
S01E01 A Girl Born In Prison
A pregnant woman is chased by a man who tries to kill her and the baby. Without knowing the details, Ji Chun Deuk, the treasurer of Jeonokseo happens to take care of the baby girl...
Although Ok Nyeo applied to become a warden at the Police Bureau, she fails because she's overqualified. While she’s thinking of becoming a spy instead, an envoy from Ming arrives and announces that he will have to get to the bottom of how and why the former king died.
Jeonokseo, the most horrifying prison in Joseon, is where Ok Nyeo was born. This genius girl learns the art of living from the most eccentric people of the time. Despite the difficulties, Ok Nyeo grows up to introduce a human rights institution of Joseon to protect the weak.