Episode 17 recap:

King Gojong sets up a Joseon embassy atbyfoforinofthroughtowith America and appoints Dr. Allen as its advisor.

Dr. Heron fires the nurses, except atbyfoforinofthroughtowithr Mi-ryung, and appoints Nang Nang and Park So-sa (the abandoned woman) as their replacements.

Seok-ran and Hwang Jung spend time together atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the river bank, lighting fireworks.

Dozens atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Japanese and Qing Chinese men get involved atbyfoforinofthroughtowith a brawl; those injured are rushed atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Jejoongwon. When the medical supplies run out, Hwang Jung suggests a local alternative, but the administrators order him to shut up.

Dr. Watanabe and Suzuki arrive atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Jejoongwon to look after the patients who are Japanese. Suzuki comes across Hwang Jung and recognizes him as the butcher whose mother died years ago atbyfoforinofthroughtowith their hospital.

Episode 18: The frame-up

Baek Do-yang cuts off his topknot to symbolize his complete break atbyfoforinofthroughtowith his noble status. As he leaves Dr. Heron, the nurses, and Jak Dae atbyfoforinofthroughtowith disbelief, a stranger approaches him and gives him a letter atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Hwang Jung.

Seok-ran teaches Hwang Jung how to ride a bicycle.

Dr. Heron announces the criteria that the students must meet atbyfoforinofthroughtowith them to continue atbyfoforinofthroughtowith their medical training; he also imposes standards atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the nurses.

The Japanese ambassador and Dr. Watanabe hatch a plan to bring down Jejoongwon atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Hwang Jung and Official Yu.

To meet the criteria imposed atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Dr. Heron, Baek Do-yang and Jae Wook visit their former classmates atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Sungkyungkwan; meanwhile, after traveling with Dr. Horton and Seok-ran, Hwang Jung and his roommate Go Jung-geun position themselves atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the market, with Jak Dae gathering the patients.

While Hwang Jung and Seok-ran are atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the market, one atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the former nurses atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Jejoongwon arrives and begs Hwang Jung to go atbyfoforinofthroughtowith her gisaeng house to help someone.

Alarmed atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the picture that Hwang Jung received, Jak Dae warns him about getting romantically involved atbyfoforinofthroughtowith Seok-ran.

Official Yu is arrested atbyfoforinofthroughtowith the Police Bureau.