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PERFECT CROWN

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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

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CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS
WERE FILMED SAFELY

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EPISODE 11

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Your Royal Highness,
it is the Queen Mother.

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I'd like a brief audience
in the Council Hall.

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Do we have time
before we're due at the Throne Hall?

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Well…

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Yes, we have about 30 minutes.

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Right.

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Your Royal Highness.

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It seems like His Majesty wants to enter
the Throne Hall with you?

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His Majesty does?

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Yes. It appears he's a bit nervous.

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I'll meet you there.

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I won't be long.

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Ah…

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Yes, Your Royal Highness.

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Grand Princess.

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You must flee.

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Isn't that… the Council Hall?

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Grand Princess.

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No…

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No!

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Your Highness!

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What was that?

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Go and see what happened.

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Aide Do.

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What…

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What are you doing here?

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Tell me.

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Do Hyejeong!

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The Council Hall…

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His Royal Highness.

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He's in the Council Hall.

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Your Royal Highness.

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No!

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- Grand Princess!
- Ms. Seong!

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You can't, Grand Princess!

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PERFECT CROWN

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Is anyone…

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Is anyone out there?

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Your Royal Highness!

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Your Royal Highness!

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Your Royal Highness!

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If something terrible happens to you…

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You can't…

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Let's see this through.

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I will be by your side.

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Don't come.

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Your Royal Highness!

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Your Royal Highness!

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Your Royal Highness…

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness!

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness, you need to wake up.

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness.

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I'll get you out of here.

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness, please wake up.

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Someone, please save him.

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Is anyone out there?

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Is there anyone out there?

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Please help us…

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness…

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Mother!

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Your Majesty.

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Mother, there's a fire in the palace.

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What is he talking about?

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A fire has broken out at the Council Hall.

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Uncle is…

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Is I-AN safe?

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Your Majesty…

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Answer me!

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Is I-AN safe?

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You should get some rest, Grand Princess.

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The royal physicians said he is stable.

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How could you have just run
into the fire like that?

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Had Aide Choi not reached you in time,

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you would also be…

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He would've come to save me.

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Pardon?

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If it had been me in there, he would have…

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come for me too.

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To save me.

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Like he always has.

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Sir, you need to be announced first! Ah…

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The Grand Prince is stable, so tomorrow--

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How could you just run in there like that?

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Lower your voice.
The palace attendants are outside.

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Why aren't you at a hospital?

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You should at least get proper treatment.

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How can I trust any hospital right now?

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- What?
- You think this fire was just an accident?

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They targeted the Grand Prince
at the wedding, not me.

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And now, a fire just breaks out
on abdication day?

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You expect me to buy that?

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And if it wasn't an accident?

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- What?
- What can you do if it wasn't?

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Will you collapse and die in his place?

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Then what should I have done?

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- Just leave him there to die?
- Yes, just leave him!

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Jeongwoo.

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How much longer
must I watch you be in danger?

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How much longer must I endure this?

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I've been looking everywhere for you.

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What are you doing here?

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Are you okay?

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Yes.

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I'm told the Grand Prince
and Princess are both fine.

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You don't need to worry too much.

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I'm sorry.

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What? Why are you apologizing?

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I mean…

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I should've never left
the Grand Prince's side, right?

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Wait, come on now.

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It's not like your being there

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would've magically stopped
the fire from starting.

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Come on, that's silly.

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Wait, hold on. Do you really believe that?

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Thank you.

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What?

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- Grand Princess!
- Ms. Seong!

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You can't, Grand Princess!

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I'll be right back.

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What? Where are you going?

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No, you can't!

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Aide Choi! Choi Hyeon!

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A royal physician!

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Summon a royal physician!

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Thank goodness…

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Thank goodness.

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If it weren't for you, they would both be…

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Oh.

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Stop that.

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I mean, I was just doing my job.

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I was worried…

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that you'd get hurt.

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Thank you.

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But you know,

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I just got all better.

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Oh, ow, ow… Hold on. Ow…

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Are you okay?

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It's so itchy right here.
Can you scratch it for me?

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Why are you crying?

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Don't cry.

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Crying one second and laughing the next?

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Just pick one already.

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You're no crybaby.

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Where are all these tears coming from?
Huh?

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What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?

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Should we go to the hospital?

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Why was he…

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at the Council Hall today?

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He was due to accept
the abdication in the Throne Hall.

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Oh…

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Prime Minister Min texted,
asking for a quick chat

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at the Council Hall.

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Jeongwoo…

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had him go there?

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Yes.

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Your Royal Highness.

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Your Royal Highness!

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Stay still.

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I must appear…

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insanely infatuated with you

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for people to believe

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this absurd marriage is genuine.

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Do not bend to their will.

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Do not back away

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and do not compromise.

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I shall fight with all that I have.

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Just as you do.

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I have a great deal that you do not…

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and if you ask for it,

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I fully intend to provide it.

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I thought you said
the palace was the safest.

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Is there any place safe for you?

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The Council Hall was
practically empty at the time.

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For an explosion that big,
casualties are minimal.

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We will make a joint statement
with the Royal Secretariat--

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No need.

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Just leave it for now.

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Pardon?

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Let's leave it until the Grand Prince…

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wakes up.

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Last night, a major fire broke out
at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

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Witnesses at Gwanghwamun Square
reported hearing a loud explosion.

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With no official statement
from the palace yet,

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there are growing concerns
over the safety of the royal family.

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I want the past month's CCTV footage

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of the Council Hall interior,
entrance, and corridors.

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Have it copied and sent over.

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Is three days enough to review?

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With Court Lady Choi, Aide Choi,

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and Castle Beauty's Exec Ops on board,

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we'll make it happen.

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I want to question every attendant,
Royal Guard, and official

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in the vicinity of the Council Hall
at the time of the incident.

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Uh, that would fall
under the Inner Court's jurisdiction.

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Mmm…

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I'll ask for cooperation
from the Queen Mother's Quarters.

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No need.

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I'll just ask her myself.

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Is I-AN all right?

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I wanted to visit him
at Anhwadang Hall, but…

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Worried that he might actually…

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pull through?

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It happened as he was
about to accept the abdication.

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And Your Majesty was the only one

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who was against it.

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Grand Princess, I…

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If you don't want to be a suspect,

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grant me unfettered access

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to the palace attendants' shift records.

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His Royal Highness will pull through.

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That's the only way…

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you make it out of this unscathed.

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Oh…

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I'm afraid I don't accept drinks
so freely anymore.

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And the investigation?

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When will it begin?

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The Royal Protection Branch
will start it first,

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and the police will join later.

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It will not be public.

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Why not public?

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It came from the prime minister.

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With the poisoning case still open,
he wanted to keep things from escalating.

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He should be at Anhwadang Hall now.

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Who?

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- Prime Minister Min?
- Yes.

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Did you run over here?

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He should've been awake by now,

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but I hadn't heard anything yet.

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Right.

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The royal physician said he's
in a near-comatose state due to stress.

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It's a sign his body is recovering,
so he should be waking up soon.

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When is "soon"?

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Well, that is…

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Apparently, there's no way of knowing.

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Let's give it some time.

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You didn't need to see me out.

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Sorry.

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Maybe it's everything
that's been going on.

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I'm a little on edge.

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By the way, don't you go
to the cathedral anymore?

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What?

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You're not wearing your rosary.

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Ah…

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It gets in the way when I work.

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Right.

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Get back safely.

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Thanks.

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What's wrong?

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Huiju hasn't texted back yet?

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No.

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Let's eat.

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What should we get?

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This place is known for…

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- At the palace?
- Yeah.

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Someone definitely died there.

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Why else would they refuse
to make an official statement?

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No way.

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I did hear the explosion was really loud.

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I read this rumor post…

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It said Grand Prince I-AN…

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is dead.

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Oh, this…

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- Babe, you need to call Huiju now.
- Okay.

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Would it kill her to pick up
on the first try?

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- She's not picking up? Let me try.
- Okay.

00:24:10.157 --> 00:24:13.576 align:center
INCOMING CALL
GREMLIN

00:24:26.507 --> 00:24:27.508 align:center
Sir.

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:30.426 align:center
I'm a little tired today.

00:24:30.427 --> 00:24:31.720 align:center
Can we save it for tomorrow?

00:24:33.138 --> 00:24:35.933 align:center
The Royal Secretariat wants
to release a statement.

00:24:40.896 --> 00:24:42.230 align:center
The reason being?

00:24:42.231 --> 00:24:45.191 align:center
There's a rumor circulating
that the Grand Prince has passed away.

00:24:45.192 --> 00:24:48.528 align:center
The string of canceled public appearances
has also raised concerns.

00:24:48.529 --> 00:24:51.322 align:center
There's even talk
the Grand Princess is in a critical state.

00:24:51.323 --> 00:24:52.865 align:center
Hmm…

00:24:52.866 --> 00:24:53.867 align:center
That should be

00:24:54.785 --> 00:24:55.786 align:center
more than enough.

00:25:06.380 --> 00:25:08.215 align:center
What on earth are you talking about?

00:25:09.508 --> 00:25:10.758 align:center
What do you mean, regency?

00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:13.220 align:center
Public concern is growing
over the welfare of the Crown.

00:25:14.304 --> 00:25:16.931 align:center
However, His Majesty is unable
to carry out state affairs.

00:25:16.932 --> 00:25:19.100 align:center
Since the Grand Prince
remains unconscious,

00:25:19.101 --> 00:25:22.770 align:center
it would only be fitting
for Your Majesty to step forward.

00:25:22.771 --> 00:25:24.773 align:center
The Grand Prince will wake up soon.

00:25:25.315 --> 00:25:27.108 align:center
- The Grand Princess said--
- That is why

00:25:27.109 --> 00:25:29.028 align:center
I have come here in such a hurry.

00:25:33.490 --> 00:25:36.285 align:center
Ending the Grand Prince's regency
was no simple matter.

00:25:37.327 --> 00:25:39.495 align:center
Likewise, once Your Majesty
takes up the regency,

00:25:39.496 --> 00:25:41.205 align:center
it will not be easily undone.

00:25:41.206 --> 00:25:42.874 align:center
Even if the Grand Prince wakes up.

00:25:42.875 --> 00:25:44.877 align:center
That would be a rash decision.

00:25:45.836 --> 00:25:47.504 align:center
- There is still time--
- Your Majesty.

00:25:51.467 --> 00:25:53.218 align:center
If the notion bothers you so…

00:25:53.844 --> 00:25:57.473 align:center
"Fulfill your duties to the Crown
as a representative of the people."

00:25:59.391 --> 00:26:00.934 align:center
I can make it an official order.

00:26:07.524 --> 00:26:08.567 align:center
So what will it be?

00:26:18.035 --> 00:26:19.328 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:26:19.870 --> 00:26:21.663 align:center
Grand Prince I-AN has arrived.

00:26:37.638 --> 00:26:38.889 align:center
I-AN…

00:26:43.310 --> 00:26:46.355 align:center
Please forgive me
for causing you concern, Your Majesty.

00:26:52.111 --> 00:26:53.112 align:center
Did I…

00:26:55.823 --> 00:26:56.990 align:center
cause you much distress?

00:27:08.585 --> 00:27:11.380 align:center
SAJEONGJEON HALL WEST ENTRANCE
ACCESS LOG

00:27:12.881 --> 00:27:16.050 align:center
I expected there would be a lot,

00:27:16.051 --> 00:27:17.260 align:center
but this is unreal.

00:27:17.261 --> 00:27:18.679 align:center
Even if it's extensive,

00:27:19.429 --> 00:27:23.308 align:center
attendants follow a strict routine,
so any irregularities will stand out.

00:27:24.518 --> 00:27:26.727 align:center
Plus, only a few
have access to the Council Hall.

00:27:26.728 --> 00:27:27.729 align:center
Right.

00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:29.564 align:center
Your Royal Highness!

00:27:32.067 --> 00:27:34.278 align:center
The Grand Prince is awake!

00:27:35.070 --> 00:27:36.154 align:center
Your Royal Highness!

00:28:37.049 --> 00:28:38.383 align:center
You shouldn't have been there.

00:28:40.177 --> 00:28:42.387 align:center
If something happened to you…

00:28:47.851 --> 00:28:49.561 align:center
How could I possibly stay out…

00:28:51.647 --> 00:28:54.690 align:center
…when I knew you were in there?

00:29:04.034 --> 00:29:05.035 align:center
I'm sorry.

00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:08.121 align:center
Forgive me.

00:29:54.584 --> 00:29:56.294 align:center
When did you wake up?

00:29:57.087 --> 00:29:58.088 align:center
Just now.

00:29:59.172 --> 00:30:00.841 align:center
Have you seen the royal physician?

00:30:03.385 --> 00:30:05.011 align:center
It was just a long nap.

00:30:05.012 --> 00:30:06.013 align:center
He says I'm fine.

00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:12.935 align:center
I'll resume my public duties at once.

00:30:12.936 --> 00:30:14.020 align:center
Don't worry.

00:30:14.021 --> 00:30:16.939 align:center
First, we should let you fully recover.

00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:17.941 align:center
Prime Minister Min.

00:30:19.317 --> 00:30:22.112 align:center
I hear rumors of my passing
are spreading outside these walls.

00:30:26.867 --> 00:30:28.118 align:center
Now is the perfect time

00:30:29.286 --> 00:30:30.537 align:center
to turn public opinion.

00:30:59.107 --> 00:31:01.109 align:center
Since the Grand Prince
has regained consciousness,

00:31:02.611 --> 00:31:04.362 align:center
it's time we tied up some loose ends.

00:31:09.659 --> 00:31:12.370 align:center
LORD INPYEONG

00:31:51.326 --> 00:31:53.328 align:center
Are you sure you're okay now?

00:31:53.912 --> 00:31:55.580 align:center
I told you I'm fine.

00:31:56.748 --> 00:31:59.042 align:center
Shall I call for
the royal physician again?

00:32:06.091 --> 00:32:07.092 align:center
So…

00:32:08.176 --> 00:32:10.804 align:center
why did you go see the Queen Mother
as soon as you woke up?

00:32:11.680 --> 00:32:13.265 align:center
To see Prime Minister Min.

00:32:14.724 --> 00:32:15.933 align:center
Jeongwoo?

00:32:15.934 --> 00:32:18.061 align:center
With my waking being uncertain,

00:32:18.770 --> 00:32:21.857 align:center
he would have to find someone
to take my place.

00:32:22.566 --> 00:32:23.608 align:center
"Take your place"?

00:32:27.612 --> 00:32:30.782 align:center
Are you saying he asked
the Queen Mother to act as regent?

00:32:33.702 --> 00:32:34.828 align:center
So did you go there

00:32:35.412 --> 00:32:37.539 align:center
to show them you're alive and well?

00:32:38.665 --> 00:32:41.001 align:center
Yeah.

00:32:44.129 --> 00:32:45.130 align:center
Listen.

00:32:46.590 --> 00:32:47.716 align:center
How much

00:32:49.384 --> 00:32:50.676 align:center
do you trust Jeongwoo?

00:32:50.677 --> 00:32:51.970 align:center
That's random.

00:32:53.096 --> 00:32:54.848 align:center
I mean, you two are friends,

00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:58.018 align:center
but it's so impersonal
between you two sometimes.

00:32:58.685 --> 00:33:00.437 align:center
Like that time with the contract.

00:33:04.191 --> 00:33:05.775 align:center
There are times I want to punch him.

00:33:06.651 --> 00:33:08.195 align:center
- What?
- But…

00:33:10.030 --> 00:33:11.615 align:center
I've always trusted him.

00:33:14.242 --> 00:33:15.367 align:center
Why?

00:33:15.368 --> 00:33:17.537 align:center
Because I know

00:33:18.246 --> 00:33:21.791 align:center
just as I'm bound by the Crown,
he's bound by the Cabinet.

00:33:29.716 --> 00:33:30.799 align:center
Why do you ask?

00:33:30.800 --> 00:33:34.221 align:center
Weren't you the one who said it was
only common sense to trust him?

00:33:39.643 --> 00:33:40.852 align:center
Come here.

00:34:00.872 --> 00:34:02.122 align:center
There he is!

00:34:02.123 --> 00:34:04.833 align:center
The arsonist responsible
for the fire at Gyeongbokgung Palace

00:34:04.834 --> 00:34:06.126 align:center
turned himself in last night.

00:34:06.127 --> 00:34:07.836 align:center
During questioning, the suspect, Shin,

00:34:07.837 --> 00:34:10.005 align:center
was identified as a member
of the Royal Guard.

00:34:10.006 --> 00:34:11.882 align:center
An assassination suspect emerging

00:34:11.883 --> 00:34:13.842 align:center
from the very force sworn
to protect the Crown

00:34:13.843 --> 00:34:15.261 align:center
is sending shock waves nationwide.

00:34:15.262 --> 00:34:16.720 align:center
Remove him!

00:34:16.721 --> 00:34:17.930 align:center
He was also confirmed

00:34:17.931 --> 00:34:20.475 align:center
to have protested
for the Grand Prince to step down.

00:34:22.185 --> 00:34:23.186 align:center
How amusing.

00:34:24.312 --> 00:34:25.814 align:center
It's as if they timed it to my waking.

00:34:28.191 --> 00:34:31.318 align:center
Your Majesty,
Grand Prince I-AN has arrived.

00:34:31.319 --> 00:34:32.487 align:center
Show him in.

00:34:36.574 --> 00:34:37.909 align:center
Uncle!

00:34:41.204 --> 00:34:42.205 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:34:43.164 --> 00:34:44.623 align:center
Are you well?

00:34:44.624 --> 00:34:46.751 align:center
Yes, that is why I am here.

00:34:49.629 --> 00:34:51.840 align:center
The fire at the Council Hall…

00:35:05.186 --> 00:35:09.315 align:center
I thought you would end up like Father…

00:35:11.860 --> 00:35:13.528 align:center
Do not think such thoughts.

00:35:14.988 --> 00:35:16.031 align:center
I will

00:35:16.531 --> 00:35:18.116 align:center
always be by Your Majesty's side.

00:35:32.297 --> 00:35:36.217 align:center
I heard the Grand Prince and Princess
are to resume their public duties.

00:35:36.801 --> 00:35:39.011 align:center
This is their chance.

00:35:39.012 --> 00:35:40.596 align:center
They will not let it go to waste.

00:35:40.597 --> 00:35:43.058 align:center
Compassion and pity are but fleeting.

00:35:45.226 --> 00:35:47.186 align:center
You must stop them from resuming

00:35:47.187 --> 00:35:49.146 align:center
until that fleeting moment passes.

00:35:49.147 --> 00:35:51.441 align:center
What makes you think
they will listen to me?

00:35:51.941 --> 00:35:52.942 align:center
Your Majesty!

00:35:58.406 --> 00:36:01.284 align:center
The Grand Prince nearly lost
his life in a gas explosion.

00:36:02.452 --> 00:36:04.078 align:center
Use his welfare as grounds

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:06.164 align:center
to keep them from resuming their duties.

00:36:12.504 --> 00:36:13.588 align:center
Father.

00:36:18.885 --> 00:36:21.471 align:center
How did you know the fire was caused

00:36:23.139 --> 00:36:24.724 align:center
by a gas explosion?

00:36:30.313 --> 00:36:32.439 align:center
What exactly are you getting at?

00:36:32.440 --> 00:36:34.901 align:center
That fact was withheld from the public.

00:36:38.071 --> 00:36:39.823 align:center
So how do you know about that?

00:37:23.825 --> 00:37:24.826 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:37:25.452 --> 00:37:26.745 align:center
What is the matter?

00:37:28.121 --> 00:37:30.540 align:center
Your Majesty, you must steady yourself.

00:37:38.089 --> 00:37:40.216 align:center
It appears I will not
be able to protect you.

00:37:45.054 --> 00:37:46.055 align:center
Your Majesty…

00:37:48.600 --> 00:37:49.976 align:center
However, I shall see to it…

00:37:52.937 --> 00:37:54.439 align:center
that your family is kept safe.

00:37:57.484 --> 00:37:59.319 align:center
Your grace is boundless, Your Majesty.

00:38:11.956 --> 00:38:12.957 align:center
Seriously?

00:38:13.541 --> 00:38:16.543 align:center
How could one measly royal guard
blow up the Council Hall by himself?

00:38:16.544 --> 00:38:17.796 align:center
My thoughts exactly.

00:38:18.296 --> 00:38:21.673 align:center
The Royal Protection Branch is looking
for accomplices and co-conspirators--

00:38:21.674 --> 00:38:23.885 align:center
- I need to leave the palace.
- Leave the palace?

00:38:31.226 --> 00:38:33.520 align:center
Your Royal Highness,
the Queen Mother has arrived.

00:38:38.858 --> 00:38:39.859 align:center
Show her in.

00:38:50.870 --> 00:38:51.871 align:center
You may leave.

00:39:05.969 --> 00:39:07.011 align:center
What brings you here?

00:39:08.763 --> 00:39:09.931 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:39:11.224 --> 00:39:12.307 align:center
Please stand up.

00:39:12.308 --> 00:39:13.309 align:center
I have come…

00:39:14.727 --> 00:39:16.354 align:center
to report a grave offense.

00:39:26.573 --> 00:39:27.615 align:center
My father…

00:39:29.951 --> 00:39:31.953 align:center
is trying to kill you.

00:39:39.002 --> 00:39:41.588 align:center
This is the evidence
from the incident on your wedding day.

00:39:51.806 --> 00:39:53.765 align:center
LEE AREUM

00:39:53.766 --> 00:39:56.519 align:center
I also have the girl who used to work
at your private residence.

00:39:57.186 --> 00:39:58.563 align:center
She has sworn to testify.

00:40:03.192 --> 00:40:05.069 align:center
What is your intent in reporting this?

00:40:06.988 --> 00:40:08.364 align:center
The recent fire…

00:40:12.327 --> 00:40:14.162 align:center
It was likely my father's doing.

00:40:16.456 --> 00:40:17.582 align:center
So?

00:40:18.666 --> 00:40:20.001 align:center
Are you here to beg

00:40:21.044 --> 00:40:22.169 align:center
for his forgiveness?

00:40:22.170 --> 00:40:23.796 align:center
I am asking you to exact punishment.

00:40:26.466 --> 00:40:27.759 align:center
Punish me…

00:40:31.512 --> 00:40:32.639 align:center
and my father.

00:40:48.321 --> 00:40:49.989 align:center
Did you believe me incapable of it?

00:40:51.157 --> 00:40:52.575 align:center
And should I choose to do so…

00:40:54.744 --> 00:40:56.371 align:center
are you sure you can handle it?

00:41:06.714 --> 00:41:07.966 align:center
I shall try.

00:41:25.149 --> 00:41:26.609 align:center
It's almost hunting season.

00:41:27.735 --> 00:41:30.529 align:center
Right, since harvest season is
just around the corner.

00:41:30.530 --> 00:41:33.992 align:center
Tell them I will be declaring
hunting season this year.

00:41:35.368 --> 00:41:36.494 align:center
And not the royal family?

00:41:38.955 --> 00:41:40.748 align:center
The Grand Prince needs time to recover,

00:41:42.041 --> 00:41:44.419 align:center
and the Queen Mother
does not appreciate hunting.

00:41:46.337 --> 00:41:47.922 align:center
Then I'll do it.

00:41:50.842 --> 00:41:51.843 align:center
I guess I can do it.

00:42:01.644 --> 00:42:03.563 align:center
Is it because I am accepting
the royal edict?

00:42:05.815 --> 00:42:06.816 align:center
Why?

00:42:10.486 --> 00:42:11.821 align:center
Why do you fear me now?

00:42:17.785 --> 00:42:19.579 align:center
It is not that I fear you.

00:42:26.127 --> 00:42:27.128 align:center
I have…

00:42:31.257 --> 00:42:33.301 align:center
a duty to protect the Crown.

00:42:36.054 --> 00:42:37.764 align:center
Thus, I am protecting you.

00:42:38.765 --> 00:42:41.225 align:center
I am ensuring that neither my father
nor my own greed

00:42:42.351 --> 00:42:44.520 align:center
ever harm you or the Crown again.

00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:48.566 align:center
So please…

00:42:57.825 --> 00:42:58.868 align:center
Just spare…

00:43:01.120 --> 00:43:02.288 align:center
His Majesty.

00:43:14.967 --> 00:43:16.469 align:center
As great as the honor once was…

00:43:18.763 --> 00:43:20.306 align:center
so too shall your disgrace be.

00:43:22.767 --> 00:43:24.393 align:center
In both the royal family and history,

00:43:25.770 --> 00:43:27.396 align:center
you will forever remain a sinner.

00:43:32.568 --> 00:43:34.403 align:center
If that is the price to spare His Majesty…

00:43:40.326 --> 00:43:41.452 align:center
would you accept?

00:43:48.126 --> 00:43:49.335 align:center
It is more than enough.

00:44:11.065 --> 00:44:12.859 align:center
But…

00:44:13.651 --> 00:44:15.778 align:center
"hunting season" in the 21st century?

00:44:16.821 --> 00:44:18.030 align:center
What about animal rights?

00:44:20.700 --> 00:44:22.118 align:center
Think of it as a necessary evil.

00:44:24.287 --> 00:44:25.872 align:center
When harmful entities multiply…

00:44:28.791 --> 00:44:30.334 align:center
we can't protect what matters.

00:44:32.503 --> 00:44:33.796 align:center
And who determines that?

00:44:36.215 --> 00:44:37.383 align:center
The Crown?

00:44:42.263 --> 00:44:43.264 align:center
The nation.

00:44:47.310 --> 00:44:48.311 align:center
I see.

00:45:01.449 --> 00:45:03.201 align:center
So, you decide.

00:45:30.228 --> 00:45:31.395 align:center
I saw you caught the guy.

00:45:32.605 --> 00:45:34.315 align:center
Was he a harmful entity too?

00:46:04.387 --> 00:46:06.681 align:center
Hey. I'm on my way back.

00:46:08.557 --> 00:46:09.558 align:center
You're where?

00:46:19.110 --> 00:46:20.736 align:center
He's a little drunk.

00:46:21.612 --> 00:46:22.737 align:center
He's drunk?

00:46:22.738 --> 00:46:26.575 align:center
Gosh. He can't even hold his liquor…

00:46:30.538 --> 00:46:33.415 align:center
Boy, I'm tired. Who wants coffee?

00:46:33.416 --> 00:46:34.417 align:center
Me.

00:46:53.728 --> 00:46:54.895 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:46:55.980 --> 00:46:58.149 align:center
My dear wife.

00:47:03.612 --> 00:47:06.449 align:center
This is great.
I was feeling cooped up anyway.

00:47:06.949 --> 00:47:08.992 align:center
You were?

00:47:08.993 --> 00:47:09.994 align:center
Yeah.

00:47:10.536 --> 00:47:12.371 align:center
The palace is so much bigger,

00:47:13.122 --> 00:47:14.290 align:center
but far more stifling.

00:47:16.292 --> 00:47:18.127 align:center
Agreed.

00:47:28.471 --> 00:47:30.222 align:center
The Queen Mother came to see me earlier.

00:47:37.813 --> 00:47:39.315 align:center
She told me Lord INPYEONG…

00:47:45.654 --> 00:47:47.073 align:center
was behind the wedding incident.

00:47:57.833 --> 00:48:00.044 align:center
Seeing her beg so desperately
to spare His Majesty…

00:48:07.009 --> 00:48:08.469 align:center
I no longer know what I am to do.

00:48:33.244 --> 00:48:34.954 align:center
You have such a gentle heart.

00:48:36.831 --> 00:48:37.998 align:center
It breaks my heart.

00:48:54.390 --> 00:48:55.850 align:center
THE THIRTY-THIRD KING

00:48:57.226 --> 00:48:59.937 align:center
It will reach him this time, won't it?

00:49:01.772 --> 00:49:03.065 align:center
I believe so.

00:49:06.444 --> 00:49:07.736 align:center
I shall entrust it to you.

00:49:09.196 --> 00:49:11.031 align:center
Rest assured, Your Majesty.

00:49:28.424 --> 00:49:29.758 align:center
I heard you asked for me.

00:49:34.221 --> 00:49:36.223 align:center
I wanted to commend you
for your swift arrest

00:49:37.183 --> 00:49:38.851 align:center
of the arsonist.

00:49:41.854 --> 00:49:43.230 align:center
The police deserve the credit.

00:49:44.565 --> 00:49:47.526 align:center
I am well aware that nothing in this realm

00:49:48.235 --> 00:49:49.236 align:center
is beyond your reach.

00:49:52.865 --> 00:49:53.866 align:center
However,

00:49:55.743 --> 00:49:57.495 align:center
are you still far from concluding

00:50:00.706 --> 00:50:01.832 align:center
the poisoning case?

00:50:06.545 --> 00:50:08.214 align:center
Hmm…

00:50:15.888 --> 00:50:17.180 align:center
It won't be long now.

00:50:29.193 --> 00:50:30.736 align:center
Lord INPYEONG of the Yun Family.

00:50:34.156 --> 00:50:35.407 align:center
He is the culprit.

00:50:36.325 --> 00:50:37.326 align:center
In terms of punishment,

00:50:38.327 --> 00:50:39.453 align:center
I'm still deliberating.

00:50:43.499 --> 00:50:44.792 align:center
About Prime Minister Min…

00:50:49.004 --> 00:50:50.130 align:center
Be wary of him.

00:50:53.509 --> 00:50:54.552 align:center
What does that mean?

00:50:55.052 --> 00:50:58.556 align:center
He was the first
to discover my father's crimes.

00:51:02.643 --> 00:51:04.770 align:center
- That is not possible.
- He knew everything,

00:51:05.312 --> 00:51:07.397 align:center
but chose to keep it from you.

00:51:07.398 --> 00:51:09.108 align:center
He would have no reason to do that.

00:51:10.818 --> 00:51:12.653 align:center
Do you truly believe that?

00:51:14.655 --> 00:51:15.823 align:center
How much

00:51:16.824 --> 00:51:18.033 align:center
do you trust Jeongwoo?

00:51:21.579 --> 00:51:24.790 align:center
Those driven by desperate desire…

00:51:29.086 --> 00:51:31.380 align:center
often resort to unseemly choices.

00:51:45.060 --> 00:51:46.604 align:center
What is there to consider?

00:51:48.314 --> 00:51:50.648 align:center
As someone who is concerned
for the Crown's welfare,

00:51:50.649 --> 00:51:51.942 align:center
I have much to consider.

00:51:52.610 --> 00:51:54.402 align:center
He tried to kill me.

00:51:54.403 --> 00:51:56.154 align:center
He's also the Queen Mother's father.

00:51:56.155 --> 00:51:58.656 align:center
- Prime Minister Min.
- And His Majesty's grandfather.

00:51:58.657 --> 00:52:00.409 align:center
- Min Jeongwoo.
- Please!

00:52:10.836 --> 00:52:12.671 align:center
Stop acting like a child.

00:52:22.765 --> 00:52:24.350 align:center
Lord INPYEONG will…

00:52:25.351 --> 00:52:27.018 align:center
…never set foot in this realm again.

00:52:27.019 --> 00:52:28.020 align:center
He will…

00:52:31.690 --> 00:52:33.317 align:center
carry out his sentence in this realm.

00:52:35.152 --> 00:52:37.111 align:center
Do you wish to see the Crown crumble?

00:52:37.112 --> 00:52:39.031 align:center
Is there any reason why it should not?

00:52:47.873 --> 00:52:48.874 align:center
The Crown…

00:52:51.543 --> 00:52:52.795 align:center
cannot last forever.

00:52:57.549 --> 00:52:58.842 align:center
Once I ascend the throne,

00:53:00.511 --> 00:53:02.012 align:center
I will abolish the monarchy.

00:53:21.365 --> 00:53:23.617 align:center
You've attained
everything you ever wanted.

00:53:25.786 --> 00:53:27.663 align:center
And now you seek freedom as well?

00:53:32.501 --> 00:53:33.502 align:center
This freedom…

00:53:35.295 --> 00:53:36.296 align:center
won't be mine alone.

00:54:16.378 --> 00:54:17.379 align:center
Are you okay?

00:54:22.009 --> 00:54:23.594 align:center
Lord INPYEONG will be arrested soon.

00:54:27.139 --> 00:54:28.140 align:center
Did Jeongwoo

00:54:29.099 --> 00:54:30.142 align:center
agree to it?

00:54:31.226 --> 00:54:32.227 align:center
No.

00:54:33.979 --> 00:54:35.355 align:center
But he'll have no other choice.

00:54:36.356 --> 00:54:37.566 align:center
I told him I knew…

00:54:39.485 --> 00:54:41.028 align:center
and that I would not forgive him.

00:54:54.124 --> 00:54:55.709 align:center
And what you wanted to confirm?

00:54:56.627 --> 00:54:57.628 align:center
Did you?

00:55:03.967 --> 00:55:04.968 align:center
No.

00:55:43.215 --> 00:55:45.424 align:center
The first-ever compulsory investigation

00:55:45.425 --> 00:55:47.134 align:center
into a royal relative has been conducted.

00:55:47.135 --> 00:55:50.388 align:center
The Royal Protection Branch and police
announced they have obtained evidence

00:55:50.389 --> 00:55:53.849 align:center
that proves Lord INPYEONG's involvement
in Grand Princess Seong's poisoning.

00:55:53.850 --> 00:55:56.602 align:center
Authorities raided his home
and a research facility affiliated

00:55:56.603 --> 00:55:58.020 align:center
with the Royal Seoul Hospital.

00:55:58.021 --> 00:55:59.605 align:center
ROYAL PROTECTION BRANCH

00:55:59.606 --> 00:56:01.190 align:center
- Look!
- There she is!

00:56:01.191 --> 00:56:04.151 align:center
The joint investigation task
force stated shipment records of a drug

00:56:04.152 --> 00:56:06.946 align:center
containing the same substance
administered to the Grand Prince,

00:56:06.947 --> 00:56:10.700 align:center
as well as a testimony from a staff member
at his private residence, proved decisive.

00:56:10.701 --> 00:56:14.078 align:center
With a royal relative suspected
in an attempted murder of a royal,

00:56:14.079 --> 00:56:16.164 align:center
the fallout is expected to be significant.

00:56:25.340 --> 00:56:26.466 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:56:27.342 --> 00:56:29.011 align:center
His Majesty has arrived.

00:56:35.517 --> 00:56:36.685 align:center
Mother.

00:56:45.277 --> 00:56:46.278 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:56:47.362 --> 00:56:48.363 align:center
Yes?

00:56:53.744 --> 00:56:55.536 align:center
You must remain strong.

00:56:58.415 --> 00:56:59.583 align:center
If you ever feel scared,

00:57:00.751 --> 00:57:02.711 align:center
you should go to your uncle.

00:57:04.379 --> 00:57:05.756 align:center
Do you understand?

00:57:07.215 --> 00:57:09.468 align:center
Yes, Mother.

00:57:33.617 --> 00:57:34.910 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:57:35.577 --> 00:57:37.411 align:center
This is a misunderstanding.

00:57:37.412 --> 00:57:39.288 align:center
Why would I ever…

00:57:39.289 --> 00:57:40.290 align:center
Shut…

00:57:43.293 --> 00:57:44.294 align:center
that mouth of yours.

00:57:47.422 --> 00:57:49.508 align:center
History will remember you as a criminal,

00:57:50.258 --> 00:57:51.259 align:center
and the Crown

00:57:52.761 --> 00:57:54.054 align:center
will forget you ever existed.

00:57:56.056 --> 00:57:59.267 align:center
I am His Majesty's grandfather
and the Queen Mother's father.

00:57:59.935 --> 00:58:01.227 align:center
You cannot treat me like--

00:58:01.228 --> 00:58:02.270 align:center
Did I not ask you…

00:58:04.564 --> 00:58:06.274 align:center
to shut that mouth of yours?

00:58:11.947 --> 00:58:13.699 align:center
The Queen Mother was the one

00:58:14.991 --> 00:58:16.326 align:center
who told me about your crimes.

00:58:19.955 --> 00:58:20.956 align:center
Thus…

00:58:23.083 --> 00:58:24.543 align:center
you should mind your conduct.

00:58:28.755 --> 00:58:30.340 align:center
The Queen Mother's welfare…

00:58:32.884 --> 00:58:34.803 align:center
will depend on how deeply…

00:58:38.181 --> 00:58:39.349 align:center
you repent.

00:59:00.579 --> 00:59:02.080 align:center
You did well, Your Royal Highness.

00:59:06.918 --> 00:59:08.670 align:center
The abdication has been announced.

00:59:09.546 --> 00:59:12.131 align:center
Public sentiment is strong,
and the foreign media is all over it,

00:59:12.132 --> 00:59:13.258 align:center
calling it long overdue.

00:59:13.842 --> 00:59:16.469 align:center
- Let's go to the palace.
- Yes, Your Royal Highness.

00:59:16.470 --> 00:59:18.053 align:center
Abolition?

00:59:18.054 --> 00:59:21.265 align:center
How dare anyone suggest
to abolish the monarchy?

00:59:21.266 --> 00:59:25.728 align:center
Why do we spend all that tax money
preserving the Crown?

00:59:25.729 --> 00:59:28.898 align:center
Because the investment generates
enough added value to justify the cost.

00:59:28.899 --> 00:59:32.234 align:center
If the economic and diplomatic benefits
of the Crown vanish,

00:59:32.235 --> 00:59:35.321 align:center
who exactly will be held accountable?

00:59:35.322 --> 00:59:37.990 align:center
The people will be up in arms about it.

00:59:37.991 --> 00:59:39.909 align:center
I'm sure such news will have them

00:59:39.910 --> 00:59:41.535 align:center
demanding a new king immediately.

00:59:45.791 --> 00:59:47.626 align:center
That is exactly why…

00:59:51.671 --> 00:59:53.340 align:center
…we must make him listen.

01:00:26.164 --> 01:00:27.874 align:center
You must be busy with the coronation.

01:00:28.959 --> 01:00:30.293 align:center
The Grand Prince told me.

01:00:38.468 --> 01:00:39.970 align:center
That you had been aware

01:00:42.013 --> 01:00:43.306 align:center
of what Lord INPYEONG did.

01:00:50.021 --> 01:00:51.106 align:center
Then what about you?

01:00:52.148 --> 01:00:53.649 align:center
Did you know?

01:00:53.650 --> 01:00:55.777 align:center
That he's looking to abolish the monarchy.

01:01:00.031 --> 01:01:01.032 align:center
A king

01:01:02.117 --> 01:01:04.327 align:center
doesn't get to do whatever he wants.

01:01:05.036 --> 01:01:06.912 align:center
My job is to make sure he doesn't.

01:01:06.913 --> 01:01:08.414 align:center
What if it is a necessary evil?

01:01:08.415 --> 01:01:09.707 align:center
What?

01:01:09.708 --> 01:01:12.794 align:center
What if, in the 21st century,
our Crown itself turns out to be

01:01:14.045 --> 01:01:15.171 align:center
the harmful entity?

01:01:17.424 --> 01:01:18.550 align:center
What then?

01:01:25.849 --> 01:01:26.933 align:center
I already told you.

01:01:28.059 --> 01:01:30.228 align:center
That is for the nation to decide.

01:01:39.237 --> 01:01:40.238 align:center
It appears…

01:01:46.620 --> 01:01:48.121 align:center
we may end up as enemies.

01:02:07.140 --> 01:02:10.727 align:center
Announcing His Majesty!

01:03:17.919 --> 01:03:20.546 align:center
We declare!

01:03:20.547 --> 01:03:22.340 align:center
- Long live the King!
- Long live the King!

01:03:25.176 --> 01:03:27.721 align:center
- Long live the King!
- Long live the King!

01:03:29.848 --> 01:03:32.434 align:center
- Long live the King!
- Long live the King!

01:03:48.533 --> 01:03:51.453 align:center
PERFECT CROWN

01:04:28.615 --> 01:04:30.949 align:center
All rise
for His Majesty the King!

01:04:30.950 --> 01:04:33.118 align:center
Your Majesty.
Abolition of the monarchy?

01:04:33.119 --> 01:04:35.329 align:center
Is it true there are talks
of abolishing the monarchy?

01:04:35.330 --> 01:04:37.164 align:center
You're saying the Cabinet
and Royal Relatives

01:04:37.165 --> 01:04:38.707 align:center
will oppose it, no question?

01:04:38.708 --> 01:04:42.211 align:center
Most of the establishment
is connected to the Crown.

01:04:42.212 --> 01:04:43.797 align:center
Voice your objection there.

01:04:45.256 --> 01:04:46.632 align:center
Simply hint that…

01:04:46.633 --> 01:04:48.634 align:center
…is His Majesty's own pursuit.

01:04:48.635 --> 01:04:49.802 align:center
What summons?

01:04:49.803 --> 01:04:51.637 align:center
It's a slush fund probe.

01:04:51.638 --> 01:04:55.265 align:center
And the Cabinet implored me
to fulfill my duties as the King.

01:04:55.266 --> 01:04:57.309 align:center
We were simply speaking
on behalf of the public.

01:04:57.310 --> 01:04:59.561 align:center
Go and protect His Majesty.

01:04:59.562 --> 01:05:00.730 align:center
It's your fault.

01:05:03.066 --> 01:05:05.068 align:center
Translated by Justin S. Kim.

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PERFECT CROWN