LYC appears again, this time with LYY and seeing that MS is unwilling, demands that she either feeds SJY a fatal poison or one that can be treated. SZ catches MS in the act and summons AL when SJY's condition worsens. AL states that given his weakened state, the poison is fatal and MS is shocked since she had chosen the non-fatal one. SZ interrogates MS to find that she acted under LYY's orders and the first few illnesses were faked. Since he can't retaliate against the Jade Lake, he takes his anger out on her instead.