Season 1 • Episode 25
LatestKIU comes to tell COLUMBO that KEUNG is still awaiting NAM, making LUNG believe that NAM may have been caught by ON. COLUMBO receives a call from ON, and later promises to get him a boat for his escape to Taiwan. ON is driving to the pier but NAM tries to escape along the way and starts tangling with him. ON loses control of the car and finally crashes into a tree. ON becomes paralyzed as a result of the neck injury, although his speech is not affected. EVA has been in a coma for two months, and her health is deteriorating day by day. According to the doctor, whether EVA can recover will very much depend on her willpower and determination. Having delved into EVA’s subconscious, COLUMBO decides to turn to Prof LEUNG for help. Prof LEUNG explains that COLUMBO will have to fall unconscious before he can connect his mind with EVA’s, but chances are that both of them might never wake up……
The story is set in the 1960s Hong Kong. The sincere Ko Tai Hei smuggles to Hong Kong, where his father's good friend Kam Lo Yik recommended him to join the police force. One time, he had an accident and got shot in the head. Pieces of the bullet went into his brain cells and oddly increased his IQ significantly. Since then, Hei turned into an intelligent detective capable of cracking down strange cases. However, his personality changed as well, turning him into a cold-hearted person who will do things by unscrupulous means.
Acting
Wayne Lai's physical transformation from earnest dope to calculating predator.
Production
Gritty 1960s Hong Kong recreated with neon-soaked authenticity.
Writing
Clever case-of-the-week structure slowly poisons the protagonist.
Creator
Lee Tim-Sing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Tim-Sing is a TVB legend who defined 90s wuxia; this 2013 drama was his rare foray into crime procedural with sci-fi elements, blending his melodramatic instincts with pulpy premise.
Wayne Lai won Best Actor three times at TVB Anniversary Awards; this role let him play against type after years of righteous heroes, and critics noted his chilling final-episode stillness.
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