Cast
Bobby Au-Yeung - Tim Sir
Yoyo Mung - Madam Leung Siu Yau
Frankie Lam - Doctor Koo/Sam
Linda Chung - Ding Ding
Florence Kwok - Yvonne
Fred Cheng - Kong Jai
Jay Lau - Charlie
Natalie Tong - Mon
Synopsis
Tim Sir (Au-Yeung) and the police force are in charge of solving murder cases. Siu Yau (Yoyo Mung) is the head of her department. Sam (Frankie Lam) is a doctor whose responsibility is to find out the victims' causes of death and other health-related jobs. Ding Ding (Linda Chung) is an investigator who helps to solve cases.
In between these cases, the characters of this story have a lot of personal issues to deal with. Yvonne (Florence Kwok) finds that her husband has been cheating on her because she does not want to have children. Kong Jai (Fred Cheng) develops a crush on Ding Ding, but soon finds out that she likes Sam. Meanwhile, Tim Sir's wife, Charlie (Jay Lau) died. Although Tim says he is not ready for another serious relationship, he develops feelings for Siu Yau and vice versa.
One particular day, the police force is called to a very strange case. The murder victims have been killed in the same way the victims were in Sam's books! When the force begins to suspect Mon - they find her dead. Who is this strange serial killer and why are they killing people following Sam's books?
Taken from http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=1251
Review
When I first heard of this drama, I thought of CSI and the module offered in NUS 'Forensic Science'. After watching the drama, i regret not taking up tt module.. lol! It is certainly an entertaining, informative and enjoyable drama. It is one of the few dramas that got me hooked till 4-5am.. heh.. Although it is not exactly on par with CSI, it has its own strength..
In this serial, investigators do not play a one-man show, unlike other detective series, which i think its good as it is a truer reflection of real life. when e court maintains that the charged is 'innocent until proven guilty', the prosecutors have their hands full finding critical evidence and the different sectors (inspector, lab technican, medical doctor) works hand in hand to solve the puzzles. i was treated into a world of behind-the-scenes of evidence gathering, lab testing etc while gaining some general knowledge.. Coupled with relationships, this series, in my opinion, is more humane than CSI.
Most cases are interesting too, though some looks 'copied' or familar.. credits must go to the producers, the pace is right and they keep the cases short and sweet (each case took at most 3 episodes to solve except for the last case ba), cleverly avoiding any drag. along the way, im testing out my observations and analytical skills.. guess tts one of the criteria of a good detective drama. I was hooked right from the first episode cos the 1st case is very interesting and keeps me guessing..
my dislike for the drama, lies in the relationship of the leads. somehow i feel that it is kind of draggy and did not really sense their chemistry. perhaps it is due to a lack of depth for each of the leads/ relationships such that i dun feel for them. but i also have to say that it is difficult to have both excellent cases and awesome love stories packed into this drama which is only 25 episodes long..
Characters wise, i like Bobby, Frankie and Yoyo. Frankie looks so dashing in suits =P like wat other fans say, he got the 'suit' look. Both Bobby and Frankie did a good job, being veteran in the showbiz, they sure know how to act. as for Yoyo, like her style of acting in the serial.
All in all, i will definitely recommend this drama, especially to those who like to watch suspense serials.
Rating: 8/10
