Raising The Bar / Quid Pro Quo / 四个女仔三个BAR

Listen. When you're in the courtroom later, keep your voice low, OK?

We have a letter from the consulate.

The judge can’t possibly deny the application.

Don't worry. Leave it to me.

Where's the letter from the consulate?

Oh, shoot.

ROY-

Just now I...There's still time. The hearing starts at 9:30am.

Common bail applications usually take half an hour.

Go get it now.

Why me? You forgot the letter.

Kelvin won't yell at you. Go...

Everything OK?

She forgot the letter from the consulate.

Thank you, Mike...Ah.

My Lord, over two billion of my client's assets

have been frozen by the prosecution.

He has virtually no chance of jumping bail.

Based on this, I'd like to ask your Lordship to revoke

the restrictions on my client's departure from the territory

and allow him to travel to Saudi Arabia for business

during the period from October 6th to December 5th.

Do you have any supporting document for the application?

My Lord, this is a letter

issued by the Saudi Arabia consulate in Hong Kong to my client

to prove that his earlier application for a business travel visa has been approved.

Come in.

Kelvin, this is a summary of today's appeal

and the statement of claim that you told me to draft.

Roy gave it to me two hours ago.

It may not always be true that the best comes last.

There's only one AS (assistant solicitor) vacancy left in this firm.

If you want to stay here after your training,

you'll need to compete with Roy.

I can come in this weekend to work on yesterday's IP case.

That's my girl... There were biscuit crumbs on your face.

Thank you. I'll get back to work.

Mrs. Kam, don't be nervous later. Just answer the questions asked.

You don't need to say anything that's not asked.

Will the judge believe what I say?

Just remember what Counsel Fan told you.

If you're not sure, just say that. If you don't remember, just say that.

Don't talk too much because you won't get a prize for that.

Can I ask the judge to give me a chance to talk?

You're going to testify on the witness stand.

You'll be given a chance to talk.

What if I admit that I did beat her? Will I not go to jail then?

Why is she a completely different person today?

What can we do about it?

We were prepared to have her testify in court today.

Who told her to dress like that?

I told her to wear something yellow.

I didn't know she would dress like a lemon.

Ask Brittany to come out.

Excuse me...

Mr Fan, wait for me please.

Mrs. Karn, how long has Ana worked in your home?

Since I moved to South Bay.

How long is that?

Three years.

Three years, right?

How was Ana's performance during those three years?

I spent a lot of effort teaching her how to work.

How would you describe your relationship with her?

People say she's more like my younger sister than my helper.

Do you remember what happened On the evening of 11 March, 2013?

My husband wasn't at home that night.

I found someone searching in my room in the middle of the night.

I saw my jewelry box was open. I asked her what she was doing.

What was she doing in your bedroom?

Stealing.

You said earlier that she burned your dress while ironing it.

Then you caught her stealing your things. Why did you still let her stay?

She begged me every time. I went soft.

Mrs. Karn, I can tell you're really too soft.

Ana made so many mistakes. You still didn't fire her.

Are there other reasons other than your being kind?

Witness, you must say yes or no.

No.

You said you and Ana were like sisters.

You also mentioned that your husband wasn't in Hong Kong

on several occasions when something happened.

Does your husband travel a lot?

He's barely in Hong Kong for more than two months in a year. I'm alone at home.

Thank God there's a helper to keep you company. Do you agree?

I agree.

Apart from household chores, what else do you talk to Ana about?

About my husband.

What about your husband?

Your Honor, this is between the defendant and her husband.

It's relevant to the case.

Counsel Yam, why did you ask that question?

Your Honor, prosecution wants to understand better

the relationship between the defendant and the victim

as it could explain the attitude and conduct of the defendant towards the victim.

Counsel Yam, perhaps you should rephrase your question.

Yes, Your Honor...

Mrs. Karn, you said apart from talking about household chores,

you talked to Ana about your husband too.

So your relationship with her is more than that of employer and employee. Do you agree?

I agree. My helper knows how my husband treats me.

When I'm in a bad mood, I'd yell at her and even...

When you were in a bad mood, you would complain to Ana.

Your tone could be harsh.

You even took it out on her sometimes. Do you agree?

Yes.

Sometimes you even hurt her inadvertently. Do you agree?

I didn’t mean to. I really didn't.

How did you hurt her without intending to do so?

One time, when she was making soup, I scorched her with the soup.

When she burned my dress while ironing it, I burned her with the iron.

But I really regretted it every time after I hurt her.

I took her to the doctor. I gave her a raise.

Mrs. Karn, see if you agree with what I say.

Your husband is away from Hong Kong for long periods of time.

So you're really unhappy.

You talked to the victim and took it out on her

in order to vent your frustration.

You even hurt her. Do you agree?

OK. See you. See you. Bye.

Master...I'm here.

Where have you been?

I was following you all along just now.

Look, Yiu Chui-fa, you may be under five feet.

But don't play hide and seek with me all the time.

I could see you. But you and Miss Yiu kept walking faster and faster.

You're so petite.

You're already at a disadvantage when you appear in court.

Let me carry it for you.

I didn't ask you to beef up.

What did you learn from today's ease?

Just now I thought you really felt sympathetic for that Mrs. Karn.

How else could I make the witness talk?

Is that what's called, "Hiding a dagger in a smile"?

You're so amazing.

Marcus Fan's Chambers.

Miss Cheng went to court today. OK. Bye.

Counsel Mr Fan.

This is yours, Counsel Mr Fan.

If you were me, would you let the lay client PG (plead guilty)

and defend herself on the witness stand or leave it to the judge to decide?

If I were in charge of the case, I would conduct it the way you did.

Why? Take what happened today for example.

You wouldn't expect the client

to collapse so easily when being cross-examined by prosecution.

What do you think, Brittany?

You always say that there are many uncertainties in a criminal case.

I agree absolutely.

The lay client suddenly wanted to PG to get a shorter jail term.

I don't share her view.

Go on.

You said we have to find a way out of a dead end.

We must improvise. Otherwise why would the client instruct us?

So we must carry on defending the case.

Did I make any mistakes today?

I don't think so.

You told her to take off all her jewelry.

You also asked Brittany to lend her a jacket.

That would give the judge a good impression.

But I still let Mrs. Kam testify

even though I knew she's emotionally unstable.

This could help her.

Why?

She might not get an acquittal for the charge of assault.

But at least the judge can see her remorse.

We could say in the mitigation that

her marriage had caused her to be in an abnormal state of mind.

Besides, the helper doesn't have a clean hand herself.

You two each give me a three-page mitigation tomorrow.

Call Mr Lam the solicitor.

Ask the client to get a medical report from her doctor.

OK. OK.

Hello, Holly.

Hello, Miss Cheung.

I forgot something. Go to the office and get it for me.

Then go to the District Court.

OK. What do you want to get?

There's a yellow paper file on my desk.

OK. The yellow one...

Right on it.

Isn't he your son too? Do you need to bluff me so soon?

Hello. You hung up on me?

You really don't need to touch up a bit in the bathroom?

I don't know what the judge will think when he sees you like this later.

Don't be so mean.

They're not having an affair?

Hey, can't you hold back for a few more minutes?

Miss Yiu.

Your Honor.

Were you in such a hurry today that you wore the wrong thing?

I'll give you ten minutes to get changed.

Your Honor, my client wants to take her son to Canada

to visit his grandmother in December.

His grandma is sick. She won't live long.

She wants to see her grandson before she dies.

What's her illness?

Here's a letter from her doctor.

She suffers from terminal lymphoma with complications.

She's 87 years old.

Miss Yiu, do you have objections to that?