Lin Jiulang gets wind of Guo Lishi openly supporting Peacekeeper Corps and decides to seize this opportunity to level trumped up charges against the Crown Prince, He Zhizheng and Guo Lishi in a power-grab manoeuvre. Guo Lishi comes up with a daring plan of saving everyone by capturing He Fu and making him confess to acting alone. He Fu flees to Long Bo’s hideout and urges him to bring his plan forward. Long Bo refuses. He Fu tells him that Yu Chang is already in custody at Peacekeeper Corps. Li Bi and Xu Bin’s investigation reveals that Yu Chang is Long Bo’s accomplice.
林九郎听闻郭利仕公开支持靖安司,决意趁机一举给太子、何执正、郭利仕等人罗织罪名夺其权势。郭利仕想到的解救众人的险招,就是捉住何孚,让何孚承认是独自谋划。何孚逃到龙波的藏身大宅,催促龙波提前行动,但龙波并不听从他的命令,何孚告诉他鱼肠已经被捉入靖安司。李必和徐宾查出鱼肠是龙波身边的重要助手,大喜过望准备继续深入查案。龙波找来陆三,陆三绘制出了靖安司内的详细地图。