En la Corea de 1808, el detective imperial Won Kyu debe ir a la pequeña isla de Donghwa para investigar el misterioso incendio del barco que transportará los tributos reales. Una vez en el pequeño pueblo. Won kyu deberá investigar también una serie de horribles asesinatos en serie cuyo origen, según la superstición popular, está relacionado con el espíritu de un hombre ejecutado años atrás...
Set in the late 80s during the height of Korea's economic crisis, three leading gangsters of the Jong No division - straight-shooter Byuk Dol, quick-tempered Gae Dduk, and street-smart Sam Bok - are roaming the streets of Seoul after spending the last fifteen years locked up in jail. Their sole mission is to find and seek revenge on Dong Pal, the very man responsible of robbing them of their precious freedom. But when they find Dong Pal, they end up taking on a reluctant job as bodyguards for Dong Pal's daughter Eun Ji and her boyfriend Myung Suk.
