CHING has fallen in love with KA-FU but she does not want to go any further with him. SZ-FU would like to help her, but then there is nothing she can do. KA-FU and TING visit an old lady called AUNTIE YIM. The police call and say that her granddaughter, MIU YEUK-LAI, has committed suicide. AUNTIE YIM refuses to believe it, claiming LAI would never kill herself. KA-FU discusses LAI’s case with AH in the evening. AUNTIE YIM calls and tells him LAI had once mentioned that her landlord was a retired high-ranking official. GEORGE is astonished to discover that LAI’s landlord is retired high court judge GEORGE MIKE, i.e. his father. Dressed in mourning for LAI, KA-FU protests at GEORGE MIKE’s door. Retired solicitor DELAN MA and SZ-FU, who is his pupil, call on GEORGE MIKE. With the assistance of SZ-FU, GEORGE MIKE manages to leave his house. YUEN is celebrating his 60th birthday……