Iljimae — Season 1, Episode 19: Episode 19
Action & Adventure, Drama • 64 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 6.9/10
Episode synopsis
In order to save Yong, Bong Soon disguises herself as Iljimae and faces Cheon and the guards. Yong Jae however knows that it's his daughter and can't kill her. Instead, he jumps over the cliff with her. Yong witnesses this and sinks into despair. Heung Hyun also finds out that Yong is Iljimae and decides to help him rob the palace. He brings Hee Bong and Eun Bok in the plot as well, and infiltrates the palace disguised as an imperial messenger. On his way into the palace however, he sees his real mother with the ornament he kept from his childhood, and recognizes her....
About Iljimae
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.