Phoenix Rising — Season 1, Episode 7: Episode 7
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 20 episodes
Episode synopsis
Leung deliberately tells Nga that Wu is executed. Wu feels heartbreak, and goes to see Wu the last time. Nga feels sorry that she cannot save Wu, and thinks she is not a good sister. Sophie tells Nga that Wu’s execution is postponed until the heavy rain stops. Nga confesses to the murder, and requests the release of Wu. Soon, Nga is accused of murder, and Wu is set free. Leung is stunned to learn about Nga’s confession. Wu and Sophie visit Nga. Nga tells them she only has two months to live, while Sophie tells her that she has to treasure every moment now. It turns out that Hak is the younger cousin of Leung. Sophie lives at his home. Leung’s wife, Ko Lei-lei, steals Nga’s son. Leung is angry and slaps her on the face. Risking his future, Leung is determined to save Nga and willing to be the witness in Nga’s case.
About Phoenix Rising
When their parents died at birth, three sisters were sent to orphanages and were later adopted into three different homes with different backgrounds. When one of the sisters gets sent to prison for killing her stepmother, but one of the other two sisters tell officials she committed the crime to save her sister from going to jail. The youngest sister forges evidence to save them both, but gets caught and gets sent to jail, too. This television series uses women in jail as its storyline, describing the dark side of women in prison.