The Witness — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Drama, Comedy • 40 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Cheung-lok blames himself for the Lai-yiu incident. He announces he is going to retire after six months and Ming-kwan shall become the new general manager. Ming-kwan takes up the position of deputy general manager for the time being. Chung-ying is somewhat disappointed, but Ho-fan agrees to this arrangement. Wing-yum seizes a chance to peep at Lik-kei’s phone. She notices some clip showing her ugly and messy self. Wing-yum and Chung-ying are agonizing over this. Lik-kei’s subordinate seizes a chance to ask Ho-fan to help investigate some case. Ho-fan hurriedly leaves as he abruptly recalls something about Lai-yiu. Ming-kwan is formulating some company policy. Chung-ying questions its effectiveness. The duo reach a deadlock. Chung-ying tells Cheung-lok he could hire some outsider to manage the company. Lik-kei and his chums go with Ho-fan to some store, where they run into store owner Cheung Sau-chun, who is also a dementia patient.
About The Witness
Because of a fatal shooting case, plain-clothes Sergeant Ko Lik-kei runs into a “dull” and “troublesome” witness called Lee Ho-fan. Lik-kei is instructed to protect Ho-fan at all times. Initially, the duo are strangers that cannot stand each other. They then gradually get along. Meanwhile, an apparel company of which Ho-fan is a major shareholder is found to have involved in illicit dealings. Yip Cheung-lok and his son Yip Ming-kwan, who are member of senior management, are associated with these activities. Lik-kei teams up with Ho-fan and Ho-fan’s younger sister Lee Chung-ying, who is a barrister by profession, to investigate. Lik-kei and Chung-ying get entangled in a relationship in the process. Also, Lik-kei’s elder sister Ko Wing-yumand Ho-fan get along sometimes and provoke each other at other times. Fate has brought the foursome together, causing a case that has remained unsolved for more than twenty years to be reopened.