Momentary Lapse Of Reason — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
YAT-YIN manages to rescue CHI-LEUNG from SAI-CHEONG's henchmen all by himself and flees. Midway through, he runs into MADAM LEUNG and LEUNG SUM, so YAT-YIN guides them to take shelter in a safe place for the time being. Upon his return to the police station, YAT-YIN directly reports to his supervisor, a westerner, with regard to the situation of CHI-LEUNG and human trafficking, above which he even successfully convinces his supervisor to go to the safe house in person. However, when they arrive there, they find the house empty. With the prostitutes from the big four brothels once again gathering outside of the commissioner's residence, SOPHIE is unable to resist enormous pressure from the masses anymore, so she expresses that the commissioner, CHARLTON, agrees to give them a five-year buffer period. Through his investigation, YAT-YIN surprisingly uncovers that NGO-SHAN asked SAI-CHEONG to help look for his long lost biological son……
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.