Text previews for 2014 drama Secret Door on SBS.

EP 1 Text Preview
신분을 숨긴채 저자거리에서 몰래 세책을 시도하던 이선은 세책을 단속하던 포교들에게 쫓기고,
좇기던 중에 우연히 지담과 마주치게 된다.
한편, 대리청정 중이던 이선은 백성들을 위해 세책 단속을 중단시키겠다하고,
이선의 행동이 마음에 들지 않았던 영조는 선위하라 명하는데…

*세책: 돈을 받고 책을 빌려주는 일, 또는 그 책.
*대리청정 : 세자나 세제가 왕 대신 정사를 돌봄
*선위: 임금의 자리를 물려줌

Trans
When an underground book rental place was being raided,
Yi Seon, who was visiting the place, tried to escape from the constables chasing after him,
before running into Ji-dam by chance.
Meanwhile, while carrying out his duty as the Prince Regent,
Yi Seon wanted to stop the raid on the book rental places for the sake of the citizens,
but Yi Seon’s compassion didn’t get through to Yeongjo and the king wished to abdicate his throne..

*세책 – the act of borrowing a book with a small rental fee, also used to refer to the borrowed book
*대리청정 – an act where the prince successor helps the king in managing the state affairs
*선위 – abdication or when a king step down from the throne

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Ep 2 Text Preview
어정에서 발견된 시체로 노론과 소론은 의금부냐 한성부냐 하며 수사권을 두고 다투고, 영조는 이선에게 의금부에 맡기라 하지만 이선은 특별검험을 실시한다.
한편, 지담은 살인사건관련 조보를 보고, 자신이 직접 나서야 한다며 증언을 하려 하는데…
*검험 : 피해자의 시체를 검시하는 등 사망 원인을 밝히는 일
*조보 : 조선시대 관보, 오늘날의 신문

Trans
The corpse found in the well became a subject of argument between Noron and Soron, whether it would be sent to Uigeumbu (Royal Investigation Bureau) or Hanseongbu (Capital Bureau). Yeongjo made it known to Yi Seon that Uigeumbu would take care of the matter, but Yi Seon wanted to carry out a special autopsy. Meanwhile, Ji-dam saw a gazette related to the murder case and she herself went out to testify on what happened…

*검험 : An autopsy, where a murder victim is examined to determine the cause of death
*조보 : Joseon’s gazette, similar to today’s newspaper

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Ep 3 Text Preview
흥복의 사인이 자살이라는 사실이 믿겨지지 않는 이선은 직접 재수사의 의사를 밝히고, 영조는 재수사를 허락하지만 김택은 불안해한다.
재수사를 시작한 이선과, 이를 막아야하는 홍계희는 ‘흥복사건’의 유일한 목격자인 지담을 찾기 시작하는데…

Trans
Yi Sun, who couldn’t believe that the cause of Heung-bok’s death was suicide, expressed his intention to have a reinvestigation.
Yeongjo gave his permission for the reinvestigation to be carried out, but Kim Taek grew uneasy.
Yi Sun began the reinvestigation and Hong Gye-hee, who wanted to put an end to that matter, began searching for the sole eyewitness to Heung-bok’s case, Ji-dam…

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Ep 4 Text Preview
‘흥복살인사건’의 진실을 밝히고자 지담은 몰래 입궐을 하고,
동궁전을 찾다가 혜경궁과 마주치게 된다.
한편, 지담에게 목격 사실을 듣게된 이선은 지담과 함께 비밀수사를 하게 되는데…

Trans
Ji-dam entered the palace to bring the truth of Heung-bok’s murder case into light,
but she ran into Princess Hyegyeong on her way to the East Palace (Crown Prince’s quarters).
Yi Sun heard from Ji-dam about the truth she witnessed and decides to carry out a secret investigation together with her…

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Ep 5 Text Preview
이선은 서균을 찾아가 지담을 비밀수사관으로 두고 싶다며 허락을 요구한다.
한편, 흥복의 유서를 다시 살펴보던 이선과 지담은 흥복의 필채가 아닌것을 발견하고,
모필자를 찾아나서는데…

Trans
Yi Sun went to meet Seo Gyun and asked for his permission to let Ji-dam join his secret investigation team.
Meanwhile, upon closer inspection of Heung-bok’s will by Yi Sun and Ji-dam, it was discovered that the handwriting was not Heung-bok’s,
so they went to search for the real person who wrote the will..

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Ep 6 Text Preview
검계들에게 쫓기는 지담이 걱정된 서균은 운심에게 지담을 기생으로 만들어달라 부탁한다.
한편, 김택은 박문수를 만난 후 자신이 가지고 있는 맹의가 가짠란 사실을 알게되는데…

Trans
Worried about Ji-dam being chased after by the gang members, Seo Gyun asked for Unshim’s help to make Ji-dam a kisaeng or courtesan.
Meanwhile, after meeting Park Moon-su, Kim Taek came to realize that the agreement in his hand was actually a fake one…

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Ep 7 Text Preview
이선은 사건에 개입된 노론을 알아보기위해, ‘민우섭을 데려오지 않으면 파직시키겠다’며 민백상과 홍계희를 시험해보고, 민백상과 홍계희는 난감해한다.
한편, 나철주의 동방에서 숨어 지내던 지담은 춘월이 갇혀있는 방에서 흘러나오는 대화를 엿듣고 충격에 빠지는데…

Trans
In order to learn more about Noron’s involvement in the case, Yi Sun put both Min Baek-sang and Hong Gye-hee under a test by ordering for Min Woo-seob to be brought over, or they could be dismissed from their offices.This put both Minister Min and Minister Hong in a difficult position.
Meanwhile, Ji-dam, who was hiding at the Eastern side thanks to Na Chul-joo, overheard a conversation coming from the room where Chun-wol was held captive, and Ji-dam was shocked…

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Ep 8 Text Preview
이선은 지담으로부터 박문수가 검계를 고용해 그림자를 처리하라 명했단 제보를 접하고, 가슴아프지만 박문수의 집무실을 수색한다.
그리고,이선은 박문수의 집무실에서 사라졌던 세책 ‘문회소 살인사건 제1권’을 발견하는데…

Trans
Yi Sun heard the information regarding Teacher Park ordering the (Eastern) gang to deal with Shadow from Ji-dam. Although he was heartbroken to hear that, he ordered for a search in Teacher Park’s office.
Yi Sun then discovered the missing book, ‘Munhoeso’s Murder Case Vol 1’ in Teacher Park’s office…

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Ep 9 Text Preview
영조는 이선에게 강필재를 찾아간 이유를 묻지만 이선은 대답하지 않고, 영조는 강필재 살인사건 현장에서 나온 증거를 보이며 이선을 옥방에 가둔다.
한편, 혜경궁은 웃전을 제대로 보살피지 못했다는 벌로 장내관을 나무라고, 장내관은 혜경궁에게 모든 사건은 지담이 범궐한 이후 시작되었다며 실토하는데…

Trans
Yeongjo asked Yi Sun the reason why the prince visited Kang Pil-jae, but Yi Sun did not answer him. After seeing the evidence found at Kang Pil-jae’s murder scene, Yeongjo detained Yi Sun in the prison.
Meanwhile, Princess Hyegyeong scolded Eunuch Jang for his failure to assist the Crown Prince and Eunuch Jang confessed to her that the case started after Ji-dam secretly entered the palace…

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Ep 10 Text Preview
지담은 혜경궁에게 이선을 돕고 싶다며 수사 참여에 허락을 요구하고, 지담은 채제공과 박문수를 도와 강필재를 죽인 진범을 찾는데 도움을 준다.
한편, 영조는 김택에게 맹의와 진범을 바꿔오라 명령하고, 김택은 박문수에게 진범과 맹의를 바꾸자 거래를 하는데..

Trans
Ji-dam expressed her intention of helping Yi Sun to Princess Hyegyeong and asked for the permission to take part in the investigation. Then, Ji-dam was asked by Chae Je-gong and Park Moon-su to help them and she lent her skills to find Kang Pil-jae’s murderer.
Meanwhile, Yeongjo ordered Kim Taek to exchange the agreement with the culprit and the Prime Minister made a deal with Park Moon-su to do so..

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Ep 11 Text Preview
이선은 죽파를 찾기 위해 노론 세력을 흔들고자 하고, 소론 세력은 국본을 돕기 위해 김택의 탄핵안을 발의한다.
한편, 이선이 맹의에 대해 눈치 챈듯 보이자 김택은 영조에게 새로운 후계자를 품으라 하는데…

Trans
For the sake of finding out the real identity of ‘Jukpa’, Yi Sun tried to shake the foundation of Noron and Soron’s members, for the sake of helping the Crown Prince, made a proposal for Kim Taek to be fired.
Meanwhile, realizing that Yi Sun might have noticed the great danger of the secret agreement, Kim Taek gave Yeongjo an idea to have a new heir..

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Ep12 Text Preview
영조는 이선에게 눈물을 보이며 균역법을 완성시키고 싶다는 뜻을 보이며 대리청정을 거두고 친정을 선포한다. 이선은 자신의 속을 감춘채 영조를 보필하고, 노론과 소론은 조용한 이선의 행동에 불안해한다.
한편, 궁 안팎으로 궁을 비하하는 서책이 돌고 이를 알게된 영조는 분노하는데…

Trans
Yeongjo showed his tears to Yi Sun while expressing his wish to oversee the Gyukyeok law* until completion, hence putting an end to Crown Prince’s regency and Yeongjo assuming the role of overseeing the government affairs himself. Yi Sun hid his real feelings inside him and assisted Yeongjo, while both Noron and Soron were uneasy over Yi Sun’s silence.
Meanwhile, the appearance of a book that criticize the palace inside and outside the palace made Yeongjo angry upon learning about the matter…

*The law mentioned had something to do with the improvement of finance system, related to imposing tax for military exemption.

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Ep 13 Text Preview
‘세책 출판은 소론의 역모’라 생각한 영조는 소론 중신들을 모두 추포하고, 김택은 영조에게 ‘그 배후에 세자가 있다’거짓 소문을 전한다.
한편, 채제공은 ‘세자를 폐하겠다’는 영조에게 세자를 지킬 수 있는 방법이라며 ‘뜻밖의 제안‘을 받게 되는데…

Trans
‘The publication of the book is an act of treason by Soron’. Thinking that it was the case, Yeongjo had all the Soron officials arrested. Kim Taek told Yeongjo about ‘Crown Prince as the person behind the incident’, spreading false rumour.
Meanwhile, Advisor Chae suggested to Yeongjo to ‘depose the Crown Prince’ since it was the only way to protect the prince, giving the king an ‘unexpected proposal‘…

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Ep 14 Text Preview
영조는 왕세자의 대리청정을 백지화하며 이선에게 부여한 권한을 모두 폐지하고 세자의 권력을 약화시킨다. 그리고, 3년이 지난 후 이선은 김택을 찾아가 정치적 스승으로 삼겠다 한다.
한편, 김택의 손자 김무를 비롯하여 노론 자제들을 수하로 삼은 이선은 영조의 부름도 무시한채 기방을 즐기고, 기녀가 된 지담을 만나게 되는데..

Trans
Yeongjo nullified the Prince-Regency of the Crown Prince and revoked all the rights he gave to Yi Sun. 3 years later, Yi Sun went searching for Kim Taek to persuade him into becoming his teacher in politics.
Meanwhile, Kim Taek, who had been mourning for his son Kim Mu and left all the Noron matters under the other members’ care, told Yi Sun to ignore Yeongjo’s calling for him and have fun at the courtesan’s house. There, Yi Sun met Ji-dam, who had become a courtesan…

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Ep 15 Text Preview
채제공은 최상궁으로부터 동궁전 지하 서고를 알게되고, 청나라 서신을 만나야 하는 이선을 돕겠다고 한다.
한편, 영조는 이선이 청나라 사신을 설득하지 못할 것이라며 소론 대감 이종성과 조재호를 다시 궁으로 불러들이는데…

Trans
Advisor Chae got to know about the underground library in the Crown Prince’s palace from Court Lady Choi and promised to help Yi Sun to meet the envoys from Qing Dynasty. Meanwhile, Yeongjo summoned the Soron ministers Lee Jong-sung and Jo Jae-ho to the palace since Yi Sun failed to persuade the envoys..

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Ep 16 Text Preview
김택은 자신이 놓은 덫에 걸려 위기에 빠진 세자를 보고 새로운 왕세자를 세우고자 하고, 이를 알게된 이선은 김택의 야욕을 역이용 한다.
한편, 민우섭은 아버지 민백상을 찾아가 세자가 청나라와의 전쟁을 준비하고 있다 말하고, 김택은 청나라 사신을 찾아가 전쟁을 준비중인 세자를 왕세자의 자리에서 끌어내려달라 청하는데…

Trans
Witnessing how the Crown Prince got caught in the trap set by him and fell into another crisis, Kim Taek planned to install a new Crown Prince. Yi Sun decided to use Kim Taek’s ambitious plan against him after learning about it.
Meanwhile, Min Woo-sub went to his father (Minister Min) to report about the Crown Prince planning to go into a war with Qing. Kim Taek conveyed the intel to Qing’s envoys and made a request to them, that was to strip Yi Sun of his position as the Crown Prince…

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Ep 17 Text Preview
매일 밤 악몽에 시달리던 영조는 세자 이선의 정치 복귀를 허락하며 대리청정을 시작하고, 세자의 정치를 지원하겠다고까지 한다.
한편, 장내관의 동생은 거벽으로 옥에 갇히게 되고, 장내관은 동생의 형벌을 줄여보고자 돈을 구하러 다닌다. 이를 알게된 이선은 큰 결심을 하는데…

Trans
Yeongjo, who had been disturbed by nightmares every night, gave the permission for Crown Prince Yi Sun to return to politics and begin his regency, to the point of stating his support for the prince.
Meanwhile, Eunuch Jang’s brother was jailed because of the exam papers and Eunuch Jang went to get the money needed to reduce the sentence for his brother. Yi Sun made a big resolution upon finding about the matter…

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Ep 18 Text Preview
‘과거제도 변혁의 방도를 알고 있다’며 이선에게 정체를 들어낸 나철주는 부왕을 공격할 의사가 있냐 묻고, 이선은 백성과의 약조를 지키겠다 한다.
한편, 김상로는 중전의 혼전을 찾은 영조에게 적통대군을 얻을 수 있는 새로운 중전을 선택하라 청하고, 소원 문씨는 김상로에게 자신을 도와달라며 동궁전에 있는 지담의 정체를 밝히려하는데…
* 혼전(魂殿) : 조선(朝鮮) 시대(時代) 때 왕이나 왕비(王妃)의 국장(國葬) 뒤에 종묘(宗廟)에 배위(配位)할 때까지 신위(神位)를 모시던 사당(祠堂).
* 적통대군 : 조선시대 임금의 적자(정실이 낳은 아들)

Trans
By telling the prince that he knew the way to change the state examination system, Chul-joo disclosed his real intention to Yi Sun. He told the Crown Prince that only by attacking and defeating his father, Yi Sun would be able to keep his promise to the people.
Meanwhile, Yeongjo, who paid a visit to the deceased Queen’s Spirit Hall*, was approached by Kim Sang-ro , who pleaded for him to choose a new Queen that could give birth to a prince**. Lady Moon also asked for Kim Sang-ro’s help to find out the real identity of Ji-dam in the Prince’s Quarters..

*Spirit Hall: A shrine where the spirit tablets of the Kings and Queens of Joseon Dynasty were placed temporarily during the mourning period before they were enshrined to the Royal Ancestral Shrine.
*The prince will be of the legitimate descent since he will be the son of the king with his primary consort.

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Ep 19 Text Preview
평민들의 과거시험 소식을 듣게된 영조는 어영대장 홍봉한에게 평민들을 진압하여 시험을 중단하라 명하고, 백성들이 매를 맞를 수록 더 많은 백성들이 몰려오자 채제공은 영조를 설득한다.
한편, 영조는 세자 이선에게 모든 죄를 이종성에게 덮어 이종성을 직접 벌하라 명하고, 이선은 영조의 명을 거부하며 차라리 저위를 버리겠다 하는데…

Trans
Upon hearing about the commoners taking part in the state examination, Yeongjo ordered Commander of the Capital Guards Hong Bong-han to stop the commoners and halt the examination. Advisor Chae tried to persuade Yeongjo that restraining the people would only lead to more uprisings.
Meanwhile, Yeongjo ordered Crown Prince Yi Sun to put all the blame of Lee Jong-seong and punish the minister for the crime, but Yi Sun refused to abide by Yeongjo’s order as he would rather be demoted and abandoned…

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Ep 20 Text Preview
영조는 새로운 중전을 찾지 않는다면 국본을 폐할 길을 찾겠다는 노론 중신들의 청에 중전을 뽑는 일을 공식화하며, 간택령을 내린다.
한편, 평민 출신 과거급제자들의 아쉬움을 지우지 못한 이선은 학당같은 비밀 서재를 만들고자 하고, 자금을 만들기위해 상단 차용증에 수결을하는데…

Trans
Since the Noron officials were threatening to find a way to depose the Crown Prince, Yeongjo gave in to the Noron’s persuasion to find a new Queen and ordered the selection to be carried out.
Meanwhile, feeling that it would be a loss to abandon the examination’s top scorers among the commoners, Yi Sun planned to make a library that was just like an education institute. In order to secure the funds he needed, he signed a promissory note with the merchant group…

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Ep 21 Text Preview
철주에게 어가행렬 경로를 파악하라 전달받은 지담은 몰래 문서들을 살펴보다 채제공에게 정체를 들키고, 이선은 나철주가 암살을 준비하고 있었단 사실을 알게된다.
한편, 영조가 자식을 낳을 의사가 없다는 것을 알게된 홍계희는 더욱 이선의 행동을 살피고, 이선의 내탕금에서 수상한 점을 발견하는데…

Trans
Having received the order to report the route for the royal procession to Chul-joo, Ji-dam went to look at the documents secretly but Advisor Chae found out about her intention. Thus, Yi Sun got to know that Chul-joo was preparing for an assassination attempt.
Meanwhile, finding out that Yeongjo had no intention of bearing another child, Minister Hong paid closer attention to Yi Sun’s movement and discovered a suspicious detail in the prince’s Royal Treasury record…

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Ep 22 Text Preview
영조는 홍계희가 국가 예산을 정치자금으로 빼돌린 사실을 알고 세손책봉을 직접 성사시키라 명하지만, 홍계희는 세자가 내탕금을 빼돌린 사실을 고하며 영조의 명을 거부한다.
한편, 술에 취해 민백상을 찾은 이선은 그동안 힘들었던 고통의 눈물을 보이고, 세자를 안타깝게 지켜보던 민백상은 세자의 부탁대로 관서의 서재로 가겠다하는데…

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Yeongjo found out about Hong Gye-hee’s action of pocketing the state money to fund his political activities and ordered him to oversee the Grand Heir’s coronation ceremony till completion, but Hong Gye-hee reported about Crown Prince siphoning off the Royal Treasury fund before rejecting the king’s order.
As for Yi Sun, who went to find Min Baek-sang while he was drunk, showed his tears and the hardships he had hidden all this time. Min Baek-sang, feeling pitiful and protective of the prince, agreed to go to the Kwanseo Academy…

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Ep 23 Text Preview
이선이 관서에 서재를 세운 사실을 알게된 영조는 동궁전의 지하 서고까지 알게 되고, 이선이 역모를 꾸몄다고 생각한다.
한편, 관군들이 관서 서재로 오고 있단 사실을 알게된 나철주는 역모로 오해 받을 것을 알면서도 매복해있던 군사들을 부르는데…

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Yeongjo got to know about the academy in Kwanseo that Yi Sun had built and even the underground library in the Crown Prince’s residence. This led him into thinking that Yi Sun was involved in a plot of treason.
Realizing that the local troops were coming to the Kwanseo Academy, Chul-joo also learned that he had been misunderstood as plotting a rebellion. Thus, he called his troops who were on standby…

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Ep 24 Text Preview
영조는 폐위를 받아들이지 않는 이선을 대신하여 채제공에서 책임지고 폐위시키라 명하지만, 채제공은 명을 거부하며 사직을 청한다.
한편, 영조가 세자를 폐위시키지 못하자 노론 중신들은 더욱 격분하고, 노론의 소리가 커지자 이선은 노론을 제거하겠다는 철주와 부하들을 몰래 궁에 들어 올 수있도록 도와주는데…

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Since Yi Sun did not accept his offer to be deposed, Yeongjo turned to Advisor Chae, leaving the matter of overseeing Yi Sun’s dethronement to him. However, Advisor Chae turned down the order and submitted his resignation letter.
Realizing that Yeonjo failed to depose the Crown Prince made the Noron members ever more infuriated and their voices grew louder; hence, Yi Sun decided to help Chul-joo and his men to gain entrance secretly into the palace with the aim to get rid of Noron…

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