A Guilty Conscience (毒舌大狀)

Who the hell is this judge?

It's been an hour already.

Come in.

I am not nudging, but...

Anything else?

Anything else other than "I'm not nudging"?

The Court schedule is pretty full today...

The cases are piling up.

other judges will again have to pick up your cases.

How is that my problem?

It's just that...

Christina won't be impressed...

Right, Christina, your new leader.

How about if I am not impressed? Is that important?

Of course it is.

Of course it is...

...so why the long face?

Death in the family?

No, Sir.

Then you should be thankful.

And also be thankful for Christina.

She's a modern day Dr Faustus.

What did she have to give in exchange for this promotion?

Wait.

Maybe you can sacrifice a lamb to the Gods?

Make it a few lambs.

Only lambs can give someone like Christina a promotion.

Court!

You've been charged with using obscene language...

...in an MTR premises at 4:30pm on 8th March of this year.

How do you intend to plead to this charge?

Not guilty.

I suppose so...

Mr. Wong, are you going to make your plea properly?

Your lack of enthusiasm disturbs me.

Are you suffering from hunger?

Or are you dissatisfied with the legal system?

I don't know what you're talking about!

That guy has driven me to absolute despair!

And now he is working with the MTR to set me up.

I'd rather die than plead guilty!

The MTR is just a mode of transport.

A mode of transport is incapable of conspiring with a human

to incriminate you.

At least, with our current technology,

a train is incapable of that.

And pleading not guilty has nothing to do with death

Case adjourned.

No previous offence, your Honour.

Plea bargain?

Plea bargain?

Case adjourned.

You've been charged with theft at a convenience store

at 66 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong at 7pm, on 27th April this year.

You unlawfully took two microwave meals,

valued at $28.

How do you intend to plead to this charge?

Guilty, your Honour.

Guilty as charged.

There's a previous record of a similar nature.

Plea bargain?

My boss vanished.

I did the work but never got paid.

I can go without food.

But I can't let that happen to my parents.

That's your justification?

Are you emotionally blackmailing me?

You think your parents can't go without food,

but the shopkeeper can go without food?

If being poor allows you to do whatever you want,

we might as well let you burn the world down.

Order for compensation for the amount of $28, your Honour.

It says $6 on the box,

it's discounted.

It's clearly $14.

Yes, I picked boxes that were discounted.

Why did you agree that you stole $28's worth of food?

These microwave meals were not $28!

It's clearly $12.

And you are asking for a $28 compensation?

Be fair.

The compensation order is $12.

Plus a fine for the crime of $600.

Pay it within six months.

(New Posting at The Obscene Articles Tribunal)

You were always picking fights with Christina.

Everyone at the Magistrate knows she holds a grudge.

Now that she is your boss.

It's payback time.

Imagine if she transfered you to the Censorship Tribunal.

And you will be looking at tits, bums, and corpses all day, every day.

Doesn't that sound fun?

Join my law firm.

Make a bit of cash before you retire.

The tycoons are always looking for barrister friends.

When they are in trouble with the Law,

we become their best friends.

In return,

they give us a bit of insider info here and there.

And we make a few easy dollars; win-win, no?

What are you worried about?

My firm has an office waiting for you.

Child neglect.

Here, your first client, and easy on the eye too.

That's what I call friendship.

Jolene Tsang.

Single mother.

Retired Top Model.

Quit seven years ago after having a child.

Her daughter is the one who's in hospital.

Still in a coma.

Not out of the ICU yet.

A child abuse trial should be straightforward enough.

See it as a warm-up?

You over there, don't overdo it.

What if it comes tumbling down?

There are glassware pieces in one of the boxes.

Taking an extra trip isn't that much of an ask, is it?

I moved the box with the glassware in it first.

It's safe at the bottom of the pile.

These three boxes are lighter than the other two.

I am not going to waste my time doing another trip.

I have no problem moving your stuff for you.

Next time, though, please let me know a night in advance.

I will bring a pair of loafers.

Evelyn Fong.

Adrian Lam.

Evelyn.

Yes, as in Evelyn Wood, the British Field Marshal.

Oh really? Naming a girl after a field marshal, how quaint.

Adrian isn't exactly a common name either.

Barristers are not supposed to shake hands.

A traditionalist, I see.

How wonderful.

I need to take a call now.

Would you excuse me.

Fantastic, that's that then.

She's all yours.

Time for a massage.

Take it easy.

Child abuse, huh.

Walk in the park.

Your Honour! It's been a long time!

It's been a long time all right.

You are looking well.

Keeping fit?

Cardio is good.

Still need to work on muscle strength.

Sounds like you are working out hard.

TK tells me you are raking it in.

Just bits of work here and there.

From now on,

I am at your service.

Your Honour!

There's no need for that.

Master Adrian!

Ms. Tsang.

This is Adrian Lam.

He and I will represent you.

I know you've told it before,

but I would like you to tell Mr Lam what happened that night.

On that fateful night,

my daughter had a bit of a fever.

She went to bed earlier than usual.

Will the little angel watch over me?

Of course she will.

That little angel,

I spent ages making it.

I know.

Your mum can't do a better job.

And people can see it when they walk in?

Of course.

The angel is kissing you too.

After I put Elsa to sleep,

I went to the garden.

I passed out. When I woke up,

I just found out that I fell asleep for 2 hours.

Elsa...!

Elsa...!

At the Emergency Room,

I saw doctors treating Elsa.

Not long after that, I was arrested,

for child neglect.

They said I caused Elsa's injuries.

Where was your husband that night?

I never got married.

We split up before Elsa was born.

Apart from you and Elsa,

was there anyone else at your home that night?

No.

Did you hit your girl?

No!

The doctors have issued a report.

It came this morning.

Apart from the injury on the back of her head,

both of Elsa's arms were slightly bruised.

It is implying that,

Elsa was pushed towards the table by an adult.

It was no accident.

Who do you think did that?