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‫(Episode 10)

‫(This is a work of fiction.)

‫Chai and I had a pact ‫to die together.

‫It was a suicide pact.

‫Would you consider ‫pleading guilty to manslaughter?

‫No way.

‫But the new occupant ‫of this office...

‫must be a Senior Counsel.

‫Can you buy me some decent clothes?

‫I want to look presentable ‫on the day of the trial.

‫I know what people think of me.

‫I want to show them ‫that I have nothing to hide.

‫Court.

‫Members of the jury,

‫the prosecution charges ‫the defendant, Yeung Yi Ting,

‫that on the night ‫of October 16, 2024,

‫she used whiskey ‫mixed with disinfectant...

‫to murder Lam Ka Chai.

‫Four years before the incident,

‫the defendant and Lam Ka Chai...

‫reconnected at an alumni reunion.

‫Subsequently, the two of them...

‫began confiding in each other ‫about their relationship problems.

‫Soon after, they began an affair.

‫After three years together,

‫the defendant grew impatient...

‫with Lam's refusal to get a divorce.

‫Following that, ‫the defendant and Lam...

‫argued many times over the divorce.

‫On the night of October 16, 2024,

‫the defendant first mixed ‫a bowl of takeaway porridge...

‫with powdered sleeping pills.

‫After the deceased ate it,

‫he began to feel drowsy.

‫The defendant then coaxed him...

‫into drinking whiskey ‫mixed with disinfectant.

‫According to the forensic report,

‫the time of death was on October 16,

‫between 8pm and 10pm.

‫Yet at 11pm,

‫the deceased's ‫social media profile picture...

‫was changed to a photo ‫of the defendant and the deceased.

‫Clearly,

‫the defendant ‫watched Lam Ka Chai die...

‫before changing his profile picture.

‫She then drank a small amount ‫of the poisoned whiskey...

‫and called 999 for help,

‫creating the illusion ‫of a suicide pact.

‫After the incident,

‫police found ‫in the defendant's car...

‫a handwritten confession...

‫that had been torn to pieces.

‫It clearly states that...

‫she planned to kill the victim...

‫and then commit suicide.

‫So this case ‫isn't as the defendant...

‫claimed in her hospital statement.

‫She claimed they had a suicide pact.

‫In fact, her statement ‫is full of holes.

‫It's a pack of lies.

‫Without a doubt,

‫this is a case of murder ‫born out of love turned to hate.

‫The cause of death was whiskey...

‫mixed with ‫chloroxylenol disinfectant,

‫causing acute respiratory failure ‫and cardiac arrest.

‫Additionally, ‫we found chloroxylenol...

‫in the defendant's body.

‫But the amount was significantly ‫less than the deceased's.

‫When the defendant ‫arrived at the emergency room,

‫her breathing and pulse ‫were very weak.

‫We immediately performed ‫emergency care.

‫The paramedics told us...

‫they believed ‫she had ingested disinfectant...

‫containing chloroxylenol.

‫We pumped her stomach.

‫After that, ‫her condition began to stabilize.

‫Dr. Tung, you just said...

‫that when the defendant ‫arrived at the emergency room,

‫her breathing and pulse ‫were very weak.

‫Regarding her pulse,

‫how weak was it exactly?

‫Did her heart ever stop?

‫Yes, it did stop.

‫How did you handle it?

‫We immediately performed CPR.

‫About two minutes later,

‫her heart started beating again,

‫and she resumed breathing.

‫If you hadn't performed ‫emergency care on her immediately,

‫would her life have been in danger?

‫Yes.

‫Without immediate CPR,

‫she would have died.

‫In other words,

‫although the amount she drank...

‫was less than the deceased,

‫it was still a lethal dose, right?

‫I'm not a forensic pathologist.

‫I don't know how much ‫the deceased drank.

‫But as for the amount ‫the defendant consumed,

‫was it enough to be fatal?

‫Yes.

‫Thank you. ‫I have no further questions.

‫My dad always said he'd see me...

‫graduate from university...

‫and see me get married.

‫My dad wouldn't commit suicide.

‫My dad wouldn't have left me.

‫I'm sure my dad ‫didn't commit suicide.

‫He would never have abandoned me.

‫He just wouldn't.

‫Two days before the incident,

‫he told me...

‫it was our daughter's birthday.

‫We were going to Japan as a family.

‫My daughter's birthday ‫is October 28.

‫I said...

‫buying tickets so last minute ‫would be very expensive.

‫He said...

‫it didn't matter.

‫The 28th happened to be ‫a school holiday.

‫We were going to go...

‫for four days and three nights.

‫My husband wouldn't commit suicide.

‫He promised our daughter ‫a trip to Japan.

‫In all these years, ‫whatever he promised our daughter,

‫he never once broke his word.

‫You're the reason I lost my husband.

‫My daughter lost her dad.

‫Does the witness need a break?

‫I'm fine. No need.

‫Ms. Leung,

‫you said the deceased ‫wouldn't commit suicide.

‫But was he ever diagnosed ‫with depression?

‫Yes.

‫But it was a mild one.

‫He was fine after that.

‫How do you know he was fine?

‫He didn't need any more follow-ups.

‫When was his last ‫follow-up appointment?

‫Probably...

‫about two years ago.

‫Are you aware that ‫depression can relapse?

‫Mrs. Lam,

‫when was your husband ‫diagnosed with depression?

‫Three years ago.

‫How was it discovered at the time?

‫I noticed he often had insomnia.

‫He wouldn't say a word at home,

‫and he often lost his temper.

‫So I suggested he seek counseling.

‫In other words,

‫you were the one who noticed ‫your husband's depression.

‫And then you suggested ‫that he seek treatment?

‫Yes.

‫Now, before the incident,

‫did you notice ‫if your husband's depression...

‫showed signs of relapsing?

‫No.

‫Thank you. ‫I have no further questions.

‫The witness may stand down.

‫The two of you ‫don't love each other anymore.

‫Why won't you just let him go?

‫Defendant, please be quiet.

‫Officer Cheung.

‫Please describe the search ‫of the defendant's vehicle.

‫Officer Wu and I ‫had a search warrant.

‫We were to search ‫the defendant's car...

‫parked at her residence.

‫We started searching ‫from the back seat.

‫Soon, on the floor ‫between the driver...

‫and front passenger seats,

‫we found a pile of shredded paper.

‫I saw handwriting on the scraps,

‫so I immediately used ‫an evidence bag...

‫to collect the shredded paper.

‫Your Honor, I'd like to submit ‫prosecution exhibit P22.

‫Granted.

‫Is this the shredded paper ‫you were referring to?

‫Yes.

‫After you collected the scraps,

‫what did you do?

‫Like a jigsaw puzzle,

‫we pieced the scraps back together ‫into a single sheet.

‫It was a confession letter ‫written by the defendant.

‫Please read the contents.

‫"Living is too painful."

‫"I killed Lam Ka Chai."

‫"I'll commit suicide later."

‫"We will go to a place..."

‫"where there's no pain or tears."

‫"Yeung Yi Ting's final words."

‫I have no further questions. ‫Thank you.

‫Defense?

‫No questions from the defense.

‫As soon as I opened the car door, ‫I saw shredded paper on the floor.

‫I collected them immediately.

‫Which officer ‫pieced these scraps back together?

‫I did.

‫I have no further questions. ‫Thank you.

‫Defense?

‫You just said that ‫as soon as you opened the car door,

‫you saw shredded paper ‫all over the floor, right?

‫Yes.

‫Which door did you open?

‫The driver's door.

‫Are you sure ‫you opened the driver's door?

‫Yes.

‫That's right. ‫It was the driver's door, right?

‫Yes.

‫But your superior, ‫Officer Cheung, said,

‫"We started searching ‫from the back seat,."

‫"Soon, on the floor ‫between the driver..."

‫"and front passenger seats,"

‫"we found a pile of shredded paper."

‫So did you open the driver's door ‫right at the beginning...

‫and see the shredded paper ‫on the floor,

‫or did you start ‫from the back seat...

‫and see the shredded paper ‫in the front?

‫Maybe I remembered it wrong.

‫Did you remember it wrong, ‫or Officer Cheung?

‫I remembered it wrong.

‫But we did find this paper ‫in the defendant's car.

‫Your Honor, ‫I have no further questions.

‫Court is adjourned.

‫We will resume tomorrow at 9:30am.

‫Court.

‫I've checked it all. ‫Nothing special.

‫You said Officer Wu ‫arrived 35 minutes early.

‫Yes.

‫How long was that truck ‫parked there?

‫About seven minutes.

‫Ask Mr. Wong ‫to contact that company.

‫See if we can get ‫the dashcam footage.

‫Okay.

‫Yes.

‫Shun Shui Delivery.

‫Yes, that's the one.

‫Yes.

‫Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wong.

‫- Sir, your coffee. ‫- Thank you.

‫How is it?

‫Did you really find it?

‫Good. I'll come over now.

‫What did he find?

‫Shun Shui Delivery?

‫Is there footage of the parking lot?

‫Yes.

‫Your Honor, the defense ‫has an application.

‫We request that the jury be excused.

‫Members of the jury, ‫please be excused.

‫Your Honor, the defense applies ‫to reopen the prosecution's case.

‫On what grounds?

‫Your Honor.

‫The first video was taken ‫in the parking lot...

‫on the day ‫the evidence was collected.

‫It was captured by the dashcam ‫of another vehicle.

‫The time is 35 minutes earlier...

‫than the video ‫submitted by the prosecution...

‫showing Officer Cheung...

‫and Officer Wu...

‫searching the car together.

‫Officer Cheung had not arrived yet.

‫Officer Wu arrived early.

‫Since he didn't have a warrant yet,

‫he was supposed to wait there.

‫But he inadvertently discovered...

‫that the car door was unlocked.

‫When he opened it, ‫pieces of paper flew out.

‫Officer Wu stated...

‫that he opened ‫the driver's side door.

‫He didn't lie, ‫nor did he misremember.

‫He simply concealed the fact...

‫that before the formal search began,

‫he had already opened the car door.

‫Does the prosecution object ‫to the defense's application?

‫The prosecution doesn't object.

‫Witness, in the footage,

‫we can clearly see...

‫that your negligence caused ‫the evidence to be tampered with.

‫- Do you agree? ‫- I don't.

‫I admit I touched the evidence,

‫but I didn't compromise ‫its integrity.

‫The confession letter ‫was indeed reconstructed perfectly.

‫I didn't add or remove anything.

‫Nothing?

‫Witness, look closely ‫at exhibit P22,

‫the paper you collected ‫and reconstructed yourself.

‫Please confirm once more.

‫Are these the scraps you collected?

‫Yes.

‫Look closely at two of the scraps.

‫The color, thickness,

‫and texture of the paper ‫are different.

‫Under a flashlight, ‫there's even a slight reflection.

‫- I don't have a flashlight. ‫- I do.

‫I can't tell.

‫Let me help you out.

‫Look at the last sentence.

‫"We will go to a place ‫without pain..."

‫"and tears."

‫Look at the two scraps ‫after the period.

‫Aren't the color and reflectivity ‫clearly different?

‫Your Honor, I would like to show ‫the jury the evidence.

‫Granted.

‫Witness, I want to ask you.

‫What kind of paper ‫is thicker in one spot...

‫and thinner in another?

‫And what kind of paper ‫has different colors...

‫and reflectivity in different areas?

‫I put it to you...

‫that when you opened the car door,

‫the paper scraps flew out.

‫You were careless...

‫and just put the scraps ‫back randomly.

‫When you returned to the station...

‫and tried to piece ‫the letter together,

‫you found that it didn't fit.

‫So you took a piece of office paper,

‫tore out the matching shapes, ‫and filled in the gaps.

‫Do you agree?

‫I disagree.

‫The missing parts ‫were below the last sentence.

‫We have no way of knowing ‫if the letter was finished,

‫or if there was more content...

‫after that final sentence.

‫- Do you agree? ‫- I disagree.

‫It's obvious ‫the letter was finished.

‫Have you seen the original letter?

‫I can guess.

‫Is evidence collection ‫based on guesswork, Officer Wu?

‫Your Honor, the shredded paper ‫found in the car...

‫has clearly been contaminated.

‫Furthermore, ‫the content is incomplete.

‫The defense moves ‫to exclude exhibit P22.

‫I need time to consider ‫the defense's application.

‫We will reconvene at 2:30pm.

‫I grant the application ‫to exclude exhibit P22.

‫Since the jury ‫has seen the evidence,

‫it's highly likely ‫to have created...

‫an indelible impression ‫of the defendant.

‫To avoid any injustice ‫to the defendant,

‫I'll discharge the jury.

‫The case will be scheduled ‫for a retrial.

‫Simon said there's ‫a commercial fraud case coming up.

‫Help me confirm the schedule.

‫I recall it should be fine.

‫- I'll get back to him then. ‫- Okay.

‫What about the murder case?

‫I don't know ‫who the DOJ will hire...

‫as the outside prosecutor ‫for the retrial.

‫This commercial fraud case ‫is for a big client.

‫So after this case is over,

‫- shall we play football on Sunday? ‫- Cheers.

‫- Thank you. ‫- You're welcome.

‫- Cheers. ‫- Cheers.

‫What's the big deal?

‫He just exploited ‫a procedural loophole.

‫Even if he wins, it's not honorable.

‫The police did mess up ‫when searching the car.

‫There's no denying that.

‫If the evidence collection ‫is flawed,

‫it violates the principle ‫of legal fairness.

‫I'd have fought the case ‫the same way if I were him.

‫Nice shot!

‫- Pass it! Quick, pass it! ‫- Leo!

‫Shoot!

‫- Good shot! ‫- Good shot!

‫Hello?

‫Winson, the DOJ ‫just finished a meeting.

‫Regarding Yeung Yi Ting's retrial,

‫we still want you ‫as the external prosecutor.

‫But I already have a case scheduled.

‫See if you can work ‫around the schedule.

‫You're good.

‫I'll take it.

‫I'm dropping ‫that commercial fraud case.

‫- I'll tell Simon. ‫- What?

‫I'm done playing. ‫Let's go back to the office.

‫Help me investigate ‫Yeung Yi Ting's social circle.

‫See if there's anyone ‫we haven't looked into yet.

‫Her family, relatives, colleagues...

‫Check her neighbors too. ‫Look into everyone.

‫Master, what are you looking for?

‫I don't know yet.

‫Let's just start looking.

‫The DOJ wants to proceed ‫with the murder charge.

‫But now that the confession is gone,

‫the prosecution's case...

‫needs some strong evidence...

‫to convince the jury.

‫Understood.

‫Have you been busy lately?

‫You haven't been here ‫for the past two months.

‫My son is preparing ‫for kindergarten interviews.

‫His mom is very nervous.

‫She wants me to spend more time ‫practicing with him.

‫So you have a son?

‫Yes.

‫Is there something ‫you want to ask me?

‫I heard the police...

‫found a confession letter.

‫Actually, never mind.

‫I know what you're thinking.

‫It's normal for you ‫to think that way.

‫Now everyone thinks I killed Chai.

‫One more person ‫won't make a difference.

‫No, that's...

‫That's not what I meant.

‫I'm fine. It's okay.

‫Wait.

‫Hurry up, Fatty.

‫Thank you.

‫Henry, the coffee was delicious.

‫- Thank you. ‫- You're welcome.

‫I'll treat you next time.

‫Henry.

‫Bye.

‫I'm Ken.

‫Henry.

‫Remember to avoid suspicion.

‫I'm counting on you now.

‫Don't say that, Leo. ‫I'm glad you're willing to help.

‫I'm here to learn from you.

‫- Thank you. ‫- Don't mention it.

‫You're the one ‫who brought this case in.

‫- Come in. ‫- Okay.

‫Officer Cheung called to say...

‫he just took a statement ‫from Yeung Yi Ting's cousin,

‫Chiu Chui Fong.

‫She agreed to testify ‫as a prosecution witness.

‫The statement has been sent over.

‫I'll print it out right now.

‫Hello? Officer Cheung.

‫Yes.

‫Emigrating? What's the exact date?

‫Let me write it down.

‫October 27.

‫October is fine.

‫The case will be closed by then.

‫Okay, thank you.

‫Sorry, Victor. That's mine.

‫I'm sorry.

‫What's wrong?

‫What's wrong?

‫It's better safe than sorry.

‫Master, they've sealed it.

‫Should we seal ours too?

‫As you wish.

‫This is Mr. Yu, Victor.

‫This is his pupil, Ken.

‫And this is Mr. Kong.

‫Hello, Mr. Kong.

‫Just call me Chung.

‫I'm sorry for making you ‫come all the way here.

‫Mr. Kong is very sincere.

‫He looked up old news online...

‫and found the name of our law firm.

‫You said you witnessed the incident?

‫Yes. ‫That night was my last day of work.

‫I planned to finish up ‫my remaining work before leaving.

‫I happened to see ‫a room key on my desk.

‫It was for the hotel ‫across the street.

‫A careless guest had left it behind.

‫When I saw the card,

‫I instinctively looked ‫at the hotel across the street.

‫I wondered if that guest ‫was staying there.

‫I didn't expect to see a room...

‫on roughly the same floor as mine.

‫There was a man and a woman inside.

‫I saw the woman holding a spoon,

‫crushing some pills,

‫and putting them ‫into a bowl of food.

‫I was shocked at first,

‫but the man ‫watched her do all of it.

‫So I thought to myself,

‫maybe he just needed ‫to take medicine.

‫Then the man approached the woman,

‫hugged her, and kissed her.

‫Then she closed the curtains.

‫And then?

‫That was it.

‫With nothing left to see, ‫I went back to work.

‫What time was this?

‫A bit after 8pm.

‫How long ‫did this whole process last?

‫A few minutes, I guess.

‫What time did you leave ‫the office that night?

‫Around 11pm.

‫It has been so long since then.

‫How can you be so sure...

‫that it was the night ‫of the incident?

‫I checked my pay stubs.

‫My company calculated my salary ‫up to my final day of work,

‫which was October 16, 2024.

‫You left after 11pm.

‫Didn't you see an ambulance ‫in front of the hotel?

‫No.

‫The hotel entrance ‫is on another street.

‫That night, I had no idea that ‫something so serious had happened.

‫Didn't you see the news?

‫No.

‫Once I quit my job,

‫I focused on preparing ‫for my working holiday in Australia.

‫Are you sure the people you saw...

‫were Lam Ka Chai and Yeung Yi Ting?

‫Yes.

‫I've confirmed it.

‫He could state Lam Ka Chai ‫was wearing blue...

‫and Yeung Yi Ting was wearing ‫a white hotel bathrobe.

‫The media never reported ‫these key details.

‫Do you remember ‫what else was on the table?

‫I saw a bottle of whiskey.

‫Next to it,

‫there was something ‫like disinfectant.

‫Why do you remember it so clearly?

‫Because it was so weird.

‫Who puts disinfectant ‫next to whiskey?

‫How far is your office ‫from the hotel?

‫Just across ‫a very narrow one-way street.

‫The hotel and the finance company ‫are indeed very close.

‫If the curtains aren't drawn, ‫one can see in.

‫Yes.

‫People usually close the curtains.

‫If a room's curtains aren't drawn,

‫it really stands out.

‫Remember to draft that...

‫- Witness statement? ‫- Yes.

‫Mr. Kong.

‫- Let's go to the conference room. ‫- Okay.

‫Make sure the record is detailed.

‫If anything is unclear, ask again.

‫Check for any inconsistencies.

‫And don't let anyone find any flaws.

‫Understood.

‫If this testimony is truly reliable,

‫we have a good chance ‫of beating the murder charge.

‫Ms. Chiu, what's your relationship ‫with the defendant?

‫She's my cousin.

‫Please describe your relationship.

‫We grew up together.

‫We've always been very close.

‫Every month or two,

‫we would meet up.

‫On the afternoon of Saturday, ‫September 7, 2024,

‫- did you two meet? ‫- Yes.

‫What did you do when you met?

‫We chatted.

‫What did you talk about?

‫She said she wanted ‫to kill Mr. Lam again.

‫- Who is Mr. Lam? ‫- Lam Ka Chai.

‫What do you mean by "again"?

‫After they started dating,

‫she complained to me many times.

‫She said Lam Ka Chai ‫wouldn't get a divorce.

‫They fought a lot because of that.

‫When was the first time ‫she told you...

‫she wanted to kill Lam Ka Chai?

‫About half a year ‫before the incident.

‫Yi Ting said ‫she didn't want to go on like this.

‫She'd just die with him ‫if she had to.

‫"Die with him"?

‫That means Lam Ka Chai ‫was unaware...

‫and unwilling, correct?

‫That's my understanding.

‫When you first heard ‫the defendant say that,

‫how did you feel?

‫I was a bit worried.

‫Did she mention it again after that?

‫She mentioned it ‫at least twice more.

‫The last time was September 7.

‫The night before that,

‫Yi Ting and Lam Ka Chai ‫had another big fight.

‫She said Lam Ka Chai ‫really wouldn't get a divorce.

‫Yi Ting was very angry that night.

‫She said she wanted to kill him ‫many times that day.

‫I kept telling her to calm down ‫and not think such thoughts.

‫If being together was so hard,

‫why not just break up?

‫But Yi Ting took it out on me too.

‫Because she felt ‫I wasn't helping her.

‫We didn't see each other again ‫after that.

‫It wasn't until ‫after the incident...

‫that I knew ‫she really killed Lam Ka Chai.

‫The witness ‫doesn't need to speculate.

‫I have no further questions.

‫As far as you know, ‫before the incident,

‫did the defendant ‫ever harm Lam Ka Chai in any way?

‫As far as I know, no.

‫You just mentioned...

‫the defendant first said...

‫she wanted to die ‫with Lam Ka Chai...

‫six months before the incident?

‫Yes.

‫But after the defendant said that,

‫did she take any actual action?

‫No, she didn't.

‫- What about the second time? ‫- No.

‫The first time she said it, ‫nothing happened.

‫The second time, ‫nothing happened either.

‫It's obvious that ‫she was just venting her anger.

‫Do you agree?

‫I don't know if it was just anger.

‫It's hard to say.

‫Anyway, I was just worried.

‫Why were you so worried?

‫I was worried...

‫that she might really do it.

‫You even remember the exact day ‫she mentioned it so clearly.

‫Is there ‫any special reason for that?

‫Because she tried to stab ‫her ex-lover before.

‫- She was jailed for two weeks. ‫- Witness.

‫Members of the jury,

‫please leave the court for a moment.

‫Now the jury knows the defendant ‫has a criminal record.

‫They will be biased against her.

‫It's impossible for them ‫to make an objective judgment.

‫You led my witness to say that.

‫She's not my witness.

‫I couldn't have predicted ‫what she would say.

‫Mr. Yu, what do you want then?

‫The fairest thing for the defense...

‫is to dismiss the jury immediately.

‫The prosecution objects.

‫I will strictly instruct the jury.

‫When reaching a verdict,

‫they must not consider ‫her criminal record.

‫- Your Honor... ‫- Mr. Yu.

‫Enough is enough.

‫Repeated delays in the trial...

‫will lead to a backlog of cases.

‫It's a waste of taxpayers' money.

‫You've been practicing for so long.

‫You should know very well...

‫that delaying the entire trial...

‫benefits neither side.

‫Members of the jury,

‫I now solemnly remind you...

‫that the testimony regarding ‫the defendant's criminal record...

‫will be struck ‫from the court record.

‫Please disregard it.

‫You must act ‫as if you never heard it.

‫When reaching a verdict,

‫you must absolutely ‫not consider this factor.

‫Do you all understand?

‫The prosecution rests its case.

‫This case ‫is fundamentally a tragedy.

‫Four years before the incident,

‫at an alumni reunion one night,

‫she met her high school first love, ‫Lam Ka Chai, again.

‫At that time, ‫the defendant had just ended...

‫a seven-year unhappy marriage.

‫She was still in the healing stage.

‫As for Lam Ka Chai, ‫a photographer for many years,

‫he had never been able to fulfill...

‫his dream of holding ‫a photo exhibition.

‫He and his wife, Leung Wai Mei, ‫had personality clashes,

‫leading to constant friction.

‫So the two frustrated ex-lovers ‫rekindled their romance.

‫But Lam Ka Chai ‫didn't want a divorce...

‫because he was afraid of losing ‫his beloved daughter.

‫So he kept stalling.

‫At that time, Lam Ka Chai started ‫showing symptoms of depression.

‫His temper and mood were very poor.

‫But the defendant ‫didn't give up on him.

‫They wanted to face it together ‫in their own way.

‫But they chose the most foolish way,

‫which was a double suicide.

‫The defendant's feelings ‫for Lam Ka Chai...

‫were out of love, not hatred.

‫She didn't murder Lam Ka Chai.

‫The day before the incident,

‫she bought disinfectant ‫and sleeping pills at a pharmacy.

‫She didn't buy them ‫behind Lam Ka Chai's back.

‫The two of them ‫had agreed long ago...

‫to commit suicide at the hotel.

‫On the day of the incident, ‫past 8pm,

‫Lam Ka Chai first ate ‫a bowl of porridge...

‫mixed with sleeping pills.

‫He knew the disinfectant ‫would be hard to swallow.

‫Then the defendant ‫mixed the disinfectant...

‫into the whiskey bottle.

‫Lam Ka Chai told the defendant...

‫I'm very scared.

‫I'm afraid ‫it'll be agonizing and painful.

‫I'm afraid ‫I won't be able to take it.

‫I'll back out.

‫So he asked her to watch him die ‫from the drugs first...

‫before she followed him.

‫The defendant ‫deeply loved Lam Ka Chai.

‫So she would rather endure ‫the emotional pain...

‫to take care of him.

‫Only after he lost consciousness...

‫did she drink the poisoned whiskey.

‫At around 11pm,

‫the defendant saw that Lam Ka Chai ‫had truly passed away.

‫She intended to drink ‫the poisoned whiskey...

‫to join Lam Ka Chai.

‫But the defendant ‫suddenly remembered...

‫that in all their time together,

‫she never had the chance...

‫to publicly acknowledge ‫their relationship.

‫So she took Lam Ka Chai's phone,

‫logged into ‫his social media account,

‫and changed his profile picture...

‫to a photo of them at Mount Fuji.

‫But the defendant didn't expect...

‫taking the poison to be so painful.

‫She couldn't take it anymore,

‫so she called 999 for help.

‫That was my last day of work.

‫I had to finish my work ‫before leaving.

‫Everyone else had already left.

‫I was the only one ‫left in the office.

‫While I was working that night,

‫I happened to look at ‫the hotel across the street.

‫There was a room with the lights on.

‫The curtains weren't drawn.

‫There was a man and a woman inside.

‫The woman crushed some pills...

‫and poured them into a bowl of food.

‫What was the man doing at the time?

‫He was watching ‫as the woman crushed the pills.

‫And then?

‫Then the man walked over,

‫hugged the woman, and kissed her.

‫Then the curtains were drawn.

‫What time was this?

‫Around 8pm.

‫I didn't pay more attention ‫since there was nothing to see...

‫and finished the rest of my work.

‫At around 11pm,

‫I finally finished everything...

‫and left work.

‫- Submitting exhibit D13. ‫- Granted.

‫Look at this document.

‫What is it?

‫It's my pay slip.

‫It's dated October 16, 2024.

‫That's the last day of work ‫you mentioned,

‫- right? ‫- Yes.

‫The company calculated my pay ‫up to my last day of work.

‫Thank you.

‫Your Honor, ‫I have no further questions.

‫Witness,

‫why did you wait so long ‫after the incident...

‫to suddenly come forward with this?

‫I only noticed the news recently...

‫that the trial was ongoing.

‫I see you're wearing glasses.

‫- Are you short-sighted? ‫- Yes.

‫What is your prescription?

‫About 200 degrees in one eye, ‫and about 300 in the other.

‫So your eyesight isn't very good.

‫I'm wearing glasses. ‫My vision is corrected.

‫What is the distance ‫between your office and the hotel?

‫Roughly how far?

‫Across a one-way street.

‫I'd say about 10m.

‫It's 15m.

‫Was the lighting in the hotel ‫very bright at the time?

‫Not really. It was a bit dim.

‫If it was so dim, ‫how could you see...

‫what was happening inside ‫so clearly?

‫I could see.

‫I was wearing glasses. ‫I could see very clearly.

‫I put it to you...

‫that you only saw ‫the media reports...

‫and then fabricated details...

‫based on what you knew.

‫I didn't.

‫Hotel rooms all look the same.

‫How can you be so sure ‫that you saw room 830?

‫And how can you be so sure...

‫that the man and woman ‫were the deceased and the defendant?

‫Your Honor, ‫I have no further questions.

‫Witness,

‫what were the defendant ‫and the deceased wearing...

‫at the time?

‫The man was wearing blue pajamas.

‫The woman was wearing ‫a white bathrobe.

‫What else was in the room?

‫I remember ‫there was a painting on the wall.

‫It looked like an ink painting.

‫There was a white bird flying.

‫Have you ever stayed at that hotel?

‫No.

‫Thank you.

‫Your Honor, ‫I have no further questions.

‫Mr. Tong, I'd like to ask,

‫in your hotel,

‫how does each room differ?

‫Each room has a different painting.

‫They each have a unique theme.

‫In other words, the painting ‫in every room is different?

‫Yes.

‫What is the theme ‫of the painting in room 830?

‫It's an ink painting called ‫Crane Bridge and Mountain Peaks.

‫Could you describe this painting?

‫There's a white crane...

‫flying between several high peaks.

‫There's a river ‫below the mountains...

‫and a bridge over the river.

‫No other room in the hotel ‫has this painting?

‫No.

‫Or are there ‫any similar ink paintings?

‫No, because the paintings ‫in each room...

‫are from different countries.

‫For example, Italy, ‫India, and Japan.

‫Thank you.

‫I have no further questions, ‫Your Honor.