Momentary Lapse Of Reason — Season 1, Episode 4: Episode 4
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
With all the prostitutes of Foon Tak gathering in the lobby, YUK-KIU and CHOI-TIP respectively pressure YING-YUET to tell KAM WAH to return the money to them. SHEK KAU reads the family tracing notice posted by LEUNG SUM, so all of them start guessing which part on her body her birthmark occurs. YING-YUET happens to look for KAM WAH, who turns out to have sneaked into LEUNG SUM's home and peeked at her birthmark. Suddenly, YING-YUET and LEUNG SUM have a quarrel, during which YING-YUET blames LEUNG SUM again for having caused them to be kidnapped years ago. Having gone into debt by gambling at a casino, KAM WAH is under SAI-CHEONG's threats to work for him. All the prostitutes from the four big brothels assemble outside of the residence of the Commissioner on Banning of Prostitution, requesting to meet up with him, but SOPHIE refuses to let them in……
About Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Gam Wah appears to be a cop who can easily betray his own dignity and accept bribes. While investigating a human trafficking case, he meets Leung Sam, a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy. Leung Sam and her friend, Fa Ying Yuet, had been kidnapped when they were young, thus, they hate human traffickers. They equally hate corrupt public servants, with the exception of Gam Wah's colleague, Sum Yat Yin, whose upright and honest character catches Leung Sam's eye and she even falls in love with him. Gam Wah and Sum Yat Yin are initially polar opposites, but after Gam Wah's acceptance of a bribe causes the death of a witness, it starts to touch his conscience. However, at the time, the police and the underworld each had their own unbreakable, unwritten laws. Sum Yat Yin is demoted amidst the power struggle of businessman and detective. It puts his relationship with Leung Sam to the test. Seeing all of this, Gam Wah's heart aches, but all he can do is stay silently by Leung Sam's side and secretly hope that he can make up for his past mistakes.