01x08 - A Joy the Heart Cannot Resist

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That's it.
That's what the fortune teller said.

This refers to the incident at the hut?

Do I enter the woods by the temple
to find the hut?

You came here alone, did you not?

Ma Krathuep Rong.

Very well.

Enjoy yourself.

Have a look!

Have a look!

Take a good look!

He wanted me dead!

That lord must harbor
deep resentment towards me.

It is not about
some dalliance between him and Klao.

He knows the truth!

Yes, he certainly does.

You.

Do not lay a hand on me!

Calm yourself, Cherd.

If that were the case,

he would never have let you go.

Klao…

He must be piecing together
what happened to him in the past.

So long as he cannot recall the truth,

I believe… you need not involve yourself.

Why wait until his memory returns?

Better to pluck the thorn out now.

End it.

God! God! God! God!

Gosh!

That scared me!

Why does Klao's mission
have to be this hard?

I think by the time I complete it,

I'll probably die of a heart attack!

Do not die yet.

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy!

Fortune teller?

How did you get here?

On foot.

I am foraging in the forest for a ritual.

What is it?

Come. It is not yet
your time to die again.

Follow me.

Fortune teller, wait up!

What brings you to these woods
at such an hour?

What is it you seek?

Is it a pond you are after?

Yes.

It was mentioned in Klao's notes.

It specified the time
and place for a rendezvous.

It was a hut by a pond…

accessed through a temple entrance.

I believe that
if I complete the mission,

I'll get to return to the future.

The future, you say?

Yes.

It's 400 years from now.

I've traveled back in time.

There's also a version of you
in the future.

Her name is Rattikarn,

one of the best fortune tellers
in the country.

No.

You did not go on a voyage.

You are still Klao.
You have not gone anywhere.

Again, Fortune teller?

I told you I've traveled through time.

My name is Nakun.

-It's not--
-You two are the same.

You are retracing every step of his life.

We both like writing.

I made my way to the market Klao visited.

I got to meet Pim,

Cherd,

and everyone connected to Klao.

-Dear Klao.
-Where have you been?

I'm touched by Klao's past…

-Father!
-…as if it happened to me.

Father!

Water may be poured from this bowl
to another,

but its essence still flows
from the old one.

Wrong place and wrong time.

You chose to return here,
as you wished.

I…

pray…

to all the sacred beings of this world.

May I be granted

the chance to return
and set things right.

I solemnly swear to the heavens…

I shall cleanse the stain
upon my family's name

and protect those I love at all costs.

The knot must be untied
by the very hand that bound it.

You have made your solemn prayer.

Thus, you must return to fulfill it.

Pray with all your heart,

and your prayers shall be answered.

Indeed.

If you wish to return,

simply make a wish with the stone
by sheer force of will.

I'm afraid it's impossible.

-I gave it to Kaew.
-Good heavens!

If he makes his prayer before you,
the stone will become useless.

Make a wish, Kaew.

This is but a rock.

There's no harm in trying, is there?

Kaew was so furious with me
that he cursed me,

vowing never to look upon me
for all lifetimes.

In the present time…

No, in the next life,

the reason Pun is being so cold to Thee…

is because of this very stone.

Leave! Be gone!

Set wrongs aright!

Wait, fortune teller! No!

Fortune teller!

Phop.

How did I end up here?

You wandered into the forest
in your sleep.

A servant found you at the break of dawn.

So I carried you back to safety.

When you found me,

was I soaked?

Soaked?

Not at all.

So, what I saw was a dream?

But it felt so real.

If I really have been reincarnated,

this means that Klao and I
are the same person.

Are you not…

upset with me…

about what I told you at the rice field?

How could I?

Simply knowing
that you love me delights me.

Whether you wish for me to be your brother

or anything else,

it is your presence in my life
that matters most.

I must change my attire
and set out on patrol now.

You should go and bathe now.

Phop.

I…

I am very worried about Kaew.

Please allow me to see him.

Go on.

You need not ask me.

From now on, wherever you choose to go,

I shall never forbid you again.

Let him go and complete the mission.

Let him go get married and start a family.

Are you sure
you will never speak to Jom again?

I have heard that…

you cursed him, is that not so?

Kaew.

Your curse might come true.

A blessing then.

At last, he will feel.

Is it truly a blessing?

Do you truly wish it to come true,

or are you merely being spiteful?

Last night, the Physician stayed
and watched over you all night long.

You spent the entire night weeping.

I have already driven him away,

and I have already grieved as well.

I have decided to
seek my father's permission

to live with my relatives in Pak Nam Pho.

We cannot go back
and alter the past, Klao.

Kaew.

Cease this spitefulness.

Your curse…

may or may not come true in the next life,

but at least there remains a chance
to be together now.

Go and reconcile with Jom.

Take my words and reflect upon them well.

Chuay, let us go.

Do you think the same as I do?

I do.

You must speak with the physician.

Not about that!

Klao speaks with such clarity and reason,

as if he were never of unsound mind.

As you are not ill,

you should take your leave now, Klao.

I wish not to speak of that matter.

Oh, Jom!

You spent the entire night
waiting for him.

Put in a little more effort.

I hear that Kaew is moving
to another city.

So, the rumors from the servants
are true after all.

Lo and behold,
you still do nothing despite that?

You may claim the need
to tend to the sick,

yet Kaew suffers
from an ailment of the heart.

Do you have no love or concern for him?

It is precisely because I care
that I must compel him to let go.

It is for the best.

Is that truly so?

Those who love each other
must care for one another.

Yet for two men to love one another,
it will only bring suffering.

It seems you have
completely forgotten Roong

and his story with
High Lord Boribanpracha.

Hold it together, Roong.

Roong.

Physician.

Physician!

Physician!

What has happened?

-How has it come to this?
-Father discovered the truth.

Thus, he was caned
until the break of dawn.

Pray, help us, physician.

I beg of you.

The wounds are severe.

I warned you never to
involve yourself with him.

Never has anyone brought me
such happiness as you have.

I cannot endure life without you.

We did no wrong.

It is Father who has gone too far.

Roong!

Pray, take leave.

Unhand me at once!

Roong!

Son!

Father.

I have told you
not to help him, have I not?

Roong lingers at death's door, Father.

Do not harm him! Do not!

No!

Roong! Roong!

Dare not address my son in such a manner!

Take him to the manor at once!

Confine him.

Never let him lay eyes upon my son again!

Release me!

Roong!

Roong!

Roong!

Yet, not until dawn did Roong pass away.

And so, High Lord Boribanpracha
followed him in death.

I do not wish Kaew
to suffer the same fate.

But…

that is likely owing to his father's
inability to accept the truth.

However, Kaew's family
does not wish for their son to suffer.

Furthermore, it is likely that
your parents do not mind.

As a physician,
I must be a pillar for others

and remain trustworthy.

People will rely on you
for your talents and abilities,

not on whom you fall for.

It is not wrong at all to be who you are.

In Ayothaya, no law condemns those
who love their own kind.

In the future,

Thailand shall be the first country
in Southeast Asia

where women may love each other,
and men likewise,

and may wed under the law's protection.

I thought you had finally
come to your senses,

yet you remain as deranged as ever.

Even should the future
unfold as you have foretold,

I shall not live long enough to see it.

Then so be it.

But at least, in his final moment,

even after being caned
to the brink of death,

Roong never thought of
leaving the High Lord.

Why then should you abandon Kaew?

Make haste and reconcile with him
before it is too late, Jom.

Chuay, when will the rower arrive?

Chuay.

Were you moved by
the tragedy of those young men?

Yes, indeed.

Lovers should never be torn apart.

What has passed
between you and the Lord, Master?

Neither of you looked well this morning.

Are you truly going to give up on him?

You do not find the relationship…

between Phop and me to be unacceptable?

I know not, Master.

I simply think it is better for lovers
to love than to hate.

After you knocked
Physician Jom back to his senses,

I found you and the Lord
to be no different.

I do not wish history to repeat itself.

History repeats itself?

Chuay.

Kindly bring me to Phop, will you?

Yes, Master.

The rower shall be here soon.

Your tea is ready, Masters.

Coming all this way to see me,

I suspect you have
more on your mind than tea.

Indeed.

There is something
I wish to speak to you about.

It concerns my previous disappearance.

A-Chai,

I would like the same steamed buns
as before.

Understood.

We had a quarrel…

over my attempt to hunt down

the one accusing my father.

Whosoever is found guilty of bribery,

such as the trafficking of opium…

Get a hold of yourself, Klao.

Cherd is but a commoner.

The reason I had to
get close to Cherd was…

You are suspicious of him?

But I have told you not to--

My memories have begun to return.

Before I disappeared,

Cherd attacked me.

Steamed buns, Masters.

That was rather quick.

I would like dessert.

Whatever you offer,
I shall gladly have it all.

Fetch me dessert, will you?

The sweets, if you would.

Yes, Master.

You must have heard the rumors

about my visits to see Pim
at the House of Pleasure.

I was there to gather information.

I believed she knew something about Cherd

and what had happened
before my disappearance.

Here it is.

Here.

Master Klao and Lord Phop…

Impeccable timing.

I have just finished
preparing the desserts.

It is called Lyu Da g*n,

a beloved dessert from China.

It is made from flour,

soybeans, black beans,
sugar, and sweet osmanthus,

commonly known as guihua.

It comes from the city of Tianjin,

by the Haihe River, near--

Master.

A-Chai.

My thanks to you both
for your kindness,

but pray, let us speak in private first.

Absolutely.

Why are you standing here?

They have matters to discuss!

Do not just stand there!

My apologies for the trouble
caused by my establishment.

Begone! Begone! Begone!

Get back to your work!

My apologies for the trouble
caused by my establishment.

I too must take my leave.

Master!

You probably knew
that I suffer from amnesia.

Pray, tell me,

with whom was I…

when I had a quarrel here?

Was it Cherd?

No, no.

You were there to see a certain lady

who was accompanied by a Chinese man.

You became intoxicated
after a visit to a tavern.

Then you recklessly lunged at them.

Pim.

Why must you hide from me?

I am not.

I receive no more guests.

If not,

then tell me, why are you with this man?

We must speak at once.

Keep away from my woman!

The Chinese man shouted.

Master Klao!

Leave this place at once!

In the end, I was forced,
against my will, to bid you leave.

My Lord,

I beg you, do not punish me.

I only wished to maintain order
within my establishment.

That is why I had no choice

but to bid him leave.

That is enough, Master.

I have yet to say anything.

I must have been too desperate…

to learn the truth from Pim
that my emotions had taken hold of me.

But as you can see,
she must have known something.

If not, why avoid me?

I must pay
the House of Pleasure another visit.

And for what reason do you tell me this?

Why not keep it hidden,
as you have always done?

I have come to realize that…

you are the one person
I trust most in my life.

From now on,
I shall keep nothing hidden from you.

If that is the case,

I shall help you.

But…

if you must visit the House of Pleasure,

would that not taint your honor?

Back in the woods by the temple,

Cherd appeared to resent you greatly.

Should he cross paths with you again,

he will certainly leave you for dead.

Therefore, this time,

Chuay must step in to see to your care.

Do go on, Master.

Pim awaits inside.

Go on.

And you?

What will you do?

I shall remain in disguise at a distance,

keeping a watchful eye on you,

so that I may come to your aid
the moment you need me.

Remain in disguise?

How so?

Here, Master.

Here you go.

How very strange.

All at once, you two
grew interested in mounting a play?

I watched Choi during Songkran

and felt inclined to have some fun myself.

What of you, Phop?

What ought you disguise yourself in?

Euang, have you any Farangi attire?

You need not wear such attire.

There is one
that ought to suit you better.

May I offer you some cloth?

-Some cloth?
-I am not interested.

-Cloth, sir?
-I'm sure they're lovely, yes.

This way, sir.

-Right this way.
-I'm certain they're lovely…

-This way.
-Would you…

This way…

This way.

Who would ever suspect
that a lord like Phop

would be strolling through
the market selling cloth?

This proves that it is a perfect disguise.

Lovely cloth!

Klao.

Where might you be heading?

Need not you know.

Masters.

It is best not to quarrel
in the marketplace.

Pray, come with me instead.

I hate effeminates like you.

Good heavens!
I waste my time in women's attire.

Last night,
I followed you into the woods,

but I fell asleep.

Then Lord Phop found you.

This time, I shall not let you slip away.

-Come!
-I refuse!

-Come.
-Let me go!

Hands off!

Would you be interested in some cloth?

Gorgeous fabric from Persia.

What folly this be?

Begone! I shall have no cloth!

It is of the finest quality.

Pray, take one.

Are you a complete nitwit?

I said I will have none of it!

I beg of you.

Pray, take the whole basket.

Now, Klao! Move!

Get it off!

-Let me out.
-I must take my leave now.

-They are truly marvelous.
-Release me!

Curses!

Out of my way!

Truly gorgeous.

This must be extremely expensive.

Would you truly give me this?

Yes.

Do kindly tell me…

that Cherd truly has
nothing to do with the opium trade.

Pray… do answer me

before the candles burn out.

I have only seen him smoke it.

Whether he sells it, I do not know.

If that is so,

why then did you avoid me?

Now I remember.

You once avoided me.

We once had a quarrel at the teahouse.

If you know nothing of it,

why then did you avoid me?

I have told you all that I know.

Time is running short.

Return and see me again tomorrow.

I ask for more time.

Pray, tell me that
Cherd has dealings in the opium trade.

He might have dealt some.

Some?

How much?

His trade is so vast that
he must have a meeting place

or a hidden cache in the woods,

does he not?

I must take my leave.

Should you need to remain here,

I shall ask Pit and Puang
to take my place.

I wish only to speak with you.

I shall pay extra
to spend the whole night with you.

What say you?

Or is our friendship over in your eyes?

I am quite at a loss.

I must see Cherd after this.

Is there enough liquor, Master?

Would you like something else?

Pray, wait a moment, Master.

Here.

Pit, Puang, who is that woman?

She is as imposing as Benyakai herself.

Have we such a lady?

My thoughts exactly, my Lady.

She came here with Master Klao.

Indeed.

Yet she makes no move
to serve or attend to anyone.

Yes, my Lady.

Even when guests arrived,

she spoke to no one at all.

It is indeed true.

Who might you be?

What brings you to this spot?

Well…

-I…
-Sopha!

Where is Pim?

I am to meet her.

She is currently with a guest.

Pray, wait a moment.

A guest or Klao?

I have told you
never to let him near her, have I not?

But we cannot choose the guests
who seek our services.

I care not.

Good Master,

let me be the one to serve you.

Gorgeous and charming.

My thanks.

Take care of two of my men.

I shall watch you serve them.

But Master…

You two.

Move.

Move

Now.

Now.

Move.

Fret not, Pim.

Should they trouble you,

I shall deal with them.

So now, tell me that
Cherd has dealings in the trade.

I shall pay you this much,

but pray, tell me…

this is also what I sought
the last night I came to you.

What is the matter?

Have I said something amiss?

I am heartbroken.

I held dear our bond as friends,

yet in the end,
you used your wealth

to purchase my obedience.

I am but property to you!

It is not so.

That is not how I see you.

The night you last came here,
you asked me the same question.

I already told you I did not know.

Cherd is dim-witted.

He lacks the means
to be an opium trafficker.

Then you disappeared.

I wish no more questions from you.

Even this alone…

I feel utterly wretched!

Master…

Be calm, pray you.

Why must you act thus, young lady?

Why must you sing like a songbird
in the House of Pleasure?

Perhaps you are not a lady here.

Chaluay, let us depart!

Let her go, Cherd!

That is the lady I seek!

Do you think I am that dim-witted, Klao?

Your servant, is he not?

Word from your manor

says that you have changed,
as if you were a different person.

Then why do you refuse
to stop pursuing me?

What is it that you remember, Klao?

Yet another quarrel?

Cherd! Klao! Stand apart!

Cherd!

-Cherd!
-Yes.

Not a day passes without your brawling.

Do not force me to banish you forever.

Dear Klao.

Return to your manor
for Lord Phop may worry.

Come, Chaluay.

Hey!

Must I change this from the House of
Pleasure to the House of Brawling?

Move!

Lord Phop?

Good heavens! Lord Phop, Master Klao.

Are you still entertained?

-I nearly lost my life back there.
-I am sorry.

Oh, my…

What would my life be without you?

It grows late.

Have a rest, Chuay.

I shall see to Dear Klao.

Yes, my Lord.

What did you discover?

Well, not much.

Pim merely said that

Cherd lacked the means to do such things.

Interesting indeed.

The soldiers once seized
smugglers in Sam Khok.

Were there not a great power
behind the scenes,

they would not remain so silent.

I know.

But if we learn more about Cherd,

we may be able to
trace it back to those behind it.

Phop.

Why is Cherd so afraid of Lord Harn?

He has often caused trouble in the market

under Lord Harn's jurisdiction.

-He has been punished many a time.
-Do you think…

there is something Lord Harn is aware of?

I shall see to it.

High Lord Soontrapinit,
father to Lord Harn,

has punished
many bandits and opium traffickers.

It may be that he knows certain truths.

Why do you gaze upon me so?

I…

Might I have some more?

That is enough, Klao.

Lest the headache return.

But you once told me that

palm wine does not cause headaches.

Or am I mistaken?

Kindly pour me another, my Phop.

One last pour,

then to sleep.

That is enough, Klao.

I shall pour no more.

No.

I am but delighted that…

I am no longer the only one trying.

Klao, I wish to remain by your side…

to support and care for you in all things.

Pray, allow me to look after you.

My Lady!

This way!

Dear me!

One last pour before bedtime,

so you said.

I must go now.

My Lady, do crouch down…

His Excellency and High Lord
must depart in a few days.

All that Phop utters
is that he is not ready.

Why must he keep putting off the High Lord
concerning Lady Varna?

Is it true, my Lady?

Is it not because he already has
his heart set on someone else?

Whom would he seek?

His days are consumed by labor
and time spent with Klao.

He seems wholly focused on
tutoring his brother

in preparation for
the civil service examinations.

Will he truly be granted the position?

Never have I beheld Klao at study.

He prefers to squander his time.

Just the other day,

he took your clothes
to dress up for a play, did he not?

Indeed, you are correct.

He even dressed himself as a woman.

-Perhaps Klao is…
-He is…

Cease this at once, Bud and Euang.

I am seated right here, for heaven's sake.

I swear upon my very life.

Lady Bud and Lady Euang already
reported the matter to our lady.

What will become of us, Phop?

Other than Aunt,

there is no one glad to see me.

We shall continue as we are.

Even if I must wed Lady Varna,

I cannot cease loving you.

Aunt Bud has been envious of you
since you arrived here,

for my parents love and adore you

more than Boon, her own son.

As for Lady Euang, she has but a daughter

who will never have the same chance
to succeed as you, Boon, or I.

Thus, all she can do
is fawn upon Lady Bud,

seeking her company merely to survive.

Fret not,

for they still
bear great respect for Mother,

and she loves me more than anything else.

It is certain that she
will come to love whom I love.

I fear it will not be so simple, Phop.

Nothing comes without effort.

Even my parents did not come to love
one another so easily.

You are aware of that.

Simply speak your heart's desire,

and I will see to it
that it comes to pass.

My Lord!

Your subordinate Kla reported that
an entire cart of opium has been seized.

They got it past Sam Khok
and made their way to Thai Ko.

The cart driver slipped away,

but the guards are in pursuit.

Will you set it aflame as before?

Confiscate it for now.

Should their associates learn of this,

they might come to reclaim it.

Reclaim all of it in one stroke?

Who would dare be so audacious?

We have seized more this time
than ever before.

Its value is immense.

They shall not let it slide.

Lord Harn, there is a chance

we may trace this back to those behind it.

Upstairs at once.

Now.

Have someone keep close watch over Cherd.

Observe his every move,
and seize him in the act.

Yes, my lord.

Your end is near, Cherd.

Here it is, the finest of all.

Master Klao!

Master.

Master Klao, I beg of you.

The lord has returned to the manor.

We should return as well.

If Lord Phop discovers that
we have been trailing him

and keeping watch into the night,
I shall lose my head, Master.

No.

I must see it with my own eyes.

In my time, when such things occurred,

the patrol was but powerless to act!

Master Klao!

Hey!

Wake up.

It smells of burnt beans.

Castor beans?

These people have been poisoned.

Muan told me that
castor beans are extremely poisonous.

How did you know of this?

Because the truth remains but one.

I am Detective Conan.

Hey!

Master!

Phop!

The bandits…

They did not even
search through the piles.

They could take the key
and unlock the door with ease.

On top of that…

they could drug the guards

without them ever noticing.

Phop.

I believe that…

the culprit…

is likely from your own
Patrol Department.

Is that so?

Phop.

The one whose arm you cut…

his cry was similar to Cherd's.

It is unlikely to be him.

I had my subordinate Kla watch over him.

He reported that…

Cherd had been
at Thong's tavern since dusk.

Only when it was over
did he return to his manor.

You may scold or chastise me as you will.

Your heart already is heavy with guilt.

To scold you further
would only cause more pain.

I am more than relieved
that you made it out alive.

I beg you, listen to me.

This is not an order,

but a humble plea.

Whatever you do,

or wherever you go,

keep me in your heart
a little more than before.

Should any harm befall you,

I would surely perish
of a broken heart thereafter.

I apologize.

From now on,

even when I go to the privy,
I shall let you know.

Pray…

cease being upset with me.

Why this laughter?

I am serious.

Cute.

A stubborn soul such as yours,

yet acting so sweet and clingy
is truly charming.

I…

I am truly sad.

You no longer are, it seems,
for you can now smile.

Klao…

I know that many hardships lie before us,

yet I promise…

to protect you with all my might.

Let me care for you
until my very last breath.

Could you find it in your heart
to accept my love?

Have I made myself clear?

If you do not stop me now,

I shall follow my heart's desire.

Why should I stop you,

when I too am following my heart's desire?

Fret not,

for I shall treat you
with the utmost tenderness.

Is it pleasant to you?

I love you dearly.

I also love you dearly, all right?

All right.

I have prepared this meal for you today.

-Do you often bring me meals?
-No, Master.

He usually prepares it for the physician.

Buaphan! Have I not told you
to speak of him no more?

While I am away,
keep close watch over the servants.

Yes, my lady.

I shall keep watch
to ensure nothing disgraceful occurs.

I… I promise that
it shall never happen again.

It certainly shall not

for you shall no longer
remain in my household!

Father!

What is amiss, Phop?

I love him
as one would love one's beloved, Father.