Lady Sour (Vinegar Wife / 醋娘子 / Chuk Leung Ji)

Court!

Excuse me. Excuse me...

Madam Noise, are you guilty or not?

I've been wronged, Your Honour! I didn’t kill anyone!

Stop denying it! This skeleton proves you murdered your husband!

That thing has nothing to do with me.

Call the coroner.

Your Honour, this skeleton belongs to a person about 170 cm tall.

That's exactly the height of Cho Tai-kung. Is that right, Cho Bai-yuet?

Most men are about 170 cm tall.

You're asserting that skeleton belongs to my husband based on height only.

Isn't it a bit risky?

Fine!

Did you make these shoes?

Yes I did. Very nice craftsmanship.

Only a few people in town can make such neat canvas shoes.

Measure it.

Yes.

Your Honour, the size is just right.

That's really Cho Tai-kung! That's right...

Are you kidding me?

There's no flesh left on those feet! How can you get an accurate measurement?

True...

So, does it fit?

Well, the shoe and the foot basically match each other,

but what the defendant said is also true.

You hear that?

OK, point taken. But there's something else.

Your Honour, I found a gold tooth on the skeleton.

Those who knew Cho Tai-kung should know he had a gold tooth.

What else can you say?

That's not my husband's gold tooth!

I remember it was an incisor.

No, it was a molar.

An incisor or a molar?

Madam Chin, come forward.

Let me ask you. Was your father's gold tooth an incisor or a molar?

I...don't remember.

Gosh! You're so forgetful!

I remember Dad had a gold tooth,

but I can't remember if it was an incisor or a molar.

Let's do it the other way. I'll prove that's not my husband.

How?

Coroner, tell me how many toes there are.

There are five toes on each side.

That's completely wrong. My husband has six toes on his right foot.

Really? Is that true?

A sixth toe and a gold incisor are Cho Tai-kung's features.

We've known Cho Tai-kung for a long time but never heard of that before.

That rascal worried about bad luck. He was superstitious.

He wouldn't let me tell anyone.

Besides you, has anyone else ever seen your husbands sixth toe?

Madam Chin, have you seen it before? I...

Stop hesitating. Even you are not sure. I bet it never existed.

Your Honour, my dad left when I was little.

There are many things I don't know or remember.

Also, right after you ask a question, you use it as evidence against my mom.

How can you do that?

Exactly. I'll sue you all the way to His Majesty! You too!

Sue me for what?

For avenging a personal wrong, libelling, fabricating evidence, and framing people!

I'm not framing you! Besides the evidence, I also have a witness!

I was about 7 years old at that time.

One day I saw the two of them fighting. A shoe even hit me on the head.

I was going to give the shoe back to Cho Tai-kung.

Then I saw Madam Cho pointing her finger at Cho Tai-kung.

She pushed him to the floor and said to him with a knife in her hand,

"I'll chop you up! I'll chop you up!" Then I saw blood on the floor.

Your Honour, according to Kai Chun, it's obvious Madam Cho killed Cho Tai-kung!

Is Kai Chun telling the truth?

That's total nonsense! What's your problem?

This is like cutting up a chicken, putting the pieces back together,

sticking a chicken wing on the chicken head and a chicken feet on the chicken butt!

That's ridiculous!

You were a kid at that time. Are you sure you remember everything clearly?

I've been having the same dream since I was little. It's exactly the same.

I think it should be something I saw when I was a kid.

"Should be"?

Now I remember. Kai Chun was indeed there at that time.

But it's not what you think it is.

Mom, hurry up and tell us.

I remember that day I killed a chicken to celebrate your dad's birthday,

but the chicken pecked me.

How dare you peck me! I'll chop you up! I'll chop you up!

Madam Cho!

The little guy went into the kitchen to look for me.

I'd spilt the chicken blood on to the floor, and he might slip,

so I asked him to go play outside.

What are you doing here? The floor is dirty and slippery.

Just go outside and play!

OK.

You're making it sound so real. What happened next?

Then my husband came home. I was going to give him a pair of canvas shoes,

but that rascal was packing up to leave.

I was so mad I threw a shoe at him, but the shoe hit Kai Chun instead.

What next?

I admit I pushed him to the floor when we were fighting, but he was fine.

He stood back up and left without his bag.

What you said about that day sounds fairly plausible to me.

Because I'm telling the truth.

The problem is it sounds too much of a coincidence.

Also, you refuted the evidence based on something nobody knows but you.

It only makes it more obvious.

I'm not making things up! He's the one making things up! He! And he!

It's useless to say anything now! His Honour won't believe it!

Anyway, I think you're guilty. You committed murder!

I didn't! You guys say I killed my husband, but I didn't!

Your Honour, my mom didn't kill my dad!

Quiet! Cho Bai-yuet will be held in custody.

Once Officer Sun ascertains the facts, I will announce a verdict.

Court adjourned!

Court adjourned!

Your Honour, I'm innocent! Your Honour, my mom is innocent!

My mom is innocent! I didn’t kill anyone!

Don't arrest my mom! Ching-ching, help me!

Mom! Mom! I didn’t kill anyone! I'm innocent!

Master Nonsense! Everything you say is nonsense!

Look what you've done to my mom! You rascal...

Chun has been running Yat Lo Inn well. He has great potential.

Thanks for giving him a chance.

Now Yat Lo Inn can't split profits with Madam Cho's beauty shop.

Revenue will go down immediately.

I can't believe Chun testified against Madam Cho.

I'm worried people might say we're ungrateful.

Our in-law is a murderer.

You should worry about how we are to face public disgrace.

Dad!

Tung, how's Ching-ching?

She won't stop crying. I don't know how to comfort her.

Dad. Honey.

Mom. Aunt Sheung.

So-so, go outside.

Tung, you too.

Yes, Dad.

Go ahead.

If I ever did anything wrong, I apologise from the bottom of my heart.

Just get to the point. Do you want us to help your mom out?

Dad, I want to borrow 100 taels for my mom to buy the prison officers over.

You know, it's tough in there without any money.

When I was wronged and put in jail, it was really tough.

But your mom did commit a crime. She deserves to be punished.

My mom is not a murderer. I'll find a way to help her clear her name.

Of course I believe your mom is not a murderer.

That's best for all of us.

Right, an in-law who's a murderer is such a disgrace.

It brings disgrace to three generations.

If you're worried the Chin family might be affected,

you should definitely help me clear my mom's name.

Ching-ching, here's a piece of advice for you.

Commoners don't mess with the government. The government always speaks louder.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

You're presuming my mom is a murderer.

It's so ruthless of you to give the cold shoulder.

If I were ruthless, I would kick you out right now.

Do you know what it takes to mess with the government?

If Sum Cho can't be the royal vinegar, our family will be greatly affected.

You only worry about money after all.

The Chin family cares about nothing but money.

Why can't you say anything nice?

You're like smelly dry stool, so hard to deal with!

Don't you understand? I'm warning you, don't make a scene at the yamen every day.

Stop bringing shame on the Chin family.

If you need to pay a bribe, do it under the table, understand?

You hear that?

I'm impressed. You used so little time to solve the puzzle.

Do you think those dream fragments were pasted together like random chicken pieces?

Here's what I think.

This puzzle has 40 pieces. You pieced the chicken back quickly and correctly.

Even if your dream fragments were chicken pieces,

you couldn't have got it wrong.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

But like Madam Cho said, I was a little kid. It's possible I remember the wrong thing.

Also, Sun Ching-yi used supplication to help me recall the past.

My memories were all fragmented.

The sequence presented in court was just put together by Sun Ching-ji.

You didn't kill anyone. You don't have to lie to defend yourself.

That's why the sequence is convincing.

You think so?

Anyway, it's pointless to say anything now. Cho Tai-kung's skeleton is the best proof.

But Madam Cho kept saying that...

You can’t go inside!

Which part of the Great Ming Code says prisoner visitation is prohibited?

It was ordered by His Honour. Please leave.

What if you guys try to get a forced confession? I must see my mom!

Please leave!

Hey!

Madam Chin, His Honour said

since Madam Cho had committed murder, no one's allowed to visit her.

Ying Ming, please make an exception.

Madam Chin, my father named me Ying Ming(Smart).

I must live up to my name. That's insulting!

She just wants to see her mom... Shut up!

There's no reason for you to blame Kai Chun. What he said in court was what he saw.

He meant no harm.

Whether he meant it or not, he's already harmed someone.

And he's sorry about that.

Let's put that aside.

You were talking about prisoner visitation. Can she visit Madam Cho?

Of course not!