Gil Dong spots his father coming out of Lord Jo’s house covered in blood. Lord Jo’s wife tells the district magistrate that it must’ve been Ah Mo Gae who murdered her husband since he has a grudge against him. Ah Mo Gae is beaten and imprisoned. Meanwhile, Lord Jo’s uncle tells the district magistrate that it was actually Gil Dong who attacked him.
금옥의 죽음에 분노한 아모개는 조참봉을 죽이고 옥에 갇히게 된다.
한편, 길동은 참봉부인의 명으로 야밤에 호랑이가 사는 산길로 향하게 되는데...