A kidnapping goes wrong, three losers collide, and nobody's the hero they pretend to be.
44 minSeason 1 • Episode 30
LatestTSZ-YUE goes to buy medicine for CHEUNG FEI, following which CHEUNG HAK suddenly shows up. TSZ-YUE then tries to convince him to turn himself in and stop doing the wrong things. Seeing CHEUNG FEI look very ill, TSZ-YUE intends to send her to the hospital, to which CHEUNG HAK agrees. When they carry CHEUNG FEI downstairs, KIU-PAK out of the blue appears and wants to arrest CHEUNG HAK. Later, KIU-PAK runs into WING-YIN and tells her that CHEUNG HAK has already confessed everything, but WING-YIN reiterates that she has nothing to do with the whole thing. KIU-PAK not only says he believes her, but also reveals that he has already released CHEUNG HAK, telling WING-YIN to relax. WING-YIN learns that CHING-SUM was arrested by the ICAC, so she immediately calls KIU-PAK, telling him that she is leaving in three days. KIU-PAK locates the photos that was sent by WAI-CHEONG before his death, which leads to a new clue……
CID officer Man Kiu-Pak is a man who achieves meritorious deeds by fluke and is promoted to inspector. Opportunistic reporter Gai Wing-Yin appears to be a blissful wife, but she is actually troubled by finances and is stuck between her daughter and second husband. The honest, dumb thief Cheung Hak works hard to be a good person but is forced to do desperate acts for a living. When Cheung Hak and his associates carry out a kidnapping, they abduct the wrong person. This abduction causes these characters' lives to converge, but when more lives are lost, the kidnapping case grows increasingly complicated and secrets gradually come to the surface.
Acting
Kristal Tin's layered desperation—blissful facade cracking in real time.
Writing
Thirty episodes of moral rot, no easy redemption arcs.
Direction
Sum-Wai Wong's claustrophobic framing traps characters in their own lies.
Creator
Sum-Wai Wong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during TVB's 2017 ratings slump, this was a deliberate pivot from family-friendly soaps toward the 'dark hero' trend pioneered by Korean dramas.
Kevin Cheng reportedly insisted on Man Kiu-Pak's pathetic streak after noticing too many flawless cops on Hong Kong television; the parking ticket cover-up was his improvised suggestion.
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