Nightfall Page #2

Synopsis: A mutilated corpse appears to be a straightforward case of revenge killing, but as Inspector Lam zeroes in on the ex-con prime suspect, he finds himself confronting a web of lies. To reach the truth, Lam must delve into the details of a 20-year-old case for answers (a case in which he finds himself to have had an incidental part).
Director(s): Roy Hin Yeung Chow
Production: EDKO Film
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
108 min
142 Views


and found the dead body too.

sn't it fate?

He even wanted to hide the victim's identity.

Why go so far smashing his face up like that?

If it was just to hide the identity,

burning would have done the job.

No need to disfigure his face too.

Seems like revenge.

From what we can see,

the police have surrounded the crime scene.

The police cannot ascertain

the victim's identity at the moment.

SBTV will keep you updated on the case.

Man Yuen-yee, News Channel, reporting.

All up, the victim sustained 28 lethal wounds.

Judging from organ damage and bruises,

the cause of death is a blow to the head.

The skin on his armpits...

and his inner thighs is intact.

The burning was post-mortem.

Also, there was alcohol in his bloodstream.

He'd probably drunk a lot.

The murderer must've been strong

to do all this.

Why did he do that?

Why did he make it so complicated?

There must be a reason.

Must have some connection to the motive.

All this was obviously done

by the murderer.

What is he trying to hide?

And there's something else.

The body was in the water,

but there's no seawater or sand in the stomach.

Based on the digestion in the victim's stomach

and wound analysis,

the time of death

was around 10 pm two nights ago,

give or take 30 minutes.

So the beach isn't the crime scene.

Probably somewhere else.

Another important discovery is this button.

It was inside the victim's mouth.

Did forensics work out the victim's identity?

They sent the report an hour ago.

Have a look, sir.

Here's a mockup of the victim

after analysing the skull, tissue and DNA.

He's a celebrity.

That'll make the front pages.

Look up everyone in Contact with him

and bring them all in.

What kind of people are these?

Who would live in a place like a prison?

That night,

my daughter and I stayed home all night.

Have you finished taking photo?

I want to ask you another question.

Do you love your husband?

What do you mean by that?

Of course I do.

No one would love my husband as much as I do.

And he loved this home too.

If you love him so much,

weren't you worried that

he hadn't come home?

Didn't I answer this before?

How could I worry so much? I don't know.

Daddy would often go drinking with friends

or stay in the studio all night.

My husband was a first-class musician.

He needed time to himself.

We're getting old as couple.

I wouldn't bother asking him too much.

Zoe, go back to your room.

Wow!

Your husband

put up many of his photos on the wall.

Over all these years,

I took all those photos of my husband.

Don't mind if I walk around

to appreciate the art, do you?

Don't be too upset.

Be strong.

Don't worry.

We'll do our best to catch the murderer.

Thank you.

Thanks for your hard work.

No need to thank us now.

We haven't caught the murderer yet.

What a good kid.

Your daddy must have loved you very much.

We won't finish checking till next month

if you keep adding names to the chart.

I need to check everyone

linked to the Tsui family

within the next two days.

t's like a needle in a haystack.

If we expand the investigation to everyone

who knows the Tsui family,

by then the murderer might have fled town.

If we don't investigate, how could we know?

We're not prophets.

Sorry.

He had another daughter?

She died 21 years ago.

Eva Tsui?

How come she looks like Zoe Tsui?

She's been dead 21 years. How to check on her?

Check on a ghost?

She's related to the family.

How did she die?

t's horrible.

someone broke into her house and raped her

and killed her.

The case was solved.

Here's the culprit.

Caught red-handed and sentenced to life.

Give me the case file.

He looks familiar.

Hello?

Hello?

Why are you staring at me?

I didn't stare at you.

I was looking for you.

I knew you'd be here drinking.

Wow! You stink!

When did you last take a shower?

You're like this in every investigation.

You know what? You've done the right thing.

What do you mean?

Eva was 18 that year.

A 19-year-old pervert

stalked her.

It was some mental problem

or he couldn't stop his obsession.

One night he sneaked into the house,

tried to rape her and ended up killing her.

And finally killed her.

It says here she was seriously

assaulted with a heavy object

and beaten to death.

The man's name is Eugene Wang.

He was released on parole

two years early last week.

What's more, Zoe looks a lot like Eva, right?

Zoe Tsui, an inspector wants to speak to you.

What brought you here?

We want to know more about your family.

How's your parents' relationship?

Not good.

They seldom talk.

But my mother cares for my dad very much.

Don't suspect her.

We haven't suspected your mother.

Did your parents

ever say you had an elder sister?

What elder sister?

You had an elder sister,

but she died the year you were born.

Actually, someone tried to rape her

and beat her to death.

What was her name?

Her name was Eva.

The killer was just released from jail.

Don't worry. The cases might not be related,

but you'd better be careful.

This is my number.

Call anytime if anything goes wrong.

Inspector Lam...

Nothing.

Did you notice the girl didn't look frightened,

and became calmer instead.

She looked blank. What was she thinking?

Could the two cases be connected?

Actually all along only

you've thought they are connected.

No one else does.

Judging from your look, you got nothing, right?

Depends on how you look at it.

He's up there!

This way!

Ying!

Ying!

Give way!

Bite it hard. Don't loose it.

I will always be with you.

Hey!

You scare me all the time.

Ready to eat? Let's go!

Come on. Hurry up.

Don't leave a note like that again.

t's creepy.

What note?

I didn't write this.

I will always be with you.

Are you mute?

The murder of Eva Tsui 20 years ago.

I read the old newspapers.

You first pleaded not guilty,

but then you pleaded guilty later.

Did you really kill Eva Tsui?

No?

You didn't kill her? Or you didn't rape her?

t's all over. I don't want to mention it.

Was Eva pretty?

You couldn't have women in prison.

How did you cope?

Screwing men? Screwed by men?

I heard you inmates know how to have fun.

Did you go find a woman when you got out?

You've been holding back for 20 years.

How could you bear it?

At your age, do you still masturbate?

Wow! Such great tolerance?

Do you know Han Tsui is dead?

He was Eva's father.

Do you hate him?

I wanted him to die. So?

So did you kill him?

I'm asking you.

Where you were on December 16

at around 10 pm?

Were you with anyone?

Just walking around?

By yourself?

Did anyone see you?

You can check. What else do you want to ask?

Mrs Tsui, washing the ground?

You don't have a maid?

My husband didn't want to hire servants.

He said it's inhuman.

We should do our own housework.

You listened to your husband a lot.

Zoe, go back to your room.

Do you have another daughter named Eva?

But she passed away years ago.

It has nothing to do with my husband's death.

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