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‫(Episode 12)

‫(This is a work of fiction)

‫Actually, I haven't told anyone ‫about what happened that night...

‫because I don't want ‫to testify in court.

‫I recorded what she said.

‫That's a breach ‫of professional ethics.

‫If you think a man like him..

‫Is worth spending ‫the rest of your life in prison,

‫I have nothing more to say.

‫I remembered a lot of things.

‫It turns out I remembered ‫a lot of things wrong.

‫I put it to you ‫that you know very well...

‫that when you gave your statement,

‫your memory and mind were ‫perfectly fine.

‫No, they weren't.

‫I really remembered ‫many wrong things.

‫This court rules...

‫to not admit the cautioned statement ‫as evidence.

‫Contact Kong Sai Chung ‫as soon as possible.

‫Get him to be ‫our prosecution witness.

‫From now on,

‫the whole story changes ‫to manslaughter.

‫This case ‫is fundamentally a tragedy.

‫Four years before the incident,

‫the defendant, Yeung Yi Ting, ‫reconnected with her first love...

‫from secondary school ‫at an alumni dinner.

‫The deceased, Lam Ka Chai.

‫At that time, both of them...

‫were facing setbacks ‫and pressure in life.

‫They confided in each other...

‫about the difficulties they faced.

‫Soon, they rekindled their love.

‫But unfortunately,

‫during the years they were together,

‫due to frustrations at work...

‫and a deteriorating relationship ‫with his wife,

‫the deceased began ‫to suffer from depression.

‫He began to feel that, ‫whether in life...

‫or in love, there was no way out.

‫The defendant was someone ‫who loved deeply,

‫someone for whom ‫love was everything.

‫When the deceased told her ‫he didn't want to suffer anymore...

‫and wanted to end his life,

‫the defendant didn't try ‫to stop him.

‫Instead, she assisted him...

‫by going to the pharmacy to buy ‫antiseptic and sleeping pills,

‫entering a suicide pact with him.

‫This entire case is a tragedy.

‫One couldn't face ‫the pressures of life,

‫while the other loved too deeply,

‫vowing to be together ‫in life and death.

‫Although the defendant acted ‫out of love...

‫when entering a suicide pact ‫with the deceased,

‫according to the laws of Hong Kong,

‫Cap. 339 Homicide Ordinance,

‫Section 5, "Suicide pacts,".

‫"It shall be manslaughter, ‫and shall not be murder,"

‫"for a person acting in pursuance of ‫a suicide pact between him..."

‫"and another to kill the other..."

‫My Lady,

‫the prosecution calls the fourth ‫prosecution witness to the stand.

‫I, Kong Sai Chung, do solemnly,

‫sincerely, and truly declare ‫and affirm...

‫that the evidence I shall give ‫shall be the truth,

‫the whole truth,

‫and nothing but the truth.

‫I happened to look ‫across the street...

‫and saw a room.

‫There was a man and a woman.

‫The woman was crushing pills...

‫and putting them ‫into a bowl of food.

‫What was the man doing at the time?

‫Watching the woman crush ‫the pills...

‫and put them into the bowl of food.

‫Besides watching the whole process,

‫did the man do anything else?

‫Not from what I saw.

‫- He didn't stop her? ‫- No.

‫So they were in it together?

‫Leading.

‫Did they do anything else ‫after that?

‫Then the man walked over ‫to the woman,

‫hugged her, and kissed her.

‫After that, ‫they closed the curtains.

‫I realized it was already ‫past 8:00pm.

‫The show across the street was over,

‫so I focused on finishing my work.

‫I left work around 11:00pm.

‫Submitting prosecution exhibit P28.

‫Granted.

‫Witness,

‫what is this?

‫It's my payslip.

‫It's dated October 16, 2024.

‫Was that your last day of work?

‫Yes.

‫My company calculates my pay...

‫up to my final day of work.

‫Mr. Kong,

‫since that night was your last day,

‫you had to finish your work ‫before leaving.

‫Why did you have time to look ‫at the hotel across the street?

‫Because I happened to see...

‫a room key on the desk.

‫It was from the hotel ‫across the street.

‫And that card was left there ‫that afternoon...

‫when a customer came ‫to repay a loan.

‫It was tucked inside a document.

‫Hello...

‫Hello...

‫(Kaichison Finance Company)

‫How can I help you?

‫Repaying a loan.

‫Did you bring the payment slip?

‫It's in here. Find it yourself.

‫Okay.

‫120,000 dollars.

‫Okay, sir. Here is your receipt.

‫After he left, I kept the card.

‫I figured he didn't want it anymore.

‫But I was afraid ‫he'd come back for it,

‫so I put it aside for a while.

‫While I was working that night,

‫I caught a glimpse ‫of the card again.

‫I instinctively looked ‫across the street,

‫wondering if that customer...

‫was actually staying over there.

‫Who knew...

‫Who knew it would be ‫such a coincidence...

‫- that you saw the crime scene? ‫- Yes.

‫Why do you remember ‫this customer so well?

‫Is it because he left this room key?

‫Yes.

‫And he was the last customer ‫I served.

‫Your company keeps a record...

‫of whoever is responsible ‫for a collection?

‫Yes.

‫But according ‫to your company's records,

‫the date of your last collection...

‫was October 15, 2024.

‫That's a day before the incident. ‫Why?

‫That's impossible.

‫Tendering Exhibit D25.

‫Granted.

‫Please confirm this.

‫Is this the collection record ‫from your former company?

‫Yes.

‫120,000 dollars, that's correct.

‫But I don't get ‫why it says October 15.

‫My payslip clearly states...

‫my last day was October 16.

‫I remember that customer ‫was South Asian.

‫Mohan Bose.

‫The name is South Asian, ‫that's correct.

‫He definitely came to repay the loan ‫on my last day of work.

‫You said you had to handle ‫the remaining work that day.

‫What time did you eventually leave?

‫Around 11:00pm.

‫Did you check the time then?

‫I... I don't remember.

‫Anyway, that day, ‫I'd kept working...

‫from 8pm that day.

‫I worked for about three hours.

‫"I worked for about three hours."

‫Could it have been ‫closer to four hours?

‫Since you didn't check the time.

‫I'm not sure.

‫Did you have to swipe a card ‫to leave?

‫Yes.

‫The door only opens ‫if you swipe the card.

‫So the company's computer...

‫has the records of when you left?

‫Yes.

‫Although your company ‫couldn't provide...

‫the records ‫of when you left that day,

‫according to your company's rules,

‫if an employee leaves ‫after midnight,

‫would the date shown ‫on the payslip...

‫be the 15th or the 16th?

‫Please answer.

‫The 15th or the 16th?

‫The 16th.

‫Mr. Kong, I put it to you...

‫that you are indeed correct.

‫The room was Room 830.

‫You didn't see it wrong either.

‫The deceased and the defendant ‫were indeed inside.

‫It's just ‫that you got the date wrong.

‫Because you only saw ‫the news a year later,

‫you assumed that what you saw...

‫was what happened ‫on the night of the crime.

‫But what you actually saw...

‫was what happened the night before.

‫Do you agree?

‫I... I don't know.

‫My Lady, no further questions.

‫Does the prosecution wish ‫to re-examine?

‫No.

‫I, Yeung Yi Ting, ‫do solemnly swear...

‫and sincerely declare...

‫that the evidence I shall give...

‫shall be the truth, the whole truth,

‫and nothing but the truth.

‫Ms. Yeung.

‫Please tell us what happened ‫before the incident.

‫Chai was in a very bad mood ‫during that time.

‫He kept saying he wanted to die.

‫He had tried several times...

‫to lock himself in the bathroom ‫for hours.

‫He wouldn't say a word.

‫He wouldn't respond no matter ‫how much I knocked.

‫I was really worried about him.

‫On October 15, ‫the day before the incident,

‫what happened?

‫I received a text from Chai ‫that morning.

‫He said he really wanted to die.

‫I called him immediately.

‫I talked to him for a long time.

‫Usually, when I talk to him,

‫his mood would improve a bit.

‫But not that time.

‫He said he was really depressed.

‫He really wanted to die.

‫He really couldn't hold on anymore.

‫I didn't want to see Chai ‫like that either.

‫So I told him,

‫"If you really can't hold on,"

‫"then I'll go with you."

‫"I really can."

‫"If we're going to die, ‫let's die together."

‫So we booked a room at Avalon Hotel.

‫Actually, we hadn't decided yet...

‫whether we'd spend ‫a few more days together first...

‫or just die that very night.

‫And then?

‫I went to the pharmacy ‫to buy some sleeping pills...

‫and disinfectant.

‫I met up with Chai,

‫and we went to the hotel together.

‫After we checked in,

‫Chai didn't say a word ‫all afternoon.

‫In the evening,

‫he locked himself ‫in the bathroom again.

‫I knocked on the door ‫for a long time.

‫Please open the door.

‫Chai.

‫Let's face it together, okay?

‫Open the door first, Chai.

‫Open the door.

‫When he came out,

‫I said to him...

‫"I know it's hard for you."

‫"But it's okay."

‫"Wherever you go."

‫"I'll go with you."

‫"I really mean it."

‫Didn't we agree?

‫If you really can't go on,

‫let me go with you.

‫If we die, we die together.

‫I'm really useless.

‫A total failure.

‫And now I'm dragging you down ‫with me.

‫I've burdened you.

‫No, you haven't burdened me.

‫It's my own choice.

‫I'm sorry.

‫I'm sorry.

‫As long as I can be with you,

‫I'll go wherever you go.

‫I'll do anything.

‫He nodded at me.

‫I understood what he meant.

‫"How about tonight?"

‫I said okay.

‫What happened after that?

‫I took out some sleeping pills.

‫I crushed them...

‫because Chai was afraid ‫to swallow pills.

‫I put the sleeping pills ‫in the porridge.

‫Then, all of a sudden,

‫I wanted one last look at the world.

‫At that moment,

‫Chai came and hugged me.

‫I knew I shouldn't look ‫at the world again.

‫It would only make us hesitate.

‫Then I closed the curtains.

‫And Mr. Kong across the street...

‫happened to see this scene?

‫Leading.

‫After you closed the curtains,

‫what did you do next?

‫I started pouring disinfectant...

‫into that bottle of whisky.

‫Can you let me go first?

‫He asked if he could die first.

‫Because he was afraid of pain.

‫He was afraid ‫his will wasn't strong enough.

‫He was afraid he would back out.

‫Wait until you see me gone...

‫before you go, okay?

‫I'm so scared.

‫I'm scared ‫it'll be hard and painful.

‫I'm scared I won't be able ‫to take it and that I'll back out.

‫I don't want to back out.

‫Why don't we try ‫to hang in there for a while?

‫We might make it through.

‫I said, "Why don't we..."

‫"try to hang in there for a while?"

‫"We might make it through."

‫He nodded.

‫Then we hugged and cried ‫for a long time.

‫Maybe he had let out his emotions.

‫After that, he calmed down a lot.

‫What you just said...

‫all happened the night ‫before the incident,

‫in Room 830 on October 15th?

‫Is that correct?

‫Yes.

‫Then why didn't you ‫mention before...

‫what happened the night ‫before the incident?

‫That's because ‫I only found out later...

‫that I had suffered ‫from brain hypoxia,

‫and that's why I misremembered ‫a lot of things.

‫It's only over ‫the past six months...

‫that I've slowly started ‫to remember.

‫The day I crushed the medicine ‫wasn't the 16th.

‫It was the night ‫before the incident.

‫I had...

‫mixed up the events ‫of those two nights.

‫Then can you tell us...

‫what happened on October 16th?

‫Chai was much better ‫when he woke up.

‫I even went for a walk with him.

‫I thought he was fine.

‫After dinner,

‫as we were walking back ‫to the hotel,

‫we passed a porridge shop.

‫He said their pork bone congee ‫was very famous.

‫He said it was a shame he was full.

‫I said it was okay,

‫we could buy some ‫for a late-night snack.

‫Back at the hotel, I went to shower.

‫He was watching TV.

‫When I came out of the shower,

‫I saw Chai lying on the floor.

‫He wasn't moving at all.

‫I kept tapping him,

‫but he didn't move.

‫He died just like that.

‫Why did he have to die ‫all by himself?

‫I don't understand. I really don't.

‫I held him. ‫I held him for a long time.

‫I knew I had to go with him.

‫But I remember...

‫He said that ‫after he divorced his wife,

‫he would marry me.

‫We would go to Mount Fuji ‫to take wedding photos.

‫So I took his phone...

‫and changed his profile picture ‫to a photo of us.

‫We could finally be together openly.

‫Then...

‫I picked up the rest ‫of the poisoned whiskey...

‫and drank it.

‫I said I would go with him.

‫I promised ‫I wouldn't leave him behind.

‫But why couldn't I do it?

‫I was in so much pain then.

‫I really... I really couldn't do it.

‫I really couldn't do it.

‫Why did I leave him behind?

‫I couldn't do it.

‫I'm so sorry.

‫Ms. Yeung.

‫Life is precious after all.

‫The fact that you didn't die...

‫is not necessarily a bad thing.

‫You said that while you were ‫showering in the bathroom,

‫Lam Ka Chai drank the whisky...

‫mixed with disinfectant ‫in the living room, right?

‫Yes.

‫But the police didn't find it ‫in the living room.

‫Instead, they found the bottle ‫of disinfectant in the bathroom,

‫along with a spoon covered ‫in sleeping pill powder. Why?

‫Why was that?

‫I don't know.

‫When I saw Chai like that,

‫my mind was a mess.

‫Maybe I wanted to take the bottle ‫of disinfectant into the bathroom...

‫to pour it away.

‫You don't remember why you took ‫the disinfectant into the bathroom,

‫but you remember ‫everything else so clearly.

‫Isn't that strange?

‫I was really confused at the time.

‫I didn't know what I was doing.

‫After you changed the deceased's ‫profile picture on his social media,

‫why did you reset your phone ‫and the deceased's phone?

‫I didn't want people to know ‫what happened between me and Chai...

‫and then judge us.

‫What happened between me and Chai...

‫is just between the two of us.

‫Since it's just between ‫the two of you,

‫then why did you go on social media ‫to change the profile picture?

‫You reset your phone ‫and the deceased's phone.

‫Was it because there were ‫secrets in those phones?

‫Secrets you didn't want others ‫to know.

‫- Do you agree? ‫- I don't agree.

‫You said that after you returned ‫to the hotel with the deceased,

‫you went to the bathroom ‫to take a shower?

‫- Yes. ‫- When you came out of the shower,

‫you saw the deceased ‫lying on the floor?

‫Yes.

‫Did anything happen between you ‫and the deceased during that time?

‫No.

‫Did you have any arguments ‫with Lam Ka Chai during that time?

‫No.

‫During that time...

‫did anyone talk to you...

‫or the deceased on the phone?

‫No.

‫I have no further questions.

‫Does the defense have ‫any re-examination?

‫Does the defense have ‫any more witnesses?

‫The defense rests its case.

‫Tomorrow morning at 9:30am,

‫we will hear closing arguments ‫from the prosecution and defense.

‫Goodbye.

‫Wait.

‫I thought I could be her simp.

‫Yeah.

‫Being her simp isn't so bad.

‫Can I join the game?

‫- Sure! ‫- Okay.

‫Over here...

‫Go for it...

‫Tackle him!

‫- Get him! ‫- Tackle him!

‫- Get him! ‫- Tackle him!

‫- Get him! ‫- Tackle him!

‫You don't have to be so aggressive.

‫Your elbow strike ‫was pretty lethal too.

‫All that effort for nothing.

‫Si Long is the smart one.

‫Every time he gets a case, ‫he puts Leo's name on it...

‫and shares the fee with him.

‫Leo already decided ‫to recommend him.

‫I know that.

‫Do you think I'm working this hard ‫just for a recommendation?

‫I'm just doing it for my client.

‫If you were the defense,

‫would you fight ‫for the case like that?

‫You call this playing soccer?

‫My wife rolled over ‫and bumped into me.

‫I slipped in the shower ‫and hit myself.

‫All rise.

‫Prosecution and defense,

‫are you ready to begin ‫your closing arguments?

‫Yes, My Lady.

‫Yes, My Lady.

‫This case is indeed ‫very unfortunate.

‫A pair of lovers felt ‫they had no way out of life,

‫so they did the most ‫pathetic and foolish thing.

‫They made a suicide pact.

‫However, no matter how much...

‫the defendant's situation ‫deserves our sympathy,

‫a suicide pact is still ‫a serious crime.

‫Therefore, I urge the jury...

‫to find the defendant guilty ‫of manslaughter.

‫In this case, both the witnesses ‫and the evidence...

‫point to multiple possibilities.

‫It is clear ‫that the prosecution's hypothesis...

‫of a suicide pact between my client ‫and the deceased fails...

‫to meet the standards of being ‫the only reasonable inference.

‫Regarding this burden of proof,

‫members of the jury,

‫what the prosecution presented ‫was not an inference at all.

‫It was mere speculation.

‫Regarding the charge ‫of manslaughter...

‫against the defendant, ‫Yeung Yi Ting,

‫have you reached a verdict?

‫Yes.

‫Is it a unanimous verdict?

‫No.

‫What is the majority?

‫Six to one.

‫And what is your verdict?

‫Not guilty.

‫This court hereby announces,

‫on the charge of manslaughter,

‫the defendant, Yeung Yi Ting, ‫is not guilty.

‫She's coming out!

‫- How do you feel about winning? ‫- Give us a few words!

‫What's your reaction to this?

‫What do you think of the verdict?

‫- What are your plans? ‫- Any response?

‫Please give us a response...

‫Are you dissatisfied with anything?

‫Do you have any other response?

‫This verdict is a victory ‫for justice.

‫Thank you, everyone.

‫All rise.

‫Case number NKCC 2821/2027.

‫The defendant, Yue Tai Lik, is ‫charged with indecently assaulted...

‫a person, X, on bus 360 ‫on November 6, 2026.

‫Does the defendant understand ‫the charge?

‫I understand.

‫No plea is required at this stage.

‫The prosecution does not object...

‫to the defense's application ‫for adjournment.

‫We request an adjournment ‫for eight weeks...

‫to obtain prosecution documents...

‫and provide legal advice ‫to the defendant.

‫Granted.

‫Case number NKCC 3186/2027.

‫Defendant Mohan Bose, ‫also known as Mo Hon Bou,

‫is charged with stealing property...

‫from a convenience store ‫on Victory Avenue...

‫on December 21, 2026.

‫Does the defendant understand ‫the charge?

‫Yes, I understand.

‫No plea is required at this stage.

‫The prosecution does not object...

‫to the defense's application ‫for adjournment.

‫We request the court to adjourn ‫the case for eight weeks...

‫to obtain prosecution documents...

‫and provide legal advice ‫to the defendant.

‫Granted.

‫Case number NKCC 2556/2027.

‫Defendant Yeung Yi Ting ‫is charged with...

‫accessing a computer...

‫with dishonest intent ‫in Room 830 of Avalon Hotel,

‫on October 16, 2024.

‫Does the defendant understand ‫the charge?

‫I understand.

‫Does the defendant plead guilty?

‫Yes.

‫I sentence the defendant, ‫Yeung Yi Ting,

‫to a 120-hour ‫community service order.

‫- Goodbye. ‫- Goodbye, thank you.

‫- All done. ‫- Wait, I'll be quick.

‫- I'm leaving. ‫- Just a moment.

‫- Where are you going? ‫- Back to the office.

‫Let's have a coffee first.

‫I have a lot to do.

‫- Come on. Okay? ‫- If you're buying.

‫- Are you coming? ‫- Let's go.

‫Counselor Siu.

‫Yes?

‫I'm looking for Counselor Yu.

‫Why do you need to see him?

‫I remembered something ‫about that case.

‫What did you remember?

‫I killed Ka Chai.

‫That night, after we had dinner,

‫we walked back to the hotel.

‫We passed by a congee shop.

‫Ka Chai said their pork bone congee ‫was very famous.

‫It was a pity we were full.

‫I said it didn't matter.

‫We could buy some ‫for a late-night snack.

‫Back at the hotel, I went to shower.

‫Ka Chai was watching TV in the room.

‫I stayed in the bathroom ‫for a long time.

‫Then I remembered I'd left ‫a facial mask outside.

‫So I went out to get it.

‫Yes, I can't go out.

‫Be good.

‫Who are you talking to?

‫I listened to a few words,

‫and I knew it wasn't his wife.

‫He doesn't talk ‫to his wife like that.

‫Who is it?

‫No, don't look.

‫I saw that woman.

‫I will never forget your face.

‫Why are you doing this to me? Why?

‫Why are you doing this to me?

‫I was so angry then.

‫I was screaming so loudly.

‫Why are you doing this to me?

‫Leave now!

‫Go away! Get out...

‫- I'm sorry. ‫- Get out!

‫I'm sorry.

‫- I'm sorry... ‫- Get out! What are you doing?

‫Why are you doing this to me?

‫He held me very tightly.

‫He kept saying he was sorry.

‫He said he didn't want things ‫to turn out like this.

‫Let go of me!

‫I'm suffering so much, ‫don't you know?

‫You and my wife are ‫pressuring me so much.

‫I'm not pressuring you! I'm not!

‫He said it was ‫because his wife and I...

‫were pressuring him too much.

‫He was so unhappy that he did this.

‫I used to think ‫he loved me very much.

‫But it turns out he didn't.

‫Please forgive me, I beg you.

‫I beg you.

‫Forgive me.

‫He asked if I could forgive him.

‫I said...

‫You know I'll always forgive you.

‫Actually, at that moment,

‫I had already decided to kill him.

‫He thought I'd really calmed down.

‫I told him to eat ‫the bowl of congee.

‫I knew at that moment,

‫he wouldn't dare ‫refuse anything I asked.

‫After he finished the congee,

‫he became very drowsy.

‫So I fed him that bottle of whiskey.

‫Then I took his phone ‫and changed his profile picture.

‫I was afraid he wouldn't die,

‫so I took a knife...

‫and stabbed him twice in the chest.

‫The whole bed was covered in blood.

‫There was no blood.

‫Really?

‫There were no stab wounds ‫on the victim either.

‫No...

‫I wouldn't kill Chai.

‫Chai said he was sorry.

‫Chai drank that bottle ‫of disinfectant himself.

‫Why did you do this to me?

‫Why did you do this to me?

‫Go away...

‫Hey...

‫Hey...

‫What are you doing?

‫You...

‫Give it to me...

‫Are you all right?

‫No...

‫He came over and hugged me.

‫He kept coaxing me.

‫So I said I was fine.

‫He thought I was really fine.

‫Actually, I wanted to kill myself.

‫I secretly mixed the disinfectant ‫into that bottle of whiskey.

‫I was crying while I mixed it.

‫He was sleeping at the time.

‫I was afraid of waking him up,

‫so I hid in the bathroom to cry.

‫After I finished crying,

‫I saw that he had drunk the whiskey.

‫Chai?

‫Chai.

‫Is that how it happened?

‫Isn't that how it happened?

‫Is that how it happened?

‫The case is over.

‫You're free.

‫I thought she was lying.

‫Who knew there really was ‫something wrong with her brain?

‫Now even her own memories ‫are a mess.

‫No one in this world knows...

‫which version is the truth.

‫The version in which ‫she killed Lam Ka Chai.

‫She said she stabbed him ‫in the chest twice.

‫She was certain ‫she killed Lam Ka Chai,

‫yet she was found not guilty.

‫There's no justice.

‫The outcome of a trial ‫may not satisfy...

‫everyone's idea of justice.

‫But if the process of the trial...

‫is fair and impartial,

‫then justice has been served.

‫- Kick-off! ‫- Kick-off!

‫Come on...

‫Let's kick-off...