Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) s01e11 Episode Script

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(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(This drama is fictional and
people or stories are not tied to reality.)
(Prince Yangmyeong Lee
Yul, King Seongjo's third son)
What?
Scholar Ha was found with
his father's body as a child,
and his father Ha Sung Jin's body
looked strange and listless?
She is with Scholar Ha.
She is in danger. It's too dangerous.
As a suspect for the murder of
the palace guards in Mount Inwang,
Scholar Ha, you're under arrest.
No, you can't do this.
There must be a misunderstanding.
- Back off.
- Your Highness.
How can you?
I told you to back off.
I won't.
How dare you!
Let me go on my own accord, Your Highness.
Thank you
for everything.
Scholar Ha.
Why would you say something like that
as if we'll never meet again?
Put down your swords.
Scholar Ha, come with me.
Sir.
Sir, wait.
Sir!
Sir. No. You can't do this. Don't.
Sir!
Sir!
Sir!
Sir
Keep an eye on her
and make sure she gets home safely.
Yes, Your Highness.
Over there. Who are you?
I missed you.
Very much.
I love you.
We are
just not
meant to be together.
Leave. Leave far away from me.
Please.
Sir
(Episode 11: The Ring of Fate)
(Police Bureau)
(Chamber of Punishment)
This is a special cell
within the Police Bureau.
You cannot get out,
and you won't have human contact.
It's almost clear that
you killed the soldiers,
so stay here until the
king's portrait is complete.
Yes, Your Highness.
Excuse us for a moment.
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Yes, Your Highness.
It has gotten warmer,
but it'll still be cold at night.
I'll have the guards bring you more straw.
- Your Highness.
- What is it?
Did Miss Hong return home safely?
Don't worry. She got back safely.
I had a man keep an eye on her.
Thank you.
I feel
more relieved now.
I'm sorry.
Do you remember?
The day we first met in the Palace,
I had fallen down because I couldn't see,
and you helped me up.
You said the same thing.
"I'm sorry."
Why should you apologize?
It's me who cannot see.
I am guilty of a crime,
so why should you
apologize to me?
I should go now.
Are you in trouble?
(Ms. Gyeonju, Baekyu
Painters Society's cook)
What is it now?
Is something wrong?
No. Nothing's wrong.
I heard that Master Choi
scolded you and told
you not to go to the Palace.
Is that what you're upset about?
How do you know that?
Chun Bok told me.
You poor thing.
Where have you been all this while?
Must I lock you up in
the storage room again?
Didn't you hear me tell you not to go to
Can you just leave her
- Cheon Gi!
- Cheon Gi!
- Goodness. Cheon Gi!
- Cheon Gi!
Cheon Gi!
You poor thing.
She's burning up.
Won Ho. Is my daughter dying?
Wait. Where is my daughter?
Where is she? Cheon Gi.
- What
- Cheon Gi.
She's right here
My goodness.
The smell of peach
flowers returns each spring,
but I can no longer see
the girl who was there.
I lost my sight and warmth
and vowed to get revenge.
When we met again on the path,
I could no longer see you, yet
your painting made me smile.
The woman made me shudder
- like a branch before a storm.
- Ha Ram!
The memories are gone
and only nightmares remain,
- breaking my heart.
- Ha Ram.
You demand I prove my
love by parting with you.
Is this something I
deserve or is this a curse?
My fate is so cruel.
I am sad and full of sorrow.
You will dare paint me?
I will paint it.
I swear.
Dad, it's time for your medicine.
Silence.
Dad, eat this.
Dad.
You know,
for the first time,
I must paint
for someone else, someone other than you.
Just this once,
for the first and last time,
let me paint for someone else.
The painting you drew.
I will complete it again.
Dad.
Help me just this once
so I can finish it.
Why do you want the door locked?
I will restore the king's portrait.
- What?
- Are you crazy?
Why did you change your mind?
Scholar Ha
Ha Ram's body
is where the Demon is.
I want to help him.
What are you talking
about? What about Scholar Ha?
No way. Do you think that makes sense?
He was arrested and
taken to the Police Bureau
under the suspicion of killing
the soldiers on Mount Inwang.
If I don't do anything,
not just Scholar Ha,
but everyone else will be in danger too.
I don't know the details,
but basically, I must restore
the portrait for everyone to live.
If you finish the portrait,
you'll suffer the consequences.
Did you forget what Master Choi said?
Look at your own dad.
I'm prepared.
Please.
You two are my only friends.
Help me just this one time.
(Chamber of Punishment,
where felons are locked up)
Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
(Seomungwan: An office in charge
of astronomy, weather, and calendar)
A man with the surname Ha
who works at Seomungwan?
He ended up in here?
Is it time for me to leave?
Excuse us.
Have some. It's
jakseol tea, your favourite.
(Jakseol tea: High-quality
tea made of young leaves)
I apologize, Your Highness.
While you interrogate me,
please forget that we were friends.
On the day of the dragon rainmaking ritual,
a fire broke out in Gyeongwon Pavilion.
Joohyang and I were looking
at King Youngjong's portrait.
Doesn't Grandfather's
portrait look as if he's still alive?
I presume the Demon broke out
when the portrait burned that day,
and got into your body.
Is that so?
The Demon was inside you for all this time.
How long have you known this for?
I figured it out after the
Gyeongwon Pavilion incident.
Your fingernails grew long
and your eyes changed colour.
I still can't forget that look.
But you don't remember any of that
because it's not your memory.
If I had known of this sooner,
I would have
chained myself down.
Are you admitting that each
time you lose your memory,
you could harm someone?
Yes.
I am.
You seem to know how
dangerous the Demon inside you is.
I will not say any more.
You have only one option.
Attend the Sealing Ceremony.
Wouldn't that be best for
everyone and yourself as well?
I must get the Demon out of you.
Whatever it takes.
Then I must ask you something.
Go ahead.
Is it true that the king's portrait
is a must for the Sealing Ceremony?
Yes.
But it cannot be restored by just anyone.
It must be done by a
divine painter like Miss Hong.
Her father went insane
after finishing King Youngjong's portrait.
Can you guarantee the
same will not happen to her?
- That is
- If the portrait is a must,
I do not wish to attend the ceremony.
Do you think Painter Hong will suffer
once she restores the portrait?
I heard the painter who
finishes King Youngjong's portrait
will be put under a curse
at the Sealing Ceremony.
Just like Hong Eun O.
Is that true?
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you still insist on
having the portrait restored?
If you truly care for her,
you must stop the restoration.
Each time I lose my memory,
I lose people who are dear to me.
If I do not attend the Sealing Ceremony,
the Demon will remain in me forever.
Demon. Why is it me? Why?
Why did you choose me?
Greetings, Your Highness.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Do you resent me?
That ring is
Scholar Ha gave it to me.
I had no choice.
Yes, Your Highness.
I feel terrible
as well, but
I had to do that.
For your sake as well.
I will take a short break.
Please don't do this.
Let me ask you something.
How do I look in your eyes?
You look like a prince of this nation.
What I'm asking is
what kind of man I look like in your eyes.
Do you want an honest answer?
Yes. Tell me.
You look like a jerk.
A jerk?
Do you know what kind
of star the Big Dipper is?
They say that it decides
the way a person's life goes
when that person was
given life from Old Lady Samsin.
Is everyone's fate decided
when he or she is born?
Changing one's fate
would never be easy.
Well, I guess it is true.
Painter Hong.
Painter Hong, are you here?
(Han Geon, Expert of Gohwawon)
My goodness.
She already drew a preliminary sketch.
(A rough sketch on paper
drawn before drawing on silk)
It is magnificent.
I feel like I am seeing my
father when he was alive.
Then we will use this as
the preliminary sketch
for the former King's
portrait, Your Majesty.
You may proceed.
Then I suppose you should
start drawing the first draft.
(Drawing outlines on silk
based on the preliminary sketch)
Yes, Your Majesty.
Once you start drawing the first draft,
you must never do anything
that could bring bad luck.
As of this moment,
the divine painter is not
allowed to leave the Palace.
Yes, Your Majesty.
(Simcheonggak)
What should we do?
If he ends up confessing
doing something that he did
not do during the interrogation,
our plan will fall through.
We must get him out of
there even if we need
all our informants to do so.
(Moo Young: Ilwolseong's bodyguard)
Our chief left this to me just in case.
If you're reading this letter,
it means something has happened to me.
Do not be flustered
and deliver this letter
to Prince Joohyang through Moo Young.
I found out that Prince
Yangmyeong arrested Scholar Ha
as a suspect for the
murders at Mount Inwang.
- Yul did that?
- Yes, Your Highness.
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo,
King Seongjo's second son)
Did he find out about the Demon?
We must not let anything
happen to Scholar Ha
until we bring the Demon to us.
But it seems that Prince Yangmyeong
already knows about the Demon.
What do you mean by that?
Prince Yangmyeong has
been working as the supervisor
(Supervisor: Manages and
supervises governmental works)
for the restoration of
the former King's portrait.
How did that happen?
Why did Father
My lord, a letter has been delivered.
Here is your first move
to achieve a major weapon.
(Major weapon: A great
method to determine the victory)
(Baekyu Painters Society)
Is this the map of the Police
Bureau where Scholar Ha is locked up?
Listen carefully.
As you enter, you see
the interrogation yard.
The painters sit in the yard right here
drawing the criminal's face.
But I couldn't get any information
on any other places in there.
They would not tell me when I asked.
What is this place?
Oh, that. This is the prison.
But this is not a highly secure prison.
You can just give the
guards chump change
and they'll let you
in, but the problem is
this place right here.
What did they say?
Anyway, it is a special
prison built with some sort of rock.
Even low-ranked palace
guards are not allowed to go there.
Cut to the chase.
You're saying that you think
Scholar Ha is locked in this prison.
I asked each and everyone I could find
who might know where he is.
But no one knew.
That gives us the answer.
Here. He must be
locked in this rock prison.
People are locked up in there secretly,
and once they go in
there, no one can find out
if they are alive or dead.
He's in that place now.
So how do we get in there?
I looked into it since I
went to the Police Bureau.
But
there is no way unless we have
something like a
written order from a prince.
How about we forge a written order?
Hey.
Don't say such nonsense
and finish the King's portrait.
He's right.
That would be faster
than sneaking into the prison.
I will complete the King's
portrait no matter what.
I can finish it sooner if you two help me.
But didn't you say that
not everyone can draw it?
I mean you two are not like other painters.
You both made it to the third round
at the Maejukheon Painting Contest.
That's not what he meant.
Neither of us has divine power like you do.
The painting to seal the Demon in it,
the former King's portrait.
But not everyone can draw it.
How did my father do that?
Sealing the Demon in the painting
That kid
Do you see me?
I knew it. You have magic eyes.
It's time to break up with the Demon.
Hey Kid
Kid, I prepared some tea.
I know you like tea. Why
don't you come and have some?
I have forsythia tea, apricot
flower tea, and everything.
Kid
Excuse me.
Hello?
Who are you calling "Kid", Child?
Gosh, you startled me.
I'm Tiger Spirit from Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
So Kid, you are
I mean
Tiger Spirit,
you are a deity from Mount
Inwang who protects this palace.
Did I understand it right?
Do you see that now, Child?
I have something to ask you about.
- What is it?
- The last time we met,
you told me to break up with the Demon.
What did you mean by that?
Oh, that?
Since the Demon would chase
you whenever he had a chance,
you should not see him.
I do not understand
You could get killed.
Pardon me?
You are one clueless girl.
Why do you think you can see me?
Why do you think
the Demon who threatens your
life keeps showing up in front of you?
I think
that it's because I'm the painter
who will draw the King's portrait.
Yes, that is the reason.
That is why the Demon appears
when you two just touch each other.
You must avoid him when you see him.
Or else, you could be killed any time.
Just focus on completing
the portrait as soon as possible.
Why do you think
the Demon who threatens your
life keeps showing up in front of you?
I was the reason.
I can not believe the Demon
is awakened because of me.
This is ridiculous. I hate all this.
The struggle to draw the
preliminary sketch has ended.
Pardon?
His Majesty
was satisfied with it.
His Majesty ordered the
astrologist to find the best day,
so you will begin to
draw the first draft soon.
And once you begin, until
you complete the portrait,
(Completing the King's portrait)
you must stay in the Palace.
Does it mean that I won't be
allowed to leave the Palace?
Yes.
You must not go anywhere or
meet anyone that could bring bad luck.
What is the matter?
If I can't go out of the Palace
until I complete the portrait,
please let me meet
Scholar Ha for the last time.
- What did you say?
- Until I see him,
I do not think I can
focus on drawing the portrait.
I can never allow you to see him.
Your Highness, please let me
see him just this once. I beg you.
Must you be like this?
You do know that such an
evil spirit is inside of his body.
(Evil: Bad and vicious)
I do not know how else I
can ask you to help me.
- Stand up.
- I will not stand up
until you promise me you will help me.
How could you
This is
very unlike you.
Your Highness,
they say that it's the heart
that moves a painter's brush, not the hand.
And I have to draw the King's
portrait that requires divinity.
Don't you think that I must
have no regrets in my heart?
So please
Please let me see Scholar Ha
at least once.
I am begging you.
Were her feelings for him this deep?
Prince Joohyang, Your Highness,
I heard that the Crown
Prince is in critical condition.
Please have a royal physician confirm
that the Crown Prince is unconscious,
and make an issue of this matter.
Your Highness.
Are you Heo Yu, the royal physician
who takes care of the Crown Prince?
I Yes, that is correct.
I heard that the Crown Prince's
condition is worsening every day.
And that he's unconscious now.
Pardon?
(Heo Yu, royal physician)
But How did you find out
When the King seems to be
going down the wrong path,
stopping that from
happening is a subject's duty.
Then why won't you
give the King honest advice?
(Honest advice: Honest criticism
to correct the wrong decisions)
Do you not know what could
happen to the government
if something bad
happens to the Crown Prince?
That is I am not
Will you
just sit back and do
nothing in this situation?
His Majesty will probably
change his mind at least a little.
He would not change his mind that easily.
The Crown Prince has
been ill for a long time.
That is why Lord Sung Jin Ki is helping me.
- But
- Stop.
I like the plan that Ilwolseong suggested.
You know that it's unlikely
that the Crown Prince
will regain his health.
His Highness is barely breathing
without the possibility of recovering.
If we keep ignoring this fact,
what would happen to our nation?
Even if that's true,
what could we possibly do?
We are royal physicians
who are in government service.
We must not keep our mouths closed
instead of giving His Majesty
advice as mere spectators.
Are you suggesting that I
should prepare for the worst?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I heard that the Crown Prince's
condition hasn't improved at all
and that His Highness has
been unconscious for several days.
It is time to make a decision
for the future of our nation.
(To preserve the history and
pursue prosperity of the nation)
What is your opinion, Lord Kim?
As it has always been an issue,
it is too soon to jump to a conclusion.
Nevertheless, I do think
that it is necessary to prevent
the chaos that might
happen in the government.
That is not all, Your Majesty.
If something bad happens
to the Crown Prince
even before the next
crown prince is appointed,
political strife will
begin among the officials
in order to maintain their political power.
That sounds like as if you are hoping
that something bad will
happen to the Crown Prince.
That is not true, Your Majesty.
I am advising you with my loyal heart.
Please forgive me and
consider what I am suggesting.
I understand what you two are
trying to say, so let's stop here.
- Yes, Your Majesty.
- Yes, Your Majesty.
It was clever of you to
convince the royal physician.
It is time to stir up a bigger
hornet's nest, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, Your Highness.
The scholars whom I studied
with will lead the young students.
His Majesty won't be able to
ignore the matter any longer.
Your Highness.
Lord Sung Jin Ki keeps
discussing the appointment
of the next crown prince
with the other officials.
Lord Sung has been Prince
Joohyang's person for a long time.
How could you talk about
such a disrespectful thing?
The Crown Prince is alive.
Both of you should leave now.
Your Highness, please.
I said, leave immediately.
Hoo, what do you want me to do?
What on earth should I do?
I see. Things are going
just as our chief planned.
The officials are talking about
the appointment of the next crown prince.
Whatever happens, there's
no turning back for us now.
We'll take this to the
end and have our revenge.
The Crown Prince's
installation is now on the subject.
I'm waiting for your next order.
Scholar Ha.
Are you well?
The first draft is finally finished.
(First Draft: Drawn on a silk
canvas according to the sketch)
Blood is indeed thicker than anything.
Is she truly a divine painter?
What's the next step?
The first draft is finished,
so it'll be inked and coloured.
(The sketch is inked, then coloured.)
It'll first be coloured from
the back of the silk canvas.
Then it'll be coloured
again from the front.
You'll be able to
review it in just 10 days.
Good work.
I'll show my appreciation
for Painter Hong later.
Thank you for your
generosity, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Perfect timing. I was about to call you.
In about 10 days,
the king's portrait will be finished.
Find a lucky day
get ready to hold a sealing ceremony.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Father.
Please show Wol Sun
the first draft in detail.
It hasn't been coloured.
What's the reason?
Although it's not finished,
I should be able to discern
if the portrait is divine or not.
This is an important
task of sealing the Demon.
What's wrong?
Your Majesty, please forgive
me for overstepping my bounds.
But this painting does
not hold any divine qualities.
- What?
- Is that true?
If the painting was divine,
the talisman would've
seeped into the portrait.
That can't be right.
Even I'm reminded of
my father when I see this.
It's excellently drawn.
Your Majesty, what you need right now
isn't an excellent
portrait, but a divine one.
This portrait does not hold any divinity.
There's no divinity in a
portrait drawn by a divine painter?
How can this be?
I apologize.
What happened?
This is my fault, Your Majesty.
What
am I going to do now?
Your Majesty, let me redo this.
Did you say 10 days?
How did it go?
Did something go wrong?
There was no trace
of divinity in the draft.
We cannot use that portrait
for the sealing ceremony.
Sorry?
Wait, but why?
I put all of my soul into that.
Are you truly unaware of the reason
why the painting didn't become divine?
Please
forget Scholar Ha
just while you draw the portrait.
You must forget him. Please, I ask of you.
Let's start over promptly.
We don't have much time left.
Miss Hong, are you well?
I miss you
very much today.
You rascal.
How are you going to get your revenge
with a timid heart like that?
Who are you?
Cleaning up people's toilets
would've suited you better.
It reeks of dung,
so that's why people will
swarm in this late at night.
Do you know me?
You're of the Ha family,
the son of Ha Sung Jin.
Do you know my father?
I wanted to know him very well.
Do you know your father well?
Yes, I do.
You two must have had a great relationship.
Listen up.
People will swarm in tonight.
Among them, there will be
one person who'll hold your hand.
Someone who can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter.
You must
hold onto her hands.
What do you mean?
Hey. Mister.
There's no divine quality.
No divinity.
Scholar Ha.
What should I do now?
I have so many stories to tell you.
I don't think Prince
Yangmyeong will help me.
Be quiet.
Cheon Gi. Cheon Gi!
- Is that Troublemaker?
- What?
Hey, what's with her?
What?
Hey.
You're making us worried.
It took us forever to find you.
He's awful at explaining directions.
- Hey, Jung.
- Yes?
Wait, are you
No.
(Uigeumbu: Police Bureau)
What's going on?
This painter is here to
sketch the composite.
(Composite: A sketch
drawn to catch the criminal)
Keep up the good work.
A composite? At this hour?
We are
running out of time.
This is Prince Yangmyeong's seal.
Show me the way to the eastern cells.
Follow me.
- Let's go.
- Go.
You must be working hard.
Did you get some sleep?
Why won't you say anything?
Lift up your head.
My gosh.
You're Jung!
My apologies, Expert Han.
- I deserve to die.
- My gosh.
Be smooth.
Who goes there?
These painters are here to draw composites.
What?
Are you saying His Highness
made you do this in this hour?
I need to see you two.
Hey.
Arrest them!
Your Highness.
(Go Pil: the head servant for
Prince Yangmyeong's family)
What is it?
This is bad, Your Highness.
Painter Hong snuck into the Police Bureau,
then got arrested there.
What did you say?
What's your plan now?
I'm sorry.
Goodness, Troublemaker.
Hey, now that we're here,
we have no other choice.
What can we do? We should try to escape.
Escape?
Like jailbreaking?
Hey, I just said whatever came to my mind.
Don't be so scary.
- Painter Hong.
- Yes, Painter Hong.
Get up.
You must be done within half of a quarter.
(Half of a quarter-hour, about 7 minutes)
Thank you, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong?
How did you get here?
You look
very thin.
I'm fine.
It's all my fault.
It's because we met one another.
Don't say such nonsense.
This isn't your fault.
No.
It is my fault.
When you and I come in contact,
the Demon manifests itself.
What do you mean?
It's because I'm the
painter who'll seal the Demon.
Everything is my fault.
Who said that?
You may not believe it,
but I heard it from a deity
named Tiger Spirit of Mount Inwang.
Tiger Spirit?
That's how the Demon manifests himself?
What's wrong?
It's just a lot to take in right now.
Even if that's the case, if the
portrait puts you in danger
If that's the truth
As I suggested before,
you must leave this place.
Is it because I might fall in danger?
No, because I might.
It's not for you. Do that for me.
No, I can't do that.
It's not something to be stubborn about.
My father also said this once.
"If we continue to live this life,"
"it'll only make your life tough."
"You must leave me and go."
"This isn't for your
sake, but it's for me."
He asked me to leave for his sake.
But how does that make any sense?
My father was someone who kept me going.
So even if you said that,
you can't make me go.
I wish to do everything
with you, whatever it may be.
Because
it took so many years
for us to be reunited.
Everything will be resolved
once I finish the king's portrait.
Don't.
Leave
while you can.
This is
the Royal Command
and my destiny.
You'll regret it.
I will,
if that's what it takes
for me to finish the
portrait and seal the Demon.
Tonight,
you'll meet someone who
can save you or destroy you,
the divine painter. You
must hold onto her hands.
Give me your hand.
What do you mean?
We cannot be in contact
Let's check and see
what that destiny is.
(Special thanks to Choi
Jong Won and Kim Pub Lae)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Ha-ram!
What happened? What happened to Scholar Ha?
Scholar Ha is unconscious?
What will happen once the
painter finishes painting the portrait?
Isn't what we're asking too brutal?
I need to ask my father tonight.
How long will you consider me invisible?
You rascal!
Your Highness, please help Scholar Ha.
I'm so sorry.
Open up.
What do you want?
Hand me the Demon.