The guards inform Gyu Dal and the others that Chunghae is being seized because of tax evasion. They're being audited in the middle of the night. Someone plants evidence in Shin Yool's room. She really needs to put a lock on her door.
Wang So runs back to the trading post and uses his "Do you know who I am?" to get inside. He wants to procure all the guards to go search for the kidnapped Yool. However, the letter that was planted in Yool's room is conveniently found. The forged document is supposedly Yool admitting she was cooking the books. Knowing she's about to be investigated, the letter goes on to say she's leaving town tonight.
With their fake concrete evidence, the auditors threaten to arrest everyone at Chunghae unless the company transfers all their assets over to another trading company. Just sign here. Wang So, rightfully smelling a rat since these guys just so happened to have all the paperwork ready and right here for the transfer, orders Gyu Dal not to sign anything under pain of death.
So finds an authentic letter from Yool. One of those, "If you're reading this I must be dead" kind of things. In the letter she tells So about Yeo Won's part in the poison plot, the use of the poison detecting jewel, and the fact So's wife knows about his first marriage in Gaebong.
Over at the Hall of Doom, Wang Shik Ryum just can't help crowing to Wang Uk about seizing control of Chunghae, thanks to Yeo Won. Uk rushes over to the merchant house where Baek Myo tells him about Yool being kidnapped. The maid pleads with the prince to find Yool as she's terrified this cold night air will be the death of the fragile girl. Baek Myo gives Uk some medicine to give Yool in case he finds her.
Wang So goes home to confront his wife only to find Yeo Won has given everyone the slip. Wang Uk goes to confront his uncle. Shik Ryum decides Uk is too caught up in a mere girl to be much of a king who can be controlled. Perhaps Uk should turn in his Legion of Doom membership card. Wang Uk swallows his pride and promises to be the puppet king Shik Ryum wants as long as Shin Yool is allowed to live. The uncle replies the price of Yool's life is the Chunghae Trading Company.
Wang So goes to Cheong Ok to ask her for directions to the place she was taken to when Yeo Won had her kidnapped.
Shin Yool is indeed in the shack with Yeo Won and the masked Se Won. Yool isn't looking too healthy and it's not from any poisons. Yeo Won delights in telling her rival about what is happening to Chunghae and its people right now. Yool finally speaks up. She tells Yeo Won about Ji Mong's prediction that Wang So will become king. However, So needs Yool (and therefore Chunghae) to achieve this goal. Ergo, if Yeo Won wants to become queen (and boy does she ever) she has to let Yool live.
Yeo Won exits the shack, leaving orders for Se Won to kill Yool. What Yeo Won doesn't know is Shik Ryum has previously given counter orders to the bodyguard to not kill Yool. Who will Se Won obey?
Shin Yool notices the flying fish trinket on Se Won's sword and strikes up a conversation with her executioner. She tells him about being from Balhae about her mother and brother. This rattles Se Won as it makes him have a dim memory of his childhood. While he's flashbacking, Yool starts a fire and stumbles out of the shack.
She staggers through the forest with Se Won slowly stalking her. Wang So arrives at the shack too late. Why did she start the fire? I don't get that part. Anyway, Yool weakens and falls to the ground. Se Won stands over her and unsheathes his sword. Thinking this is the end, Yool pulls out her butterfly necklace and prays. Se Won recognizes the butterfly. It must be some kind of family heirloom. He starts asking her questions about Balhae but Yool faints on him. Unable to kill a woman who could be his sister, Se Won runs away.
Wang So is running around the woods screaming "Gaebong-ah!" when he ultimately finds Yool's unconscious body. Then Wang Uk shows up. Where'd he come from? Darn it, I was hoping Wang So would warm Yool up with his body heat. Now that Uk is here, he'll give Yool the boring medicine instead.
Wang So drops Yool off at Chunghae while he goes to kick his wife's ass. Well, that's what I'm hoping at least. The auditors were just about to force Gyu Dal into signing away the company when Yool comes in. She identifies the ledger as a fake and says Wang Uk will back her up. But because he's made a deal with the devil, Uk must betray Yool and say the ledger is authentic.
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