As Rin continues to relax on his boat out in the middle of the water, the Three Phantoms stand on the shore, yelling out to him to not accept the position over the Zao shrine or to catch cold. Rin ignores them but he has trouble ignoring the two water ghosts who loudly plot to pull him down under the surface so they can play with him. Hmm, its like the Three Phantoms are unable to travel across the water to go to Rin's rescue. (Not that he needs rescuing as Rin incompetently starts to row his boat away from the sprites.)
King Ki San has ordered Moo Suk to become Rin's bodyguard. Moo Suk doesn't like being a spy but he's a devoted servant and will do as he's told.
Soo Ryun climbs over the wall to escape her house. She promptly runs into her father, Minister Park Soo Jong. Before leaving for her volunteer work at the peasant's clinic, Soo Ryun makes it clear to Dad that she's loved Rin for ten years and her heart's not going to change, so there. (So, what was the purpose of her climbing over the wall?)
Rin stops over at the clinic to ask Soo Ryun for some medicine for his headache. (Here's a suggestion, Rin: loosen that headband. Why do the men in these historical dramas wear headbands to bed?) Also showing up at the clinic is Do Ha, who calls Rin a dried up radish and demands her bracelet back. Rin scolds her for not being more respectful of his noble status. Do Ha shoots back she doesn't have time for this nonsense as she needs to prepare for the Shaman Showdown at the temple. Now give her the bracelet back or she'll beat the crap out of you.
Rin accuses Do Ha of being a sham and having no spiritual powers. This is when Moo Suk shows up and comes to Do Ha's defense. I hope no patient is dying at this clinic because everyone is too busy arguing with one another. Moo Suk informs the prince he's here to be Rin's bodyguard.
Do Ha returns to the inn where she spots the ghost of a gisaeng. The shaman starts to stay something but then shrugs, ain't my problem.
Oh good, Sang Hun is back. Darn, he's got a shirt on. With the news of the Zao shrine being rebuilt, Sang Hun has a flashback to when the BiJang/Nightwatchmen soldiers were all slaughtered by the king's soldiers, more than likely under Minister Park's orders. Blaming himself for his comrades' deaths, Sang Hun works out his frustrations with some sword work. Take that, you weeds! Oh no, his physical exertions cause his old chest wound to bleed. Please don't die on me again, GatMan.
Rin, accompanied by his unwanted bodyguard, attends as judge at the shaman testing. Even though Do Ha has changed her hairstyle and is wearing local garb, Rin still recognizes her in the crowd. Sadam is also at the tryouts. Moo Suk recognizes Sadam from before. (When Rin and the ghosts were listening in to Ki San and Sadam in the library, I don't believe Rin could see Sadam so the guy is a stranger to the prince.)
Rin presents the contestants with a challenge. A man is brought in who has been suffering from a headache for the past TEN YEARS! No medicine has yet been able to cure him, so the headache must be caused by something otherworldly. Whichever shaman can cure the man gets the job at the temple.
Do Ha and Sadam are sent in to examine the patient. Both of them can see the ghost of a woman jabbing needles into the suffering man's head. (Hmm, the woman looks familiar.) Sadam reports to the prince that the patient should be arrested for murder. Surprisingly, Do Ha backs the villain up. Rin yells at them both. They were supposed to cure a person, not accuse him of a crime. The prince declares they have both failed the test.
Moo Suk is about to throw the couple out when Rin spots the ghost Do Ha had just described. Ah, the woman is familiar. She's Lady Kim and she used to work in the palace back when Rin was an annoying child actor.
Everyone goes to dig up her grave. After studying the remains, Moo Suk determines the woman was killed by... wasp poison? Okay, I'll go with it. Sadam begins to wonder if perhaps Rin can see ghosts.
Now that he's caught, the headache sufferer starts to sing like a bird. He had been paid to kill the woman. Rin demands to know who ordered her assassination. The murderer starts to stutter, "It was... it was... " Sadam glares at Lady Kim's ghost, casting a spell on her. She rushes to the killer's side and stabs her needle into the side of his head. To everyone else the man simply drops dead.
(Some viewers are jumping to the conclusion it was Ki San who ordered Lady Kim's death. I'd like to point out that A) he was just a child at the time, B) why would he want her dead?, and C) Minister Park was the real power behind the throne. If anyone would have ordered her death, it would have been him, not Ki San. Yet the question would still be Why? Why did she need to be killed?)
Despite all the spectral drama, Rin fails Do Ha and promotes Sadam. Sadam reports his suspicions to the king about Rin's sixth sense. Ki San and his guard go to confront the prince. The king demands to know if Rin was lying when he said he couldn't see dead people. Before his brother can answer, Sadam shows up with Do Ha in tow, claiming she is the prophesied one who will cure Ki San of all his nightly woes. But Rin recalls their real plan of casting out the demons from Ki San and into another person.
Despite his protests, Ki San still doesn't believe Rin and is ready to chop his brother in half. Moo Suk, taking his bodyguard duties seriously, leaps in the way and blocks the king's blow. Ki San calms down a little bit but still orders Rin to be taken into custody. Moo Suk takes his prisoner to a very nice room in the palace. Rin tries to act all cool and nonchalant but secretly he's worried. Not just because of his uncertain future, but also because he doesn't have any anti-ghost deterrents here like he does back at his house.
After another split personality conversation with himself, Ki San is more than willing to set Rin free. The king doesn't want to have his brother's blood on his hands. Sadam, with the help of his magic incense, casts a spell on Ki San to change his mind. Meanwhile, one of Sadam's cronies is sneaking around outside the palace, planting talismans and curses as evidence.
Queen Dowager Pain-In-The-Butt hears all about Rin's supposed cursing of Ki San. She goes to the king (and interrupts his menage a trois) to defend the prince. Ki San, jealous of how much more his grandmother loves Rin than she does him, tearfully orders her out. Before she leaves she senses Sadam in the shadows. (Hmm. Does Queen Dowager Pain-In-The-Butt also see dead people?)
At the next royal court, Sadam is called in to testify against Rin. Minister Park argues they shouldn't be listening to a lowly Taoist priest. Ki San insists everyone should listen to the shaman. Elsewhere, Rin wakes up in the middle of the night and ... looks around. Seriously, Show, you need to work on your endings. You're getting as bad as Chinese dramas.
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