01x11 - Grief and Anguish, Suddenly Met

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Grant me your forgiveness,
I beg of you, Klao.

So…

Which temple is it?

Wat Sema Muang.

My father brought me to that temple.

Is it true that the meeting place

lies in the woods behind it, Pim?

Indeed, on the second watch
of the 15th night of the waning moon,

the opium trade shall occur
at the hut by the river every month.

Klao, are you certain that
you shall not inform the patrolmen?

I must witness it with my own eyes.

To report it to them without certainty

may serve only to tarnish
both Phop's name and my own.

Are you courting death?

Where is he?

Klao!

Show yourself!

Find him, or you shall not live!

-Everyone…
-Move!

Do you think you can escape me?

You are far more stubborn
than your father.

I seek no quarrel with you.

But you!

You refuse to let us be.

Your meddling
has at last exhausted his patience.

He ordered me
to send you to hell with your father.

If this is my end,

then I shall drag you all,
you scum of the earth,

down into hell with me.

Mark me a place
in the depths of hell then!

Klao!

Unless…

you change your mind and join us.

The opium trade flows with gold.

One may make a fortune overnight.

If you serve as our informer,

feeding us news,

the words of your superiors,

and every move
your brother Lord Phop makes,

you may be handsomely rewarded.

What say you, Klao?

If you are wise, accept the offer,

and I shall spare your life.

Not in this life.

You are as stubborn as ever.

Pim,

why must you do this to me?

For a mere handful of coins,

you chose to stoop this low?

I seek redemption
and life far from the capital.

What more could a woman
such as I ever hope for?

Back then,

I truly hoped you would capture Cherd,

so that he would no longer be in my life.

When you failed,

I was truly devastated,
and that remains so.

But now,

you have uncovered too much.

I am the one in danger.

Cease this, Pim.

Kla,

leave at once before anyone finds you.

What of the promise to grant me--

Begone, I say!

He shall see to it
once you reach Pak Nam Pho.

I have readied the vessel.

Begone at once

As you wish.

Grant me your forgiveness, Master Klao.

Wait!

Pim!

There is no way out to the river!

It is but a pond. It leads nowhere!

What? What are you doing?

Such is the nature of this world, Klao.

When I returned,

I prayed that you had lost
your memory forever, as the rumors had it.

Yet you remain as stubborn as a mule,

digging into the past
until you recalled everything.

Klao, I wish to know
how you managed to escape death.

I saw my men throw you
into the pond with my own eyes.

And I shall do the very same
to Pim and Kla.

Klao,

are you some kind of spirit?

What unholy power do you possess? Huh?

Answer me!

Finish me off once again at this instant,

before Phop comes to save me.

Your foolishness remains unchanged.

I never took your life, Klao.

What did he say?

He refused.

You have left me no choice in this, Klao.

You claim this meddling

is for your father's sake,

but I too do this for my father.

Bid the world farewell, Klao.

Cherd.

Yes, my Lord…

Send him to his grave.

Yes, my Lord.

Lord Harn was the one who dealt the blow.

I merely cleaned up his mess.

But tonight, I shall send you
to your watery grave by my own hand.

What say you, Klao?

Agonizing, is it not?

Fear not that you will be alone in hell,

for your good brother

shall soon join you.

No, wait.

You two shall be together tonight.

Splendid, is it not?

Wonderful, is it not? Is it not?

Make haste!

At once!

Lay down your sword.

Lay down your sword, I say!

Patrolmen.

You were so near to escaping your fate.

Had you wed Lady Varna,

we would have been family,

allowing me to keep a closer eye on you.

We would not have come to this.

What gave me away?

Was it the absence of a pond?

I saw right through you long ago.

Every time we close in
on those opium traffickers,

they manage to slip through our fingers.

And when the time comes for interrogation,

none are willing to confess.

The soldiers captured the smugglers

who carried opium
from the capital to sell in Sam Khok.

My father conducted
the interrogation himself,

yet none of them would confess.

Who would dare
to implicate their own master,

and do so to his face?

But what clearly gave you away

was the poisoning of the patrolmen.

To make them lower their guard
and become intoxicated

would require an insider.

It smells of burnt beans.

Are they castor beans?

These people were poisoned.

And there is also Kla.

Unless it was someone
of equal rank to mine or higher,

he could not have been
bought as an informant.

Every trail leads to you and your father.

You are far too clever for your own good.

But if you are truly so bright,

why did you follow me here?

Merely to buy time.

By now, your father has surely been
captured by my father's men.

High Lord Phichaiphakdi.

By what means did you find out

that it was I?

The document.

It bears Lord Preechaphibal's name,

with a smudge running from left to right.

The handwriting is identical.

Yet my father never smudged ink.

Why then is there
a smudge here and nowhere else?

Hence, the forger…

must be…

left-handed.

High Lord.

We are officials of the state,

entrusted with the duty
of safeguarding the welfare of the people.

Having been granted a life
far more bountiful than the common folk,

we cannot commit such an act.

Pray, accept it.

I merely need you to act

as my intermediary
with the Farangi and the Chinese.

Nothing will be traced back to you.
You have my assurance.

I shall accept only your kindness.

As for all else,

I must most respectfully decline.

Should any word of opium smuggling
reach me from the capital,

I fear…

you shall be the first…

I suspect.

Be that as it may,

remain here
and wallow in your misery in Phichit.

Lord Preechaphibal

was a man of many talents,

yet he was a fool.

The moment I summoned him
to the capital in your name,

he recklessly came,

believing he could lend you his aid.

That trickery

presented me the perfect opportunity

to steal his personal seal

and forge the document.

High Lord.

High Lord…

How pitiful.

It is a shame

that you are just as foolish
as your dearest friend.

You shall never know,

not in the slightest,

that Meng and I conspired
to poison your tea.

With this settled,

Lord Preechaphibal's secret

shall go to the grave with you.

Your Excellency, an opium shipment list
has been found beneath his manor.

So, you lured me out
to lead me into a trap, High Lord?

Precisely.

Now then,

who is the fool at this hour, High Lord?

So Meng…

has chosen to turn against me?

Meng…

simply chose to stand
on the side of justice.

Phop visits this teahouse frequently.

Meng would never dare poison me.

It is not over.

Though you may have eluded my poison,

my men are already upon you.

Soldiers!

Lay waste to
High Lord Phichaiphakdi at once!

Soldiers!

Soldiers!

Accept your fate, High Lord.

To resist or flee
would only bring you further disgrace.

This way.

Any news of Lord Phop?

He has yet to arrive.

However, we have already
sent reinforcements to assist him.

Surrender now, Phop!

You shall not escape!

You have been defeated, Lord Harn.

The cell awaits.

Then you shall fall with me!

By now, Klao…

has certainly been slaughtered by Cherd.

You asked after Klao this evening,
did you not?

Then hear me well!

Cherd conspired with Pim,

hiding in the Pavilion of Affection

to ensnare Klao.

He must surely be in Cherd's hands by now.

At last,

Klao had once again been slain,

despite my having already k*lled him.

Seize that Harn at once!

I shall save Klao!

Yes, my Lord!

Wat Bot, oh, the temple of old

Where seven toddy palms stand tall as told

Khun Thong went forth on the raid

He has yet to return
For the sweet embrace

Wrapping food in a bundle

I rowed out to look for my angel

Yet the rumors had already spread

That Khun Thong had met

His fate

It is time.

Let us send Klao to a watery grave.

Still here, are you not, Cherd?

My Lord. Oh, my Lord.

I shall depart at once.

This time, he shall meet his end.

Hey! Unhand me!

Unhand me at once!

You scoundrel!

Cherd.

Cherd, Cherd!

Cherd!

Klao…

Klao…

Klao.

Klao.

Klao.

Klao.

My deepest thanks to you,

Kaew

and Jom.

You are in good hands now, Klao.

And…

Cherd's men…

They…

cast Pim and Kla into the pond.

Jom!

Blood…

It is Cherd's.

You have my heartfelt thanks,

my dearest Kaew.

Rise.

I am guiltless!

I am innocent!

Have you gone mad?

I am merely protecting my master!

It was he who meddled with us!

You!

Damn you, Klao! You are the cause of this!

I shall drag you into the depths of hell!

Cease this blaming at once, Cherd!

You are a wretched opium smoker
and a peddler.

You attempted to m*rder Klao
to bury the truth.

You took Pim's life
solely to save your own.

Your stupidity matches your malice.

No one is to blame for your actions.

I ended Pim's life…

I k*lled her.

Pim, forgive me.

I k*lled her.

I k*lled her…

I m*rder*d her!

I am sorry, Pim. Forgive me.

Take him away.

Yes, my Lord.

Pim, I am sorry.

Are you injured at all?

Toast!

My deepest thanks.

Without you,

I would not have survived.

By the way…

Jom and Kaew,

how did you find me there?

We owe our sincere thanks…

to that young man.

That long pause was a crime.

I told Physician Jom

that I saw a patrolman named Kla

linger outside the tavern every night,

speaking with Cherd in secret
once it was closed.

They were acquainted,

so he helped Cherd
conceal the truth about his wound.

Furthermore,
I crossed paths with him this evening

going to the Pavilion of Affection.

Cherd bears Master Klao great hatred.

This means that

Kla was acquainted with Cherd,

and I feared that…

the two might conspire to ambush you

at the Pavilion of Affection.

Your subordinate

is quite eloquent, is he not?

On this night,

he has spoken more in a single day
than in all his life.

What happened next, Jom?

I saw Cherd here

with a certain patrolman.

I seem to recall him being a man
under Lord Phop's command.

This means there is a traitor
among Phop's men.

Kaew, summon the patrols here at once.

Should anything occur,
they shall aid all of us.

I cannot do this.

I place my full trust in you.

Never have I known a soul
so wise and resilient as you.

You are capable of this, Kaew.

We shall not let anything happen to Klao.

Kaew, the patrolmen,
and I kept close watch.

But Kla left the establishment with a bag.

He left alongside Pim.

We tracked them down to the hut.

Unfortunately,
the route was unknown to us,

and thus we could not save
Pim and Kla in time.

I am already more than grateful
for your assistance.

Cherd has now been imprisoned.

Lord Harn is being hunted by my men.

He will not get far.

The truth has come to light,

yet one thing remains unclear.

By what means did you triumph
over the High Lord's men?

Master.

A-Chai, step back.
Retreat for but a moment.

Calm yourselves, fellow soldiers.

No need for such haste.

Would you like some tea?
We have a kettle full here.

After taking a sip,

you are free to cut off my head,
should that be your wish.

Behold, in this kettle is Da Hong Pao.

It rejuvenates your soul.

It is the very tea favored by
the current Emperor himself.

It calms your soul

as if a bodhisattva's chant
were echoing within your heart.

Hey!

-One. Two.
-Two.

-Three.
-Three.

-Enjoy!
-Enjoy!

Form a circle.

Have them circle around
until they lose their senses.

Circle around.

Around and around.

Curse you.

His Excellency

still draws breath tonight
because of my hand.

Before calling the tavern my new home,

I served as a patrolman myself.

Not true.

I shall lie when pigs fly.

Go and smell its arse,
should you not believe me.

Cease this folly, will you?

During my days in China,

I trained in martial arts
under a senior kinsman.

He was my uncle's older brother,

and my uncle
was my father's younger brother.

And this man was my father's father.

-I do not believe it.
-I trained…

-What I have said is true.
-I could never believe you.

A true story, I say.

A lie, I say.

If it was…

-Now, now, Master.
-What of it?

You pushed me, did you not?

-You pushed me?
-And what of it?

You seek a challenge, do you not?

And what of it, I ask?

-Huh?
-Do you--

-What of it?
-You have struck me.

Begone.

-Begone, I said.
-Did you lay your hand upon me?

Did I?

They spun a grand tale, did they not?

In truth, they were cowering in fear,

leaving the men of High Lord Pichayabhakdi

to deal with those
of High Lord Horathibodi.

Unhand me.

-Let go. I must…
-Come.

Come here.

-This way.
-Come this way.

-A man like me does not…
-I am not afraid of you.

Let that be known. Come this way.

Do you truly believe their words, Klao?

Not even in the slightest.

But if you ask

what I have gained from this mess,

it would be that…

I shall never again
put faith in tales of others,

perhaps.

This includes the words spun

by others concerning my past.

The stories of Pim,

of Cherd,

of Lord Harn,

and even those in history.

Whoever tells their stories

shall ever seek
to cast themselves in a good light.

All has come to an end.

If Lord Harn is brought to justice,

then your mission
is undoubtedly fulfilled.

If my mission is fulfilled,

it means I must return to the present.

A new day is upon us.

The hill myna has begun to whistle.

That is not true.

There is an owl within.

It is still dark outside.

Better, is it not?

You seemed very unwell last night.

Well…

I was thinking about Cherd.

Last night,

when his men bound me,

Cherd sang me a lullaby.

It made me shiver.

The lullaby had some meaning.

Wat Bot.

Toddy palms.

Khun Thong.

That Khun Thong had met

His fate

He must be yearning for his father.

My men once told me

that his father owned a toddy palm grove.

It was said that he fell from a height,
leaving him broken.

Cherd loved his father dearly.

After his father was crippled,

Cherd's mother became a drunkard

and began beating his father
out of exhaustion.

In the end, he perished,

and she descended into madness.

That is why Cherd took refuge in opium.

He must have been in deep sorrow.

He often had nightmares
of his mother murdering his father.

He likely wishes…

to sleep without dreams.

That is why you would not wish
for me to quarrel with him?

And that is why

Lord Harn gave Cherd opium,
thereby turning him into an addict.

Cherd then became a tool.

And Cherd…

loves Lord Harn as his new father.

The reason he was charmed by Pim

was the lack of love given by a woman

such as his own mother.

Even Cherd

is not a demon from hell as we thought,

but someone has made him so.

My dearest.

You truly have a sympathetic heart,

despite his having hurt you so much.

I understood him,

but I do not stand by his side.

And karma has caught up with him.

At last,

Klao had once again been slain,

despite my having already k*lled him
with my own hands.

What ails you, Phop?

I would ask you something.

Did he learn something from Lord Harn?

Should I tell him now

that I am from the future?

No one knows when I'll go back either.

There is a merit-making ceremony.

Would you like to join me?

That said, let us go and wash ourselves.

It's fine.

Focus on the present.

Cherd has been arrested.

Best to enjoy my time with Phop,

one moment at a time.

Cherd's whereabouts remain unknown.

The firearm taken from the Farangi
has also disappeared.

Inform Lord Phop at once!

He and Master Klao are in grave danger!

Your prayers were extensive, Phop.

Will the Buddha take heed of that?

I call upon the Buddha as my witness.

My heart belongs to you alone,
and ever shall it remain.

I shall approach my parents

to ask for your hand in marriage.

Then I shall cherish
and protect the very heart of my life

until the end of my days.

This is another wish of mine.

Should there be another lifetime,

we shall seek each other out once more.

May our love remain steadfast,

though the tides of time may turn.

But…

after this day,

if I am gone,

promise me you will live well.

No.

I shall seek you out…

until I find you

and love you once more.

Do you remember that shop?

We should choose new rings.

This one is my favorite.

Good heavens!

I must have taken it off when I bathed.

I forgot to put it back on.

Think no more of it.

We shall procure a finer ring than that.

Which kind do you prefer?

I shall engrave it upon my heart

for when the time comes
to acquire your wedding ring.

-Cherd!
-How did he get here?

Run! Now!

Make way!

We can go no further.

You must hide here.

I shall go and seize him.

No, I beg you!

What if we part again?

Many times have we been parted,

yet ever do I find my way to you.

I promise you,

I shall return.

Nothing shall ever part us again.

Klao!

You shall never escape my grasp!

Your sins are too great to bear, Cherd!

I beg of you, let me go.

Hear me well,

or you shall be sentenced to death.

I care not!

You must die by my hand alone!

Lower the firearm!

Cease this!

Or else, you shall be sent
to the depths of hell!

Should I be sent there,

then I shall drag you down with me!

I shall seek you out…

until I find you

and love you once more.

Phop!

Phop, where are you?

Phop.

I'm back home?

Nakun!

Nakun, my dear!

Nakun!

That way.

That way!

Mom…

Is that you?

He has come to.

Hey, can you hear me?

If you do, please blink.

Are you injured in any way?

Nakun.

Sweetie!

My dear.

Nakun.

Mom.

Is this really you?

Of course, it's me.

Nakun…

What's the matter?

What's wrong? Are you hurt?

Tell me where it hurts.

Please take me to Phop, Mom.

Mom, please take me to Phop.

My dear…

Seeing you healthy is all I could ask for.

The doctor told you to rest a lot.

Get some rest, okay?

Dear.

Is something wrong?

Tell me if anything is bothering you.

Dear…

what were you doing
at the orchard all night?

All night?

Yes, you heard me.

You even had a bottle of alcohol.

Nakun…

You can tell me
what's stressing you out, okay?

How…

long was I out?

I don't really know either.

It was past 11 p.m.
when I got back from the wedding.

You were already gone when I got home.

And I thought
you went to get something around here.

I waited for so long,
but you still hadn't come back.

You didn't bring
your phone with you either.

I thought

things were starting to feel a bit off.

Then I saw you lying there in the orchard…

And you were wearing
some very odd clothes.

I tried so hard to wake you up…

but you wouldn't open your eyes.

I was so horrified…

that I called emergency services.

And…

in less than an hour,

you woke up.

Less than an hour?

Nakun.

It had been less than an hour,

but my heart almost couldn't take it.

I was terrified something bad
had happened to you.

The professor said that

upon completing the mission,

the character could return to their world.

However,

should the main character
fail their mission,

the portal would be closed forever,

preventing their return to their world.

That's a lie.

Even though we knew who the culprit was,

Cherd managed to escape.

Harn is also still at large.

How can my mission be complete?

If you can't manage a full meal,
at least have some fruit.

It is of the finest quality,

brought by traders from China.

Thanks.

Phop.

I wonder how you're doing.

"LORD PHOP"

NO RESULTS FOUND

NO RESULTS FOUND FOR "LORD PREECHAPIBAN"

NO RESULTS FOR
"HIGH LORD PICHAYABHAKDI"

There is no information at all.

Phop doesn't even exist
in the history books.

Or do I wait for a meteor shower?

Or do I have to wait until my birthday?

Phop.

I shall find my way back to you.

CHANCE OF SEEING
sh**ting STARS IN AYUTTHAYA

sh**ting STARS CAN APPEAR
ANY MONTH, ALL YEAR

THEY CAN BE SEEN 1-3 TIMES A MONTH

DEPENDING ON HOW CLEAR THE SKY IS

Your mom said
you're feeling a bit dazed, right?

I brought you some vitamins.

Jom!

Jom…

Who the hell is Jom?

You miss me that much?

I'm touched.

You…

You don't remember?

Remember what?

You're the one who doesn't remember me.

You…

Do you have amnesia?

Jom was probably Thee in a past life.

Thee didn't travel through time
like I did.

Your mom is really worried.

You refuse to leave your room,

and at night,
you stay on the balcony until dawn.

If you can't tell her, tell me instead.

What's wrong?

It's fine if you don't want to tell me.

But you've missed a week of school.

Wanna go back to the uni?

Be with Pun and me.

Maybe we can help you feel better.

Pun is worried too, you know?

He's sad too.

That's why I'm sad too.

Just look.

I'm trying to smile,

but I can't.

See?

Come back to the uni, please.

Nakun.

Nakun!

Eat up, will you?

We have classes all afternoon.

Sorry.

I was lost in my thoughts.

But…

you look so sad.

Yeah, he's right.

You can talk to us.

It's okay.

Thee.

This isn't the time.

Nakun,

are you all right?

Do you want to take the afternoon off?

Thee.

Should we take him back to his place?

It's fine.

Seriously?

You've been zoning out all day.

Have your misfortunes been upsetting you?

Did you do what the fortune teller said
when you returned home?

Guys…

Can you take me to see the fortune teller?

The fortune teller…

Fortune teller, do you remember me?

Indeed, I do.

You were here the other day.

No.

What's on the menu tomorrow?

-Anything works for me.
-Yeah.

It's… It's Klao.

Remember?

My hair looks like a cow's?

It looks fine to me.

It's flowing.

Fortune teller, I'm serious.

I'm Klao,

I live in Phop's house,

and his mother is Lady Prayong.

She's the lady who often gives you money.

I do remember.

Klao.

I remember.

You remember, don't you?

If you do, could you tell me
how Phop is doing?

Now that I've returned here,
is he still safe?

I beg you.

Please tell me.

I can't take it anymore.

If you want to know,

I need to read your cards.

Read my cards…

For what?

If you remember our past life,

you must know about Phop.

"Loss."

"Separation."

"A deep fear of change."

Phop…

The person you're thinking of…

has met his fate.

That's not true!

-Nakun.
-Nakun, Nakun.

Nakun.

Nakun…

Let me go!

The stone.

That stone.

So you also traveled
back in time like I did?

Nakun, enough.

Did you?

Let go!

I told you to let go.

Let go of me.

Let go of me!

Please, let go of me.

Fortune teller.

I beg you.

Please…

Can you…

try to remember

what happened to Phop?

Is he still safe?

If you really don't know,

can you tell me how I could travel
back in time to Ayutthaya?

In your past life,

you helped me so much.

You were extraordinary!

Why must you act so clueless in this life?

Yes.

I was better in my past life.

To let go of the old
is to welcome the new.

A great change is upon us.

An ending and a new beginning.

Lord Phop has met his end,

yet he shall return once more.

Even the fortune teller is no help.

I guess I have to let it go.

Our amuse-bouche comes
in the form of traditional Thai dishes

with a modern twist.

Sai!

Yes?

I'm really sorry, sir.

We're sorry for the delay
in serving your food.

That's not what I meant.

I'm so sorry.
I thought you were someone else.

Right.

Thee.

See?

I told you to just get him a room here.

Yet, you brought him to the rooftop.

I'm sorry.

I thought…

if he could enjoy good food
with a scenic view,

he might feel better.

Hey, Pun.

When did you get close to Thee?

Well…

since you were absent.

After opening up to each other,

I realized that he does have a soft side,

beyond his constant joking.

My actions from my past life
really do affect the present day.

So, would revealing
the truth about Klao's father

have the same effect?

If Sai…

Jom…

Kaew…

The oracle…

If they can reincarnate into this life,

others might be able to as well.

What about Phop?

Did he reincarnate?

Will he be able to remember me?

Nakun.

Are you okay?

I'm not.

I'm sorry, Thee.

Pun, please finish the food for me.

Nakun.

Don't force him.

-But…
-But what?

His feelings come first.

THEE: ALMOST HERE, OR ANOTHER DAY?

I'M HERE

I shall seek you out…

until I find you

and love you once more.

In just a few weeks,
my life has changed a lot.

Let me help.

And in this new life
I'm trying to get used to,

I've met familiar faces from my past life.

A-Chai? Who?

You! Are you all right?

When you called me,

I thought you knew me.

No. I was calling "you" as a pronoun.

Since Nakun left for Ayutthaya,
I've only been dreaming of these things.

It feels like I once fell for you, Thee.

But you…

You kept rejecting me.

CAN YOU HELP ME GET BACK TO AYUTTHAYA?

Let's take in the scenery.

It's as pristine as it was back then.

You…

Your memories
have always been there, right?