After being threatened by Ah Mo Gae, Lord Jo’s wife tells the magistrate that it wasn’t Ah Mo Gae who killed Lord Jo. After being set free and no longer a slave, he moves to Ikhwa-ri with his children. There, he and his entourage start selling goods, and he gradually gains power.
자유의 몸이 된 아모개는 익화리에 정착하고, 명나라와의 밀무역을 시도한다.
하지만 바다에서 해적들을 만나게 되고, 결국 아모개는 엄자치를 익화리로 불러들이는데...