like to owe.

You are not owing me. It is love.

This is how it starts.

I hate that even more.

I am only helpful when there is a lawsuit.

I am nothing but trouble
in one's everyday life.

I will be the judge of that.

They say that you are the
last person to know yourself.

Give a shot...

at my judge of character.

But...

Are ten days long enough?

Eleven days?

Twelve?

Then...

thirteen days?

I will finish it in five days.

Great!

Go on.

Gosh.

How can she possibly have feelings for you?

What?

You should have been more strict.

"I have my own plans, so get out of here!"

"Do you not have a life?"

Judging from her character,
she would have asked...

even more follow-up
questions and exhausted me.

Figures. She is into you,
so she is clearly abnormal.

Right.

She has guts, tenacity,
and a bit of lunacy.

I could sense her experience
that she has cultivated...

from dealing with all those
sailors at the merchant house.

However,

she did not smell fishy at all.

I smell something unfamiliar from her.

Is it hemp cloth, perhaps?

She is not...

the one who is into you. You are into her.

That was my first time.

Your first time?

I am sorry.

Having someone apologize to me.

Every time, it was, "I am sorry,
spare my life, or please let me go."

People have only begged me.

It is my first apology in life.

Because no one had
ever sincerely apologized...

to me.

Whatever!

You have never apologized to me either.

Gosh.

Let us have a drink.

(Sowongak)

Search the streets,

and you two can check out the dock.

You will get us caught.

We ought to tell them where she is, though.

You know, show mercy.

It is obvious what
they will do to us, then.

Use your instincts.

Come on.

Gosh.

It has been such a long night.

So, what is your plan?

What do you think it
is? We must release Pyo.

I can get a painting in
return instead of legal fees.

What? You jerk!

Then, why did you lock
up Pyo in the first place?

They were looking for
Pyo to find the painting,

so I searched every nook
and cranny of the city...

for a month to find him!

And you will release him?

A criminal, of all people?

I get it. Calm yourself.

Calm it.

He is something else, though.

A thief who ran away from
Ming for stealing a painting...

had the nerve to traffick
children in a foreign country.

Thanks to him, I have bait
to throw at Master Jang.

He is precious to me now.

So,

how would you lure Master
Jang with that bait of yours?

I will give him exactly
what my father had gotten.

Yes. So how?

How are Pyo and Master Jang related?

There is something between them.

What?

You would have me acquitted?

In Joseon,

once you are imprisoned
due to a false charge,

your life is practically over.

You are either tortured to
death during an interrogation,

or you die in a lockup,
waiting for the verdict.

Either way, you end up dying.

That is why you need an
attorney, such as myself.

Attorney Kang Han Soo...

has an undefeated record.

But I have no money.

You have other things.

A valuable item that crossed the sea.

So, you know who I am.

Yes. Very well.

Please hurry, then.

The kids must be hungry.

- Help!
- Help!

I could not even bring them water
as I was arrested out of the blue.

I will need a new ship...

that will safely get me out of Joseon.

Han Soo...

I must be getting old,
seeing how I got arrested.

I feel lazy to bring all of them.

You can buy the children.

I will sell them at a low price.

A hundred nyang.

A hundred?

Han Soo, come and talk to me.

It is not that I think it is too expensive.

But look at his attitude.

Who knows what else
he will do if you let him go?

You want to borrow a ship?

Yes, that was one of Pyo's terms.

I promised to buy the
children that he abducted.

Is that all?

One more thing.

I will need you to stand as a witness.

You must testify...

that you were with him on
the night of the abduction.

I must testify as well?

It sounds like you want false testimony.

- I can do that.
- It has to be...

Master Jang.

How so?

The judge might think...

that I have bribed the
witness to give false testimony.

However, you and I have an
uncomfortable relationship...

of fighting against each
other during a lawsuit.

You are the last person...

to be bribed to give false testimony.

How would we trust him
and risk such a thing?

If one false testimony...

can get me a contract with the palace...

Master Jang, this seems wrong.

Master Jang!

There is no other way!

Otherwise, all these might go to waste.

But he has caused us a loss once before.

He is unpredictable.

And?

I will find out if he
has an ulterior motive.

Please give me a chance.

How could you do this?
You promised me more time.

Attorney Kang is going to defend
a child kidnapper at the court.

Did you not know?

He plans to defend a criminal?

Release me now. I will
go and stop him this instant.

I ought to teach him a lesson.

So,

you volunteered to be a hostage...

without the slightest idea of his plans?

I believed that he would
do something about it.

I had no clue about what he would do.

You expect me to believe that?

Would you like to cut
my heart out and find out?

Then, you may go and stop him.

Or teach him a lesson, as you said.

So you will use me to
distract Attorney Kang...

and pry into him, will you not?

You are unnecessarily quick-witted.

I make a living by working
at a merchant house.

I cannot afford to be dense.

Then,

I can just drag time?

Promise you will release me in exchange.

Fine.

You are free to go.

All right.

You have to make an
appearance at the perfect timing.

If it is too soon, they may run away.

If it is too late, there may be a variable.

Are you sure we could...

make money out of this if things go well?

Getting revenge is the priority,

and money is guaranteed.

Great.

Let us get ourselves...

something much better than Jang's ship.

Good. Let us go.

Shall we?

What...

What are you trying to pull?

How did you come out?

That is not important.

Then what is?

I suggest...

- we make a bet.
- A bet?

If you win, you can take the lawsuit.

But if you lose,

give up on defending that vicious criminal.

Is that what this is about?

- Deal?
- What if I decline?

I will stop being your hostage.

Then,

you will be dragged to the
warehouse instead of me.

Either way,

I have to give up on the
lawsuit if I lose the bet.

If you are unsure, you can give up now.

Give up?

You better not give up yourself.

It will be boring if it is too easy.

Then...

from now on,

the two will start drinking.

Drink?

Quiet down.

Whoever gets drunk first will be the loser.

Bring in the booze.

So I will have a drinking
feast for free today.

I wonder if you know I was once called...

the Boozer from Inferno
in courtesan houses.

Do you know where this place is?

Everyone good at drinking...

visits this merchant house at least once.

Those people call me...

the Celestial Drinker.

Because when they drink over a bet with me,

they experience what a paradise is like.

All right. The first glass!

You left a little in your
glass. How shameless.

And you spill more than you drink.

All right. The second glass.

About Pyo's case.

Can you show me the case record?

That is no big deal.

Follow me.

The 12th glass.

Do you really have to defend...

that scumbag who sold off
children by going this far?

To win Master Jang's favour, at that!

The case was first reported...

by a wench named Oh
Wol who lives in Aneumgol.

She is a courtesan.

Oh Wol...

Hey!

- Where were you?
- I went to eat.

- You went to eat?
- Yes.

- I waited for you...
- That wench.

Are you okay?

I wish I could take the
beating on your behalf.

You are better than Dong Chi.

Kang Han Soo, that punk...

The 20th glass.

Gosh.

This jar...

can hold...

as much as 20 glasses.

If you catch up with me,

we will resume, then.

I need to go to the toilet.

- Dong Chi, let us go.
- Gosh, okay.

- Gosh.
- You might throw up if you go now.

Search the place.

Search everywhere.

- Yes, master.
- Yes, master.

Kang Han Soo, that darn...

- Han Soo!
- Goodness.

Come on!

Han Soo!

So Won.

Is it a tie?

I thought she was called
the Celestial Drinker.

I gave her that nickname...

because she goes to
paradise every time she drinks.

Move. Darn it.

(Sowongak)

This is why...

I told you to practice
drinking when you had time.

You cannot even hold your liquor,
and you drank in broad daylight.

What a humiliation.

Goodness.

- Stay still.
- Gosh.

Just what are you scheming?

I am not sure what it is about,

but if you want to keep it hidden,

drink from the left jar.

I said I hated to be indebted.

And I said it was love, not a debt.

So,

you will help me release
that vicious criminal?

There must be a reason
you are releasing him.

I told you. I want to trust you this time.

What you said was true.

That young lady...

must like you for real.

We have no time. Let us hurry.

Okay.

Where is the wench?

The people at the merchant
house stopped me from taking her.

What about Master Jang?

It seems he went to the government office.

Darn it.

- I know, right?
- It is about...

I will find out if he
has an ulterior motive.

Please give me a chance.

Did something happen on the way?

What is taking him so long?

It is him.

I am certain that I saw him that night.

Me too.

I am sure he climbed over the wall.

Just what were you
doing outside that night?

Well, we...

Are you sure...

that Pyo took the child that night?

I did see him, but...

You must have obviously
become dead drunk...

from drinking until late at night.

So how can you be that sure?

- Well...
- The thing is...

Magistrate.

As far as I know, Kim and Choi...

can only drink up to one jar of makgeolli.

They are light drinkers
who get drunk easily.

So if they had drunk
until that hour after work,

they would not have been able...

to distinguish up, down, left, and right...

nor the faces of their ancestors.

Therefore, for their
testimonies to be valid,

they must prove that they drank...

but were sober enough to see...

and make a sound judgement...

to recognize the
person during that night...

and that they have a
high alcohol tolerance.

Even so,

that cannot prove that Pyo is innocent.

I will bring forth a witness.

- "A witness?"
- Yes.

There was another person
who saw Pyo that night.

Pyo was somewhere else with someone else.

You little...

Is there not a possibility that...

you bribed that person to stand witness?

You will see that...

this man cannot be bribed by me.

Tell him to come in.

Allow him inside.

Here he comes. Who is it?

- What? Master Jang?
- Is he not Master Jang?

- Why is he, Master Jang, here?
- Who?

- Goodness.
- I cannot believe this.

I am Jang, the master...

of the guild I run.

Right.

Were you with Pyo over there...

that day?

Yes. I was, Magistrate.

On that day, where and
what were you doing with Pyo?

If the two of your statements are the same,

the testimony that you were
with him will be accepted.

I do not know this man.

What did you say?

I do not know him.

That day, I was sleeping alone in a hut.

Witness.

Are you sure you were with Pyo that day?

Well...

Yes, I am sure.

But you, Pyo, were all alone.

That is right.

Listen, Pyo.

Master Jang is trying to help you.

Think carefully.

That man is the real culprit.

Only the real culprit...

would know that I am not the culprit.

But why would this man
go out of his way to help me?

I do not know, either.

- What? Is that possible?
- Does that even make sense?

- So is he the real culprit?
- Oh, goodness.

- Yes.
- It seems like it.

"The real culprit?" Me? Why
would I be the real culprit?

This is utterly unreasonable, Magistrate.

I am in no way connected to
the abduction of the children.

Good grief.

Then why did you testify
that you were with Pyo?

Because...

That man told me to do it.

It was in return for a painting.

"A painting?"

A false testimony for a painting?

He could be...

the real culprit.

Right. I was with Merchant Cho that day.

You cannot believe the words
of the man who has already lied.

Fooled by him, I made a false testimony.

I feel wronged, Magistrate.

Fortunately, Merchant
Cho, who will testify about...

my whereabouts, is right here.

Merchant Cho's testimony is not reliable.

These two men work together...

That just proves...

we spend a lot of time together.

Merchant Cho knows about my
whereabouts more than anyone else.

What is more, we did not have
time to get our stories straight.

So Magistrate, please
make a wise judgement.

But Magistrate...

Merchant Cho, step forward.

I am Cho, the merchant of Jang's guild.

Right.

Is it true that you were
with Master Jang that day?

Yes, it is true.

Attorney Kang is right.
The real culprit of this case...

is Master Jang.

- What was that?
- How is this possible?

What? What did you just say?

- Goodness.
- What is going on?

- Oh, dear.
- What a scumbag.

- He is the culprit.
- Yes.

I only became aware
of this fact just now...

while inspecting the guild's ships.

There were...

about 15 unknown children
locked up on our ship.

Come on, Merchant Cho. You
even did a background check on me?

Why are you so full of doubts?

But that must be how
ambitious you are, right?

Who on earth are you?

Do you know what the easiest way is...

to bring a person down?

It is to pin the blame on them.

Would you like to sink
together with Master Jang?

Or would you like to become
the new owner of Jang's guild?

What? Who are they?

They are the children we
rescued from Jang's guild's ship.

I see.

Gosh, poor children.

How dare you!

You must be framing
me to obtain my position.

You two planned it all
and set me up, did you not?

Magistrate. I am an attorney.

I help those who feel wronged,

not frame someone for no reason.

Please try to stand in my shoes...

as I am defying the
superior I have served...

and courageously telling the truth.

Magistrate. Merchant Cho
is currently telling you a lie.

I feel wronged, Magistrate.

Then tell us clearly what
and where you were that day.

Either bring forth another
witness or circumstantial evidence.

Only then can you prove your innocence.

Yes. That is right.

Give me quite a detail of where you were,

who you were with, what,
how, and why you did...

such a thing that day.

Of course.

That day, I...

Commissioner, what do you think?

It is a drug a smuggler
from Ming brought in.

That day, I...

That day...

That day, we...

My goodness. Look at
the colour of the jade.

Oh, my.

"That day?"

That...

That day...

You see, I went to...

You should not say it.

Open your mouth, and
it will be the end of you.

Well...

I cannot remember.

- What?
- That is absurd.

- What is he getting at?
- He is ridiculous.

- How can he not remember?
- What?

But I did not do such a thing.

I feel wronged, Magistrate.

Fine.

Now that I have studied
your face, Master Jang,

you do look quite wronged.

Then we will continue this lawsuit...

once you remember.

Until then, you are a suspect.

Over here!

For now, put Jang behind bars.

What? Magistrate!

I can suddenly recall it! I can!

I will not overlook this!

How dare you!

Goodness. To release
me for a piece of painting?

I can tell you are not sound people.

But how did you know they
would not be able to disclose...

their whereabouts on that day?

You see, we watch every move of...

That is none of your business.
Hand over the painting.

Right, of course.

Here you go.

I left it at the first merchant house...

you will see when you arrive in Hanyang.

I believe it was called Sowongak.

(Receipt of Storage, Sowongak)

Darn it. It was right under our noses.

Let us go.

Thank you! Thank you so much!

(Royal Academy of Painting)

The executive minister
made the request himself,

so I promised him I would
have the painting here...

by the time the envoy from
Ming had to return to his country!

But you still have not
found one simple painting?

You are all useless.

Our apologies, Commissioner.

We shall conduct one more search.

Commissioner!

You have a visitor. He
says this is an urgent matter.

Goodness.

What brings you here?

Master Jang is in a scandal,
so I came on his behalf.

This is the painting you
have been looking for.

Goodness.

How did you find this?

There is a long story.

But you should take care
of this urgent matter first.

I should.

You should come with me.

Commissioner.

What does this concern?

Commissioner, you must come with us.

Jang, a man who was
arrested for abducting children,

requested you as his witness.

What?

My lord.

Why do you fail to keep your
subordinate under control?

I will go right now and make
sure there is no further trouble.

You, bring the painting and follow me.

Yes, my lord.

Good grief.

Let me go see him.

Commissioner.

Please help me.

What did you do to
drag me all the way here?

- Open up.
- Yes.

Hurry.

You have committed this crime.

Why are you asking me for help?

You cannot say that to me!

I did not do this!

What about the evidence found on your ship?

Everything was set up by Merchant Cho.

He forged the evidence...

with an attorney named Kang
Han Soo to put me in this danger!

You know where I was
and what I did on that day...

even better than I do!

Think about it.

Something like this has happened before.

You said the easiest way of
putting a good man in deep trouble...

is framing him,

that you can find an adequate
reason and forge the evidence...

to frame a man to end the situation.

That is what you said!

Arrest all of his family...

and search every nook and cranny!

- Yes!
- Yes!

Are you asking for your death?

How dare you bring up that incident?

I cannot go down alone!

You idiot!

Take this!

You remembered the means
of putting a man in trouble,

but you must have forgotten
why that judicial officer...

had to fall in trouble.

Commissioner.

Please help me.

Please help me.

If you did not bring up that incident,

I would have saved your life.

Commissioner.

Let me ask you.

He died.

So...

why should I spare you?

Please spare me.

You dared...

to covet something you
must have never coveted...

and challenged something you
should have never challenged.

This is how the ending
is for the likes of you.

Back then...

and even now.

Do you understand?

If any of you speak of this,

you two will also not
live to see another day.

- Yes, Commissioner.
- Yes.

I will summon the commander.

- You can keep watch.
- Yes.

I cannot believe I get to
see this painting in real life!

This is quite a masterpiece.

Executive Minister, I heard you
can make anything happen in Joseon,

and I finally see that it is true.

I hope it becomes a delightful
gift for the second prince.

Do not worry.

The second prince was devastated
ever since it was stolen from him,

which he cherished quite dearly.

If I give this painting back to him,

the second prince will be very delighted.

Cheers.

Cheers.

You should have just taken the blame.

Why did you provoke his wrath
in an attempt to save yourself?

Kang...

Kang Han Soo?

Yes.

It is I, Kang Han Soo.

I am the son of Officer Kang,
whom you k*lled seven years ago.

You are...

Who are you again?

Do you finally understand...

how my father must have felt?

You are...

Officer Kang's son,

that boy who jumped in without hesitating?

Yes.

So tell me.

Why did you k*ll my father?
Who put you up for this?

Park Jae Soo?

Chu Young Woo?

They were no different from us.

We only do...

as we are told.

It was an order we could not decline,

an order from the very top.

The very top?

The King...

Why did His Majesty k*ll my father?

That is why...

he should have lived his life
with whatever was given to him.

How dare he try to change something?

He was just a commoner...

who took care of noblemen's affairs.

Although...

I was a man of low birth,

I chose to sell off your father...

in exchange for a good life,

raking in money with my business...

and travelling all over the country.

But you commoners...

have a face to save,

so you cannot start a business...

or begin farming.

On top of that,

you cannot even rise to noble status.

He must have wanted to
change the law in your favour.

Nonsense!

The world is not that easy.

If you hope for change,

you will be trampled down.

Do you understand,

little kid?

You cannot afford to
laugh like that right now.

I cannot help it.

Jang!

Your foolish father...

brought his death upon himself,

but...

I understand why I must die.

I have dodged the worst.

Will you still remain silent?

Father!

Wait.

Honey.

That is certainly the bundle of coins...

to ask him to cover up the lawsuit.

Lord Park, how could you?

It matches the information that I got...

from monitoring Jang.

Look here, Jang.

No, that is not true.

My only sin was to reject the offer.

We have a clear witness and evidence.

Yet, you still try to get out of it.

Magistrate, it is my fault.

I have accepted the bundle,

so please spare my husband's life.

No, Magistrate!

My family has done nothing wrong.

Are you admitting...

to your fault?

I know. I have seen her.

Yes, I knew the son of a
judicial officer would be honest.

I have clearly seen
the face of the person...

who left the bundle at our house.

She left the bundle at
our house as she pleased.

We did not accept it.

I know what she looks
like, so I will find her.

I only ask for a couple of hours.

Father.

- Honey.
- Father.

Father!

Father.

Father.

Father!

Father!

Honey.

Honey!

How did this happen to us?

(In Mourning)

Mother!

Mother!

Mother.

No, Mother!

Mother, do not leave me.

Mother! No!

Stay, Mother.

Mother.

- No!
- I am here.

It is okay.

It was a dream.

It was only a nightmare.

Han Soo.

Have you come to your senses?

What happened?

- The drinking bet was a tie.
- Not that.

- The bill was 20 nyang.
- Not that.

For exactly four hours...

No, not that!

I meant Kang Han Soo. What happened to him?

- Oh, you meant him.
- Yes.

Oh, gosh.

You have come a long way.

We hope you return safely to your home.

I appreciate your
welcome, Executive Minister.

I have enjoyed my stay for a few days here.

See you next time.

(Human trafficker)

Who are you?

No, who are you? You are on my ship.

(Human trafficker)

You are that thief that
stole our prince's painting!

How am I back in Joseon?

I clearly remember leaving Joseon!

Why am I back here?

Why am I in Joseon?

Release me!

Do you know who I am?

You do not!

Release me this instant!

I knew it.

You had a plan all along.

You startled me.

Why did you release him in the first place?

What else could I have done?

The children were locked up
somewhere without a glass of water.

My baby!

Mom!

I had to find them first.

People's lives come before
that criminal's punishment.

If you had let the magistrate handle it,

he would have interrogated him to...

Would he have told them?

When telling where the
children were would mean...

that he was confessing to his crimes?

He would not have said a word...

until the children died there.

Okay, then.

What about the first deal that
you made with Master Jang?

Was that off the top of
your head to escape?

What did you do to imprison Master Jang?

You...

must be really into me.

Sorry?

So you hope that I am a good guy.

As you do not want to
be disappointed in me.

Do not worry.

I do not think you are so bad either.

I watched you volunteer
to be taken hostage for me.

How could I not fall in love?

I do have a heart, after all.

However,

do not interrupt me with
my work from now on.

I will not look past it next time.

I cannot promise you either.

Because you have not answered my questions.

Well, then.

(Cho's Guild)

Be careful with that.

The commissioner has been dismissed.

Well, someone has to
be responsible for all this.

Be honest with me.

Between Commissioner Park and Master Jang,

who did you hold a grudge against?

It is me who earned their grudge.

The moment I was kidnapped
by Master Jang, I thought,

"Oh, gosh. Master Jang has
great influence over Hanyang,"

"but now that I have lost his favour,"

"I might be kicked out of Hanyang
when it took me a lot to come here."

"What should I do?"

"That is right."

"If I cannot catch his fancy,"

"I might just change the
owner of Jang's guild."

And so I did as I decided.

That decision sounds way
too reckless and serious...

for a mere attorney to make.

I have...

a little too big of a dream.

I am going to have...

my name, Kang Han Soo,

known as the best attorney in Joseon...

all around the country
very far and properly.

Then,

will you have me gone too...

if I attempt to get in your way?

You are...

part of my big dream.

The greatest guild in Joseon...

needs the top attorney in Joseon.

Is that right?

Then,

this will be the down
payment of our future together.

It is more than I promised.

You certainly are
different from Master Jang.

I certainly am a good judge of character.

Kang Han Soo...

That punk is something.

Playing with people's
emotions is not enough...

that he can even have
control over people's lives.

He is like an executioner.

Should I dig into his
background and past...

more deeply?

Do it discreetly, but make
sure it is thoroughly done.

I need to get him on
my side, and if I cannot,

I need to destroy him before it it is late.

I should have bought a bigger one. Too bad.

I told you.

It was because of money.

He acted like he was helping Master Jang,

but he ended up doing Merchant Cho good.

Look at the signboard.

It changed...

to "Cho's Guild..."

from Jang's Guild.

The owner got changed...

in the capital's biggest
and most influential guild?

(Cho's Guild)

(Peddler Lady)

You are next.

Are you back from the palace, Father?

Yes.

I heard you went through
a lot during your secret trip.

Did you relieve your fatigue?

There is no need because
I am not exhausted.

That is good.

You will get busier from now on.

He is still so busy.

That is right.

He works for the country day and night.

He is such a loyal official.

Loyal...

Commissioner Park cut Master Jang off?

Yes.

He was done with his use,
and he even ran his mouth,

so he had to be dead.

Is Commissioner Park trustworthy enough?

Pardon?

I am asking if it is okay for us...

to let him take charge of Hungu's finance.

(Hungu: A group of high officials
dominating the political power)

Well...

We have no one to
replace him at the moment.

It is no big deal to have a few ex*cuted...

during a governmental lawsuit.

However,

one of our people lost
a mere personal lawsuit.

That is a big deal.

The thing is,

the other side's attorney
was a very skilled one.

Talking about the statute published
by the former kings and whatnot,

he cornered the judge quite impressively.

The statute?

The statute...

Come to think of it,

I have not heard from
Princess Yeon Joo for a while.

I will look into her.

(Sowongak)

Hello.

She must have come to her
senses after that much trouble.

Attorney Kang!

How do I look?

Do you not feel my determination
from the way I am dressed?

- What determination?
- You see,

I am going to work under you from today.

What?

Hire me as an assistant of your law office.

I will be...

your personal secretary.

Your Majesty.

(Four hours ago)

I would like to tame Kang Han
Soo to be one of my people.

Speaking of which, Your Majesty...

Go on.

Give me...

some money.

(The animal scenes were filmed
under protection and safety.)

(Special thanks to Lee Jun
Hyeok and Yang Hyun Min...)

(for their guest appearances)

(Joseon Attorney: A Morality)

Your Highness, he got the best of you.

You cannot take back your words.

What do you mean you will
not hire me as an assistant?

Please? But my lord...

Please, my lord.

You're quite persistent.
I acknowledge that.

Yoo Ji Sun is assigned...

as a level-two magistrate of Hanseongbu.

Thank you for your
generosity, Your Majesty.

Park Jae Soo...

He has jumped...

on the most expensive wagon in Joseon.

Ji Sun.

Enjoy the moment.

That is what you seize power for.