Christmas Rose Page #5

Synopsis: Tim (Kwok) is a defence attorney with a heart of gold. Refusing to be simply a hired gun for his clients, he quits his high-powered job to become a prosecutor for the Justice Department. With the support of fiancee Megan and cop buddy Nam (Liu Kai Chi), Tim decides to start afresh. When he meets a handicapped piano teacher, Jing (Gwei), who urges him to help her. She is accusing her doctor, Zhou (Chang) a renowned surgeon of sexual harassment during a routine check-up. But with no witnesses and only their own conflicting testimonies, a Rashomon-like mystery unfolds. To make matters worse, Zhou's defence attorney, Freddy, is Tim's successor at his old law firm, and proves to be Tim's toughest opponent to-date. As a media frenzy encircles the case, it slowly destroys the lives of everyone involved.
Director(s): Charlie Yeung
Production: Bona International Film Group
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
2013
90 min
29 Views


and physically impaired

She was unfamiliar with the normal

procedure of a body checkup

and mistook the defendant's goodwill...

for indecent assault

In fact,

the defendant is a professional doctor

He was only doing his job

However, this case

has ruined the defendant's reputation,

having brought tremendous blow to his family

I believe Your Honor is crystal clear

that throughout the course of this trial,

neither police findings

nor witnesses' testimonies

can attest to the fact

that the defendant

did in fact indecently assault Ms Li

The defendant

must have the benefit of the doubt

I request Your Honor

to find the defendant not guilty

Will the defendant please rise?

Upon consideration of the evidence submitted

and the closing arguments of both sides

the Court is convinced

the defendant's hand

did touch the plaintiff's sensitive area

The question boils down to who was active

and who was passive

The Court agrees that

the evidence provided by the Prosecution

proves the defendant

indecently assaulted Ms Li

He being her employer and doctor

still conducted such a vile act

was clearly a breach of her trust

The Court finds

the defendant guilty as charged

He shall be remanded in prison immediately

pending a psychiatric assessment

before sentencing

Court!

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,

Tina, happy birthday! Make a wish

I wish daddy will come back soon

He will be back soon

The report on Jane Li's name change

I read it today

You read it after the trial?

Have I made a mistake?

I don't know

The goal of the law

is to protect people, right?

Right

To protect people

Not only to determine who is right

and who is wrong

Also to protect people from being hurt

You mean if Jane Li had lost,

she would have been deeply hurt

Dr Zhou might also be seriously hurt

Have you thought about it?

Did you make all these origami roses?

Yes

Is that your handwriting?

Did you write on the roses

you gave Zhou?

What did you write?

Don't touch!

"Dr Zhou,

I've been missing your smiles"

Look at me...

You look at me!

As a matter of fact,

you're in love with Winston Zhou, right?

Frankly speaking,

did Winston Zhou molest you?

You must believe me

You have to believe me

Hello?

Speaking

Dad...

We didn't expect he would depart so suddenly

But it was a peaceful departure

These are his relicts

I really hated your guts

Since I was little,

you'd told me...

a good lawyer...

should uphold justice

I've believed you

and have taken you as my role model

But did you accomplish that?

You didn't!

Because of you,

I've been trying all along...

to find the answer for justice,

to prove to you that

the woman who died because of you

in that case you had taken...

was your fault!

But at this moment,

I hate myself even more

I can give other people

a chance to explain,

but...

I never gave you even a single chance

Did you have any predicaments?

Because now I realize

I'm just how you had been.

Dad,

can you tell me?

How's Tina?

Not bad

I'm looking for a new school for her

You think she will know?

From the get-go till now,

she's never asked a single question

Are you really appealing?

Will you support me?

I will

We will support you

But...

can the case really be overturned?

I'm really innocent

Tina and I are innocent too

You support me

because of this family

or you really believe me?

"Jaywalking Girl

Knocked down by Mini Bus"

Upon consideration

of the new evidence submitted,

the Court agrees

to reopen the case

for the interest of justice

What happened?

Your car broke down?

Let me have a look

You haven't tuned your car for a while?

You car is dead

Better call a tow truck

Hey

Are you in a hurry? I can give you a lift

I'm good

By the way,

do you believe Winston Zhou?

What? You think that matters?

You don't have a conscience?

Why are you so nave?

You were once a defense counsel too

You had to believe it every time

you sought justice for your clients?

I just want to know the truth

Do you really know the rules of the game, huh?

Who do you think you are?

You think you can save the world

by assuming moral high ground?

Let me tell you

You won last time not because you were good

You were simply aided by social bias

You know what?

Your biggest error

is not your moral high ground

but the fact that you're in the wrong field

You want the truth?

During the course of the trial, you were seen

maintaining regular private

contacts with Jane Li

On the night before the closing arguments,

you even visited her in the piano shop

A prosecutor cannot contact

the victim privately

I don't know how intimate

you are with Jane Li

But it was around midnigh,

I don't think you went to the piano shop

to take piano lessons!

Take care

Court!

Your Honor,

over the past year, Ms Li

has been giving origami roses

to the accused, Dr Zhou.

She even wrote messages

on the folded paper

Please examine Exhibit D16.

It is clearly written on the paper

"You smiled at me 5 times today"

Now Exhibit D17

She wrote on another folder paper

"Have you used the same water cup

I used at your place?"

Ms Li, please confirm

whether it's your handwriting or not

Yes

So were you in love with Dr Zhou?

No

So who did

you take Dr Zhou for?

A student's father

Would you write such sweet

nothings to a student's father?

Would you sent flowers with innuendos

to a student's father?

Whether you admit it or not,

these roses betrayed

your affection for Dr Zhou

But that doesn't mean

the affection was reciprocal

In fact, on the day of the body checkup,

Dr Zhou rejected your manifestation of love

You were so embarrassed that

you turned around and accused the defendant!

Objection!

Am I correct?

Objection! The question is leading

Objection overruled

No

No further questions

Ms Li

to like someone

doesn't mean he can molest you, right?

What is the chance of our appeal?

Depends on how much you could sacrifice

What do you mean?

The truth about you and Jane Li

Dr Zhou,

How did you deal with

Ms Li's affection for you?

Why didn't you tell your wife?

I didn't take it seriously

I couldn't stop her

from liking me

I didn't tell my wife

as I did not think

it would affect our relationship

Mr Zhou,

does a woman without sexual experience

need to have lower body checkup

so soon?

Many young women have similar checkup

There's nothing wrong

Your Honor,

there are many kinds of gynecological checkup

Mr Zhou invited Ms Li

to his clinic for body checkup...

Objection!

There's no specific timing regarding

when a woman should take a body checkup

The Prosecution's question

is argumentative

Objection sustained

Please proceed

Your Honor,

the Defense calls Qian Liu as its 4th witness

The one subpoenaed, right?

Yes

I, Qian Liu, honestly

swear and affirm

that the evidence I give shall be the truth,

the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth

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