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The news industry

is probably the only
one outside of movies

where stories are written
and seen every day.

Two years ago, I took
a 29-hour flight

from the southern to the
northern hemisphere,

joining into this business
of inflating stories

or inventing stories
where none exist.

We haven't been introduced.
I'm Mallory.

But I bet you'll call me Ah Mal.

Not all reporters like
making things up.

At Smart Post,

a paper on the
verge of collapse,

some still keep serious
journalism alive.

If you know you're
right, keep at it.

Don't weigh the cost. Write
what must be written.

They say normal folks need to
see hope in order to persevere,

but the crazy believe
perseverance is what brings hope.

I think my boss...

Fong Ying, Hong Kong
news programming head.

Fai Ye

Kenny

and I,

The four of us at Smart
Post are truly mad.

But sometimes I think

the craziest one is
our chief editor.

You can call me Alma Wong.

Try to get the attacker's face!

Get the surroundings!
And my wounds!

Will we do anything

to get the news?

But you're Heen's friend,

so are you putting your
name on the piece?

Of course! I need
the recognition.

Heen!

Perhaps we all have things

we can't let go.

Throwing everything away,

just to accomplish one thing

that only you value,

isn't that stupid?

Not everyone has so
much time to spend.

When I thought I'd found a job

for life,

I should have first considered

how much I could sacrifice.

A London-bound flight
crashed on takeoff.

It was at 1:36.

I think our chief
was on that flight.

For a moment,

we thought our chief's time

was up, too.

But it turned out she
made a last-minute change

and flew to the US
with her ex-husband.

Kenny was gone. The
chief took off.

Leaving just us three to
keep Smart Post alive.

Hey, boss!

Wow, how did you
know I was hungry?

Why not just show up even later?

What, I had to find
a parking spot.

Here's your noodles.

You already ordered take-out?

After standing all morning,

I'll need two to feel full.

I've got an update. Sentencing
won't be for a while.

Tough luck as a
first assignment,

just waiting around.

That's alright.

"Channel C99
Recording Studio 10"

Morning, Mr. Ko. I'll
be directing today.

Thanks for coming. Have a seat.

We'll be doing
this in two parts.

The first will be about what
drew you to your profession.

Huh. "Starvation in the Sudan"

What's that?

- Hey, photojournalist, - What?

Shoot or save,
which comes first?

"Famine in Sudan, 22 Years Ago"

Can't I shoot and then rescue?

Why don't you eat
first, then shoot.

Are you both ready?

Ready.

Okay, prepare to roll.

We're ready, Mr. Ko.

"Incoming Voicemail
from Husband"

Thank you for tuning
into VIP Weekly.

We're delighted today to bring

recent top-ten young
industrialist award recipient,

Mr. Ko Kin Yan, here
to share some words.

Greetings, Mr. Ko.

You want this?

I'll have a look,

I'll return it when I'm done.

Look out!

Look at that crowd.

Looks like a bad accident.

You're out of your mind!

Little girl, are you okay?

Baby, are you alright?

Thank you.

Zhong Kai Qi!

- Lots of free time?
- No.

Nothing to do?

Okay, I'm headed back now.

Jong called, wants
me to go back.

If you get anything,
send it over.

- I'll call it in.
- Okay.

"Smart Post office"

You're so hungry. On
medication again?

Got one for you, too.

I'm fine.

Then I'll eat it.

Flash News went live today.

At 6am, their first
online piece got

250,000 views in the
first few hours.

Here at Smart Post,

24,000. Why?

First article: "Fat Woman,
Old Man Make Out in Public"

Second: "Expert Upskirt
Shooter Shares Secrets"

That's not news.

If you can hack it,

using your own style to
beat their click rate,

then I'll shut right up.

Print is almost dead.

These days, all media
is moving online.

It used to be you had time

to craft a story.

But now?

It's a war, with everyone,
at every second.

Know why I had you be interim
chief for two years,

but never let you
have this office?

Because I felt you
weren't ever hungry.

In media, you have to be hungry.

Hunger makes you fight for it.

Mr. Liu sent this last night.

I was going to send it
around this morning,

wait for responses by 9pm,

see who'd leave on their own.

I talked until I was
blue in the face,

swore up and down
that I'd get results.

That only bought
me one more week.

He said if Smart
Post can't keep up,

he'll just shut it down.

Leaving only Durian
News as worth keeping.

If you really want
to help Smart Post,

hit rate.

Get that hit rate back up.

If nothing else, do it for me.

Otherwise,

Either the asthma will kill me

or the medication will.

C99 is reporting an
explosion at their studio.

Go ahead.

Hey,

stay hung FY-

Sa-Sa, go check out that studio.

Chung...

- Hey, I'm giving your assignments.
- Sorry.

Would you cool it with
the phone addiction?

Fai Ye will be
back with footage.

Upload it when it's ready.

I want the first notice
on my phone in five.

"Lai Chi Kok accident scene"

The driver's name
is Chim Shui Wah.

Female, 50 years old.

Sorry, sorry.

I'm really sorry. Your arm,

do you need it looked at?

No, it's not that serious.

Really? I'm really sorry.

It's not like you meant it.

But it is my fault.

It's fine. Um, I haven't
seen you before.

Zhong Kai Qi.

Guangzhou-Jinan University
exchange student,

interning for Flash News.

Mak Hiu Yan.

Pleased to meet you.

Honey,

I don't want to wait anymore.

I must do something
for our daughter.

I know you're always
worried about me.

Worst case, I die.

Even better. Then
I could see her.

I'm so sorry, my dear.

I promised I'd take
care of you forever,

but I might not be able to.

Take care.

Fai Ye, what's up?

Check this number for me.

56423210

Okay, I'll get back to you.

Who else is in the field?

Winnie's in Kwun Tong.

Have her pay the phone bill.

- I’m off to the hospital.
- Right.

Watch yourself, call
if you need me.

Hey boss,

I sent the photos over.

I'm headed to the hospital.

Okay, got it.

What do you want?

Wow, having a
serious lens really

makes a difference for
a pro photographer.

What do you want to drink?

Tea to go.

Since when?

My tastes change all the time.

If I changed to photojournalism,

could do I make it?

- Sure.
- For real?

I know a guy who switched.

Won a big award in one year.

So you're saying my pictures

could win in a year?

You're that ambitious?

What's up?Thinking of
stealing Kenny's job?

Not stealing it,

I just want to help out.

Oh, thanks so much.

Don't listen to her.

She gets excited all the time.

But weren't you encouraging me?

Hey, if you want
to stand a chance,

reach a decent level, first.

- Yo, one tea to go.
- And you don't think

- And an ashtray, thanks.
- I can do it.

How about this,

If you really make the switch,

send me your first photo.

I will make it my wallpaper.
How about it?

It's a deal.

"Ah Mel likes a post you are tagged in. 'My
wallpaper for you, Prince. Thank you..."'

"My wallpaper for you, Prince.
Thank you for your encouragement."

"@Mallory @FangYing @Prince"

There was a minor
explosion during taping

of a segment at our
studios earlier today.

This is the latest
footage we've received.

Thank you for tuning
into VIP Weekly.

We're delighted today to bring

recent top-ten young
industrialist award recipient,

Mr. Ko Kin Yan, here
to share some words.

Greetings, Mr. Ko.

The explosion happened
at approximately 09:00.

There were no injuries

and the cause is
currently unknown.

We're going to keep
on top of this

and update you as
new information

becomes available.

Hi, I'd like to pay
my phone bill.

The number is 56423210.

That number isn't in our system.

Okay, thanks.

56423210

ls Tam Yui Chi the owner?

That's right.

"Tam Yui Chi"

Okay, thanks.

Here's the latest update,

The earlier explosion at
green-screen studio 10

Eleven are being
held hostage inside.

You can see the
hostages in the center,

most of whom are
employees of the studio.

At the very front is the
show's guest, Ko Kin Yan.

Here, seated on the left,
is the hostage taker.

A gaffer for the studio,
his name is Tam Yui Chi.

Previous to this position,

Tam Yui Chi had worked
on film pyrotechnics.

He claims to have set ten
explosives around the studio.

This just in,

his condition for
releasing the captives

is a meeting with SAR Chief
Executive, Lo Kin Kuen.

Thanks.

In the center you can see
a 'negotiation ball'.

A negotiator will
be using this ball

to communicate with Tam Yui Chi.

But for now, we have no
way of listening in,

Yeah, I'm watching it.

- As the earlier explosion
- Okay, got it.

Had damaged existing
microphones.

The boss wants us
at that studio.

Come on, let's go.

Hello?

You hear what's going
down at the TV station?

Just saw it.

The number you asked to
check is Tam Yui Chi's.

It's a big scoop.

Do you remember Tam Yui Chi?

He sounds familiar.

7 years ago, a Christmas
Eve rape and murder.

The victim was his daughter.

"Christmas Eve murder-rape"

"...suspect released after
not guilty verdict"

"...suspect released after
not guilty verdict"

"Ko Kin Yan...found not guilty."

Chung, write this
special up, quick.

Tam Yui Chi's daughter
was the victim

of rape and murder 7 years
ago on Christmas Eve.

The person arrested and
charged in the crimes

was Ko Kin Yan.

Tam Yat Sum was only
seventeen at the time.

When she was found, her head
was mangled by a blunt object.

Police quickly
apprehended Ko Kin Yan.

- I'll make sure there is justice for her.
- DNA analysis confirmed

that semen from
the body was his.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Ko
maintained in court

that the encounter with Miss Tam

was mutual and happened
inside the bar.

Crucially, the prosecution's
witness, Chiu Ching Leung,

had previously claimed to see Mr.
Ko moving the body

off the street to take her away.

But he recanted once in court,

saying it was coerced by police,

that he'd actually seen
Miss Tam take a cab,

that Mr. Ko came out
only afterwards,

and that together they drank
until dawn at another bar.

Because of this, the
case fell apart.

Well, obviously the
witness was paid off.

It's likely no one knows
Tam and Ko's connection.

Three hundred words, ASAP.

Give me ten minutes.

You have five.

Right.

Too late, Flash
News beat us to it.

"Tam Yui Chi nabs Ko Kin Yan
to settle score for daughter"

"Ah Mel likes a post you are tagged in. 'My
wallpaper for you, Prince. Thank you..."'

"My wallpaper for you, Prince.
Thank you for your encouragement."

"@Mallory @FangYing @Prince"

So you're saying my pictures

could win in a year?

If you really make the switch,

send me your first photo.

I will make it my wallpaper.
How about it?

It's a deal.

"Channel C99"

Police are evacuating building 1

and telling all workers
there to leave.

It's currently unknown if 2
and 3 will be evacuated.

The suspect's name is Tam
Yui Chi, 67 years old.

He's a gaffer for C99,

known to colleagues
as Uncle Chi,

We just saw C99 board
general manager

Chiu Chun Ki pull into the lot.

It's thought he is here to
handle the hostage situation.

Through a spokesman,

he indicates he will cooperate
fully with the police

to bring about
peaceful resolution.

Stop the car.

You get out, too.

Already had your fill?

No, but we can't get inside.

And we already sent back
everything out here.

Yeah, we just came
over for a break.

If there isn't any
news, make it up.

What's the caption?

"Reporters flood TV station"?

Fai Ye, try to get an
interview with Tam Yiu Chi.

We're evacuating, where are you?

Uncle Chi, we're
already doing our best

to help make your
request happen.

I hope you can also help us

and release those who
need assistance.

I just want to see
the Chief Executive.

Keep talking and I'll
trash your little toy.

Stay calm, Uncle Chi.

Let's all stay calm.

- Hey, mister, - But
if you need anything,

we're all ears.

Did you run into some problems?

If it's money, I can help you.

Trust me,

money isn't a problem for me.

Sorry, everyone.
Don't be scared!

There's no need to be scared.

When the chief
executive arrives,

I'll let you go right away.

I'll let you all go immediately.

Don't be afraid.
I'm sorry, guys.

Uncle Chi?

Uncle Chi, can you hear me?

This is Lok Ka Fai
from Smart Post.

I'd like to interview you.

Okay-

Fai Ye has Mr. Tam

and he's up for an interview.

He'll use his phone.

Have IT broadcast it.

- Got it.
- Dig up pictures.

Ko's and the all the Tams'.

Also finding the body,
autopsy, the court-

Pack as many photos
as possible in there.

Okay-

Right, let's start
the interview.

"Channel C99 Studio
8 lighting catwalk"

Can you say why you want to
see the chief executive?

For seven years,

whenever I close my eyes,

I see how my daughter
looked during autopsy.

That simply wasn't
my little girl!

My little girl couldn't
look like that.

...her head, her face...

My wife and I couldn't
even recognize her.

Only...the birthmark on her
thigh told us it was her.

Seventeen.

She was only seventeen!

How could he? How
could he do it?

What was your
little girl's name?

Tan Yat Sum.

Did the police make any arrests?

Yes,

that piece of shit Ko Kin Yan!

- Long time no see!
- It's been so long! I missed you!

Miss?

Can I buy you a drink?

I don't even know you.

Herman Ko.

Don't go!

Look, I can give you money.

'Stop running! - Help!

But why, even after
the court decided

that Ko Kin Yan was cleared
of rape and murder,

are you still so set
that he did it?

DNA proves that lowlife
raped my daughter.

If he hadn't paid the witness
to lie on the stand,

that bastard would
already be in jail!

What proof do you have?

The witness told me himself.

Around a year after
the case was over,

the witness, Chiu Ching Leung,
suddenly sent me an SMS.

He had me come out to meet him.

He told me, face-to-face,

that he took money
to lie under oath.

After that, he
could never sleep.

His conscience haunted him.

He said even if he went to
prison, he'd tell the truth.

He promised to be a witness,

so I quickly got a lawyer.

Only to find,

that Hong Kong law

protects defendants
from double jeopardy.

The lawyer said even if the
murderer himself confessed,

the verdict could
not be changed.

How can Hong Kong have
such absurd laws?

Get info on double jeopardy.

How can that shit...

...murder my daughter
and just walk free!

Is Hong Kong law that stupid?

5306 and 5844 are
searching studio 6.

I applied for a judicial review.

It was rejected.

Then a few years ago,

the government said
the law would change

and some kind of inquiry
would be opened.

It was such a hard wait,

until the LRC sent a
report up to LegCo.

After reaching LegCo,
nothing else happened.

I waited for three years.

My daughter has been
dead for seven years.

For my wife and me,

these seven years have
been a living hell.

I can't wait any longer.

I need justice for my daughter.

- That had nothing to do with me!
- Nothing?

Now that Ko Kin Yan
is right there,

do you plan to kill him?

This bastard, right
there in court,

called my daughter a slut!

Of course I want to
kill you, you shit!

It wasn't me!

Wasn't it?

Because you won't admit

you wronged my daughter,

I can't just kill you right now.

That's Why you want
the chief executive.

When you see him,
what will you say?

I want him to change
the law immediately.

I want the courts to
re-investigate this scum.

But after taking hostages,
creating this situation

you'll be going to go to prison.

Doesn't that worry you?

Ridiculous.

Worried about what?

My daughter's already dead.

What worries do I have'?

When those assholes
saw me protesting,

had people come threaten
me and my wife.

I didn't do it.

It wasn't you?

You wanted to stop me.

Sometimes even pushed
me around yourself.

Nothing can rattle me.

She's already dead.

What do I have to worry about?

The assholes you're
talking about are...

You! Don't move!

You can't be here!

- Lok Ka Fai...
- I'm a reporter!

- Now that things have gotten so crazy,
- Let me hear him out!

Will people pay attention?

Will I make the top story?

"Double Jeopardy"

"Faster revisions now! Change Double
Jeopardy Justice for Society!"

"Hunger Strike"

Fong Ying, our live feed has
over seventy thousand views.

It's already passed Flash News.

Tam Yui Chi is on the
walkie-talkie again,

like someone else
has gotten through,

like another outlet has copied

Smart Post's Lok Ka Fai's

use of the studio walkie-talkies
to interview him.

"Exclusive interview with Tam
Yui Chi analyzing daughter."

It's Flash News.

Uncle Chi? This is
Fung from Flash News.

I'd like to interview you.

Go on.

A self-described former
classmate of Tam Yat Sum

is posting information
on facebook.

What information?

That your daughter
was very well-known

...for hooking up with every...

What did you say?

- Uncle Chi, you can turn it off.
- That's just what he wrote.

So here's your chance
to set things straight.

Turn it off, Uncle
Chi, just toss it away.

Rubbish! Nonsense!

Stop accusing my baby girl!

She wouldn't do
anything like that!

I'll just read to you
what's on his Facebook.

He says, "She loved
hanging out, partying,

and even had an abortion."

Stop slandering my daughter!
Stop it!

Okay, Uncle Chi. Calm down,

we won't talk about
her any more.

No more of that.

Let's talk about Ko Kin Yan.

You maintain that he
raped your daughter,

but he says

they were consensual.

Shut up! Shut up, you asshole!

And if she was really raped,

then why didn't the coroner
find signs of trauma

on the body
consistent with rape?

Goddamn you!

Give it back!

What are you doing?

Do you know what the
hell you're saying?

My daughter's a good girl!

- Yes, your daughter was always good.
- She's a good girl!

- She loved her parents so much -
She's been a good girl all her life!

And was always very bright. She
deserved so much praise, right?

- She's a good girl!
- Uncle Chi, stay calm.

- It's none of your business!
- This is too far!

- Someone could die!
- Stop fighting!

She's a good girl!

Stop your lying, you bastard!

This has nothing to do with me!

We can see Tam Yui Chi
still assaulting Mr. Ko,

who has no way of
protecting himself

with his hands tied up.

Tam Yui Chi still
seems quite upset.

Ko Kin Yan is no
longer responsive.

Stop it!

Stop fighting!

CID!

Tam Yui Chi appears
to have calmed down,

though in the upper right
corner, Ko Kin Yan

He provoked him on purpose.

Pushing things on like that

just to pump your hit rate.

Are their people insane?

He's moving.

We are in a state of grief.

This was an act of
cold-blooded violence.

The chief executive has
ordered the police

to do everything possible
to rescue the hostages.

On behalf of the SAR government,

I have a very important message,

We will not meet any
senseless demands

made under any
threat of violence.

Here, I must call on Mr.
Tam Yui Chi

to immediately release
all hostages.

Otherwise, police will
take decisive measures

to bring you to justice.

Earlier today, police forced

entry into Tam Yui
Chi's apartment,

seizing a large amount
of chemical ingredients

used in making explosives,

receipts for those materials,

and also electronic detonators.

Reports indicate he has
planted enough explosives

to level an entire building.

We believe that these
chemical materials

are closely related to
the hostage situation.

From the chemicals and
invoices seized, we can guess

that the perpetrator has
placed enough explosives

in the studio to cause
severe casualties.

This is very clearly

a crime, premeditated and
ruthlessly calculated

to bring about great
injury and death.

We strongly condemn
this perpetrator.

We will employ every
active measure,

meeting violence with force,

to bring this
criminal to justice.

Flash News says Fai
Ye assaulted someone.

Jockeying for the scoop
turning into a dispute

I can understand that.

But physical harm is
something I cannot accept.

Miss Fong Ying, interim
chief editor at Smart Post

please spend a little effort
training your people.

Teach them some professional
conduct out there.

If Smart Post wants to
take on Flash News,

then I hope you'll
do some real work.

Use numbers to convince me,

not violence.

Hello, Chong?

We're doing a response.

We're ready, Mr. Chong.

I'm not debating which
reporter was right or wrong.

But I do agree,

let numbers make the case.

Reporting has no need,
should not behave,

like Flash News,

pushing until someone gets hurt.

Today, I will use
numbers to prove this.

Shouldn't you have
give me some warning?

You'd have come up if I did?

They stir up a fight,

so we have to join in?

If they strike and you
don't swing back,

then you just there and take it?

Your statement was pretty good.

Less than ten minutes,
and already 6000 views.

Do you get it now?

This is how battles are fought.

To be the chief editor,
you have to win.

It's not a choice.

It's only interim chief.

And if Smart Post folds,
you're not anything.

If you can beat
Flash News today,

then at least when
talking to the board,

I'll have ammunition.

Flash News smears Tam Yat Sum,

then props up Ko Kin Yan.

What are they doing?

They almost drove Tam
Yui Chi to murder.

If he turns into a monster,

it proves they weren't wrong.

We'll meet their challenge.

Dig up dirt on Ko Kin Yan.

Fai Ye,

doesn't that phone have
harassing messages on it?

It must involve Ko Kin Yan.

See what you can do.

Ah Mel, you help him.

Right.

Next, I'm sure Flash will
look for Chiu Ching Leung.

Pong, see if you can
beat them to it.

And we need to look
up double jeopardy,

from inquiry to
submitting the report...

Hey,

are we really going
to play their game?

People are just
watching for thrills.

Are we really putting our
reputation up against that?

Yes.

When did you start
working that way?

Flash News does
everything wrong.

So what if I stand up to them?

Are we doing whatever
it takes for clicks?

Fai Ye, it's just a job.

The point is we must
beat them today.

So you're saying our reporting

from here on out is
only about the clicks.

Then are you going or not?

Fong Ying, we got word,
SDU is on standby.

If the negotiator
doesn't succeed by 8pm,

they're going to force entry.

I'm hearing that the
chief executive

will be at the studio by 8.

The security informant
hung up on me.

Maybe they're really
forcing entry at 8.

What? They're even
clearing out building 2.

"Police order evacuation
of building 2."

All set?

Why don't we use studio 3?

If you're the viewer,
which has more draw?

- But...
- Muss her hair,

she's an escapee.

When citizens go to stand trial,

it's a very long and
arduous process

that can wipe out your
savings in an instant.

That's why the original
intent of this law

was to protect people
from being harassed

after being found innocent
in court and released.

You could no longer be harassed,

could return to a normal life,

and avoid parties like the
Department of Justice,

who for unknown reasons
might prosecute

one person, over and over.

But with advances in DNA tests

and other technology,

much more useful
evidence is possible.

It's only if greater
justice can be had

that the LRC might recommend
changing the law.

Maybe if there was a
very serious case

where more convincing
evidence was found,

or if someone was caught
giving false evidence

or something like
harassing a witness.

For instance, in Tam
Yui Chi's case,

an appeals court could
throw out a ruling

and re-start proceedings.

The LRC made an inquiry and sent
up the report two years later.

Most people support a
change to the law,

but the report only
received 22 comments.

That few?

We all have responsibility here.

From start to finish,
even if we got a report,

it'd end up on the last page.

If not for Tam Yui Chi,

nobody would know about this.

Look at the report.

Sent to LegCo three years ago,

but not a peep since.

See if there's anything there.

Right.

Fong Ying,

within the LegCo's public files,

some meeting records
can't be opened.

Turns out, that's when they
discussed double jeopardy.

Administrative office of
the Legislative Council.

This is Smart Post
reporter Fong Ying.

I need hard copy records

of LegCo's meetings

on March 22nd, 2012.

Sure. Please wait a moment.

Sorry, I can't find it.

Perhaps once I've located it,

you could call back.

That's fine, thank you.

Hard and soft copies are gone.

Then there goes that lead.

No, there's still a list
of committee members.

This is Smart Post
reporter Fong Ying.

I'm looking for details
about double jeopardy.

You don't recall?

Okay, thank you.

This is Smart Post report...

Ms. Wong, please.

Mr. Mao, please.

I'd like some information
about double jeopardy.

Hello?

The whole head gets cut off.

Quite horrific.

Spit it out. What do you want?

I just want to know

who sent this kind of thing
to Tam Yui Chi's wife.

And why he'd want to

keep frightening her.

So I thought I'd try my luck.

I replied to the message,

saying if they wanted
to rescue Ko Kin Yan,

then have Ko's father
come out for a chat.

I didn't think you'd
come so soon.

Then weren't you the
one harassing them,

Mr Ko?

What's your price?

Your net worth.

Plus a dollar.

Are you kidding?

Yup.

Why harass Tam Yui Chi?

No idea what you're
talking about.

From the moment you stepped
into this coffee shop,

everything that
happened was recorded.

I was just coming by

for a cup of coffee.

But you asked for a price.

Just this phrase

is enough for a full page story.

Add to that all
your dirty deeds,

obstructing their fight
to allow double jeopardy

That's plenty juicy

for two pages.

Well?

I got all Ko Yiu
Kui's reactions,

crystal clear.

He won't be let off easy
once the video's out.

It's fine, I've got this.

I'll send this back.

Actually, I gotta
use the toilet.

Okay, see you soon. Thanks.

Where are you going?

Meeting Chung Pui Ho.

That guy?

Get someone else.

I tried everyone.

How about Yeung Dung Sun?

Called a dozen times. No answer.

After illegal construction
caused his resignation,

no one's seen him.

Let me try.

Of course you can't get
him on this number.

Hello?

Sunny? Yeah, it's Old Kwan.

What's your price?

Your net worth. Plus a dollar.

Are you kidding?

Yup.

Why harass Tam Yui Chi?

No idea what you're
talking about.

From the moment you stepped
into this coffee shop,

everything that
happened was recorded.

Has Ah Mal sent the
footage back, yet?

Nope.

...I'll call her right now.

Hey, Chung.

Shun says he might video
of the LegCo meeting.

Go look for it at his warehouse.

Okay-

Hey boss, I haven't seen Fai Ye.

I'm worried
something's happened.

What's your point,
sending that video?

You don't get it?

Then let me explain it.

I've got a story on my hands.

It stars Ko Yiu Kui,

boss of one Guangzhou's
ten biggest firms,

and his son, Ko Kin Yan,

who also stars as a rapist

and murderer on Christmas
Eve, seven years ago.

Ko senior didn't want his
son on the stand again,

so he used scare tactics
on Tam and his wife,

to stop their push to
revive double jeopardy.

After so much pressure,
for so long,

Tam Yui Chi finally snapped.

He then held a dozen
people hostage,

demanding to see the
chief executive.

But Ko Yiu Kui and the
chief's connection...

You know that Ko and
the chief executive

have never gotten along.

Who knows for sure?

The story is ours to tell.
We'll say

the chief executive is
protecting Ko Yiu Kui.

Then he's protecting Ko Yiu Kui.

And saying makes it so?

I just want you to know

how big this could
get if it gets out.

With enough spin, we're
talking international news.

By then, it would be beyond Mr.
Lo's control.

We don't want to interfere
with the press,

but consider the audience

would releasing the video
help the situation?

If it provokes Tam
Yiu Chi enough,

then what might happen?

Well, I don't have to
release it just yet.

But Mr. Lo should
show some good faith.

He's not showing up
because of a threat.

I don't need him
to come in person.

He can send a representative.

No way.

Where's Fai Ye?

Don't know.

We're so worried.
Where have you been?

I'm not releasing the video.

Why?

Gordon promised to get
the chief executive.

If the chief executive
is willing to talk,

then there's no need
to release the video.

You're using it to cut a deal?

I'm using it to save lives.

We're reporters.

Our job is to report the truth,

not save lives,

and especially not to
interfere with them.

Right now, this video
can save a dozen lives.

Even so, you should still
discuss it with us.

What's to discuss?

How to increase our hit rate?

How much is Chong
pressuring you?

Don't change the subject.

Where am I changing it?

I'm trying to save people.

What's so wrong with that?

- Fai Ye...
- What?

Now you're saying
I'm wrong, too?

Just what happened to you today?

Enough.

We're at war,

not fighting with each other.

What's the deal? Point
your fire the other way.

You want to hurt each other?

- Fight for standard hours!
- I’m gonna get some shots.

- Overtime must be paid!
- Chat later.

Catch you later.

"Double Jeopardy"

"Hunger Strike"

"Faster revisions now!"

"Change Double Jeopardy
Justice for Society!"

"Hunger Strike"

Don't be so stupid.

Nobody will care if
you starve to death.

If you really mean well,

then help me write a story.

Even if I do, no
one will read it.

If I had that many
people with me.

If we helped each other,
that would be something.

Give it up,

- Give up?
-just go home.

There's no way I'm giving up.

I'm telling you

Stay til you're dead and
it Won't be in the papers.

Leave me alone.

You wanna be in the news?

You wanna be the lead story?

Go murder someone.

Kill someone and
you're the top story.

Lok Ka Fai

now that things have
gotten so crazy,

will people pay attention?

Will I make the top story?

Things will work out.

They'll be fine.

Why did I tell him that?

If your words were
that powerful,

Tam Yui Chi wouldn't
have waited three years

to make his move.

Over three years,

how much has Ko Yiu Kui
done to make him back off?

It would drive anyone mad.

That's right.

It's got nothing to do with you.

Don't put it all on yourself.

But if anything happens
to him or the hostages...

I'll have to live with
it the rest of my life.

Nothing will happen.

Today's my first day
as a photojournalist.

Kenny will watch over us.

- Sor...
- Lost in your phone again.

If Fong Ying sees
you, you're toast.

She's back. You're
in for it now.

It's not...There's a spoof
cartoon going viral on Facebook,

making fun of Tam Yui
Chi being a terrorist.

I was only looking at it.

Fong Ying,

Chung got a recording
of that meeting.

Someone is questioning the reform
commission's qualification and legitimacy,

saying the LRC's role must
first be re-evaluated,

before discussing any
proposed changes in the law.

What idiot said that?

The printout was captured,
but I can't tell

which representative
Cheung said it.

Call Yeung Dung Shun.

He was absent that day.

There are only two
representatives named Cheung.

One is Alan Cheung,

the other is Benny Cheung.

Isn't Alan Cheung
Ko Kin Yan's uncle?

And if it really is Alan Cheung

that means he's
abusing his position

to delay legal changes
and protect his nephew?

The story just got huge.

Then how do we know if
it was Alan Cheung?

I'll go up to Shenzhen.

Chung Pui Ho is
willing to see me.

"Shenzhen"

We know someone said

the LRC's role should
be re-evaluated.

Do you remember who
brought that up?

That meeting?

I remember someone said
changes shouldn't be hasty.

Then who was it?

There were thirteen
commission members.

I'd need some time
to...think about it.

Why don't you focus.

Then I'd need a closer look.

It wasn't Chris.

It wasn't Michael.

Then was it Benny?

No.

Then it was Alan.

You're such a clever girl.

It was a mosquito.

"Ko Kin Yan's Uncle Abuses Authority
To Obstruct Double Jeopardy Revisions"

That news hasn't been
out half an hour

and there are already a
few thousand inquiries.

Reaction on the
internet has been huge.

If Ko Yiu Kui's video
gets released...

Call Chong Ngai Yuen.

"Channel C99 Control Room"

In a second, record the monitor.

I'll talk to him first.

No need.

Hello Uncle Chi.

I'm chief executive
Lo's representative

and his information
coordinator, Gordon Tong.

So what?

Why isn't the chief
executive here himself?

I've been sent with full
powers to represent him.

Can I come in and have a chat?

If the chief executive
sends a rep,

tell him to send Lok Ka Fai.

Lok Ka Fai is the
only person I trust.

- Uncle Chi - Shut your hole!

No way, it's too dangerous.

Tam Yui Chi seems to
trust Lok Ka Fai.

I think we should try.

What if Tam Yui Chi can promise

that no matter how
the discussion goes

he will let Lok Ka Fai back out?

He almost killed someone.

How could I trust him?

I spoke with him
for several hours.

He seems trustworthy
and open to reason.

He's not reckless.

Ko Kin Yan killed his daughter.

Considering how agitated he was,

he ought to have
killed Ko Kin Yan.

But he didn't. Why?

Because he's still
holding on to one thing

to have Ko Kin Yan tried again.

As negotiators, our
greatest fear is

their losing hope.

Then there is nothing we can do.

So long as he's holding out hope

I have faith we
can keep working.

Since Mr. Lo is willing to let
Lok Ka Fai represent him,

why not let him try?

And if it goes well,

he might let some hostages go.

There's been continuous,
live TV coverage.

If there's no
progress by midnight,

Do we want the world to
watch him press the button?

This is the best chance
to turn things around.

What does the chief
executive have to say?

He said

if you release all the hostages,

he'll change the law
within half a year.

D4

Uncle Chi, let me go!

I'll trust you this time.

I'll let four women go first,

but I will meet the
chief executive.

If I don't hear
anything by midnight,

I'm going down
with these people.

Don't be too rash, Uncle Chi.

Just remember,

you should go to court yourself

and get justice for
your daughter.

Right now, we can see Lok Ka Fai

bringing female captives
out of the studio.

Several ambulances just
pulled in to the station.

The hostages are
aboard the ambulances.

- Put their names on it.
- Okay.

"Tam Yui Chi's wife dead in morning
accident. Exclusive photos of deceased."

Flash News posted a photo
of his wife's corpse.

Is my wife dead?

Is my wife dead?

"Husband"

Lok Ka Fai?

Is my wife dead?

Please, tell me...

Tell him she's still alive.

Convince him to visit
her in the hospital.

The negotiator isn't
allowed to lie.

Please, tell me...

ls my wife dead?

We're sending someone
to check on her.

It may not be as
bad as you think.

All your hard work is

for justice for your daughter.

Stay calm.

We are passing your demand
up to the chief executive.

There should be a response soon.

- Nobody leaves!
- Uncle Chi

Uncle Chi

Uncle Chi,

the chief executive is
thinking over your demand.

Listen good.

This is the last time I say it

If I don't see him by midnight,

we all die.

Hey, say something.

There's a problem
with the live feed.

We'll be back after
this commercial.

"Flash News office"

What's with you all?

Don't you know we've
broken a record for hits?

Don't you know we
got someone killed?

Tam Yui Chi is the
one who killed him.

Do you feel absolutely
no responsibility?

Why don't you try
volunteer work.

I slogged through over ten
years on Taiwan cable TV.

What crazy things
haven't I seen?

That just now, was nothing.

Too easy.

Write up an obituary
for the hostage.

Stake out their homes.

When someone dies,

I want mobile pop-ups
within 30 seconds.

Today, I will beat them
every step of the way.

What are we trying to win?

"Famine in Sudan, 22 Years Ago"

Tam Yui Chi is her.

We in the news,
we're this vulture,

waiting for her to die

so we can eat her flesh.

"Stay hungry" is
also followed by

"stay foolish"

If we only remember
to stay hungry,

we'll only get more
and more greedy,

with an endless appetite.

Why can Flash News
take things so far?

Because the market demands it.

We're not trying to
beat Flash News.

We want to win the whole market.

The more the market tries to force
us into accepting its values,

the more we should be pushing

what we feel is right.

We should be like Kevin Carter.

Take pictures like this
to change the world.

It's this photograph,

that made the West
realize how desperate

the famine in the Sudan was,

until it changed
their aid policies.

If we can do something now

to show Hong Kong what
really happened today,

there's a chance to
turn things around.

Alright.

If smartphone addicts
are such a big deal,

let's use social media
to turn the tide.

Once upon a time, Tam Yui Chi

and his bus-driving wife

had a daughter

and a happy life.

Then one day, the daughter died.

Game over. What was over...

was the family's happiness.

Cops quickly caught
trust-fund kid Ko Kin Yan,

then quickly found him
innocent and let him go.

Why? He's rich.

He bought false testimony.

That's what Tam Yui Chi says.

We don't know.

Anyway, now that
there's new testimony,

whether or not it's real
is up to the judge.

But Hong Kong policy
forbids double jeopardy.

Hey, this one's awesome,

I'll send it to you.

Yeah, sure.

"Ban lurid press photography"

Let's put it on
the company page.

Sure.

What? You were serious?

But it's calling you guys dirty.

Well, we are.

Hey, standby.

Hold on, fix my hair first.

I'm a reporter, not an actor.

"Mad bomber massacre
at TV station"

"ls he crazy? He
blew someone up!"

"What the hell! Why
isn't SWAT moving in?"

"Blowing up that photographer wasn't
tragic? He had a wife and kids, too!"

"Ko Kin Yan did the deed. If anyone
dies, it should be that player."

"Don't drag others into it."

"His wife and daughter are dead. What
good is his life now? It's so tragic."

"If I was Tam Yui Chi"

"and got those heartless pictures
of my dead wife in the morgue,"

"I think I'd really go crazy."

"I honestly don't know what double
jeopardy is. Can someone explain?"

"It's the law telling
the poor to suck it."

"I've been watching the live feed all day.
I gotta do something!"

"Hey, my friends studying law
are making a 'layman's packet“

"to clear up what double
jeopardy is all about"

"Awesome, can I get
one of those?"

"I want one, too."

"We've read the packets, so now what, sit
here and talk big? What else can we do?"

Some legal scholars say

allowing double jeopardy
can bring fairer justice.

This would be a good
chance for the government

to enact an earlier
change in the law.

We support revising
double jeopardy.

Give justice a chance.

"No more keyboard activism,"

"I’m going to take action, go to the
TV studio, and support reform."

"Join us, brothers and sisters!"

People are posting about
going to the station

to support legal change.

"Flash News office"

- Hey, let's go to the TV station.
- Cool, let's go.

- I want to go.
- Okay.

"We Support Fixing Double Jeopardy
And Giving Justice A Chance!"

"Relax Double Jeopardy
Without Delay!"

"Would you waste good evidence?"

Hey, Hou News copied us.
They made another summary.

Great, the more
copycats, the better.

Does Flash News have a
reporter named Zhong Kai Qi?

I know her.

She posted on Facebook,

exposing how her boss does news,

saying she can't
stand it, has quit,

and doesn't want the
internship credits.

Now, she's got a lot
of likes and shares.

Tam Yui Chi has calmed down.

I want to talk with him again.

He doesn't even want
to talk to you.

It's been over ten hours.

If talking worked, we
wouldn't still be here.

It's not midnight, yet.
I want another try.

We start when everyone is set.
And that's that.

Just heard, SDU isn't waiting.

They're about to breach.

"Demand Double Jeopardy Reform"

"Pledge to Support
Social Justice"

This case is well past
the second round,

and social media is the court.

Now a word with a judge,
meaning a net user

Judge, what's your verdict?

Guilty as charged!

Hong Kong residents are here
to support legal reform.

They're all here
to support one man

Tam Yui Chi.

Law students here
are handing out

layman's guides
they've assembled.

These cover the
legal controversy

of double jeopardy.

We're about twenty
minute from midnight,

less than half an hour

from Tam Yui Chi's deadline.

There's tension in the air.

Everyone is waiting for
the latest information.

Taxi and minibus groups
are giving free rides.

Even private citizens
are going online

to offer trips to the station.

Turns out you really
can change the world.

Flash News' boss just resigned,

effective immediately!

A chief editor resigns
on her first day,

that's one for Hong
Kong's history books!

Tam Yui Chi is still
at the studio.

So the fight's not over.

Back to work.

They're all set. We can
force entry at any time.

Actually, we're all well aware

that double jeopardy
laws need to be changed.

Tam Yui Chi's request
is not unfounded.

The chief executive certainly
should not yield to threats,

but that doesn't rule out
some other response.

Respond to a madman? Bullshit!

Mr. Lo,

if that psycho pulls the
trigger, there's no going back.

Murder someone, win an award...

Uncle Chi, it's Leung Ching Man.

Did you know,

there are thousands
of people out there.

They're all your supporters

who also want to
fight for change.

If you don't believe me,

you can see the
news on your phone.

They're all your
fellow fighters.

You're no longer alone.

Uncle Chi?

Mr. Lo, I guarantee

my sniper can take him out.

The hostages will be safe.

Breaking news,

the negotiator has successfully
persuaded Tam Yui Chi

to release all the hostages

The situation was resolved
half an hour ago.

You can see police vehicles
leaving the studio.

Tam Yui Chi should
be in one of them.

Media swarmed the cars

for photographs
upon seeing them,

forcing them

to proceed very slowly.

Get any shots?

No worries, I got some.

"Steve Jobs' remark 'stay hungry,
stay foolish' actually comes from..."

"'stay hungry, stay foolish', Many
attribute this mantra to Steve Jobs,"

"but it originated from the
magazine Whole Earth Catalog,"

"published by Stewart Brand
and edited by Kevin Kelly."

"The farewell message
on its back cover,"

"as explained by Jobs,"

"meant that we must understand
our own insignificance,"

"use the humble awareness
of a new student,"

"and thirst as if
starved for knowledge,"

"to go embrace the future."

"Reporters really are
a starving group."

"Journalists truly are
a "starving lot","

"but we cannot be like
hungry vultures,"

"recklessly gnawing at the flesh
of child on the verge of death."

"a thirst for knowledge
when handling the news."

"This is what it means
to be a reporter"

"and to have the right
approach for media."

"Subject: The Starving Media"

Good to go. I'm
actually pretty hungry.

I've been hungry
for a long time.

Did we end up
beating Flash News?

We had 1.6 million.

They got 1.61.

We lost by a nose.

No way.

Come on, their
editor-in-chief quit.

So do we still have to pack up?

What? But it's the
end of the year.

I have to call the movers.

You have a lot of stuff?

An okay amount.

I'm here to make
a clarification.

In fact, the Hong
Kong government

has all along been making
progress on revising the law

regarding double jeopardy.

Progress on that has
been going well.

But in order to dispel
the public's doubts,

I will personally task
related departments

to complete revisions
within half a year.

That was the first
public statement made

by chief executive
Lo on the topic

of last month's
hostage situation.

But a government
spokesperson emphasized

that the statement had no
relation to that event,

that all revisions
proceed as planned,

and would not be affected
by any one incident.